Seventh heaven for Homers in O'Kane Cup

The home side started well taking the game to Glenarm but it took them until 20 minutes to break the deadlock when a long ball from Richard Aitcheson was controlled by Steven McKay who slipped in Alan Rainey to score.

Gary Bonnes soon doubled the scoring when he headed a Steven McKay cross home from 12 yards out.

Homers were well on top and made it 3-0 on the half hour mark when Ian Millar split the Glenarm defence for Rainey to race clear and round John McCormick in the Glenarm goal.

It was 4-0 just before half time when David Gibson rose highest at the back post to head home an Ian Millar free kick.

Glenarm got a goal back 10 minutes into the second half when Derek Morrow pounced on a mistake by the Homers back four to score.

After this Homers controlled the game and racked up another three goals, the fifth coming when a Millar corner was partially cleared to Gibson and he hammered the ball home from 18 yards out. Gibson then completed his hat trick when a the ball found the net off him after a Glenarm defender tried to clear a Millar cross.

In the dying minutes Homers made it 7-1 when Geoff Mitchell found the net at the second attempt to complete a comfortable win for Homers.

BSML DIVISION ONE

Randalstown Sky Blues 0, Ballykeel 6: Ballykeel kept up their good start to the season with this superb victory over struggling Sky Blues, with all the goals coming in the second half.

The first half was a dour affair with little in the way of goalmouth action but the second half was only five minutes old when Ballykeel opened the scoring when Barry Bonnes collected the ball out on the right and cut inside before hammering the ball home from 20 yards out.

Ballykeel were now well on top and doubled their lead eight minutes later when Jason Magill picked up the ball on the edge of the box and beat his man before firing the ball home.

It was soon 3-0 with Adie Boyd playing in Ricky Culbertson to score.

Ballykeel were really giving the home side the run around now and they made it 4-0 with the goal of the game. Boyd fed Culberston out left and he played the ball into Bonnes who rolled the ball into Jason Magill who made no mistake from 15 yards out.

Substitute Jason Martin made it 5-0 when he hammered the ball home from 18 yards out and then with 10 minutes to go Magill completed the scoring when he bundled the ball home in a goalmouth scramble to complete the scoring.

BSML DIVISION TWO

Waveney Swifts 3, Holywell 0: Swifts remain at the top of Division Two thanks to this victory over struggling Holywell.

Holywell started the game well but were dealt a major blow on the half hour mark when they lost influential centre half Luke McDermott and this gave the impetus to Swifts, who took the lead 10 minutes before the break when a Paul Craig corner was only partially cleared to Jason Stephens who laid it into the path of William McNabb who found the corner of the net from 18 yards out.

The second half saw Swifts take the game to Holywell and they should have doubled their lead earlier than they did with both Geoff Tweed and Rodney Beggs missing open goals before they did make it 2-0 when Ciaran Lemon and Gareth Gordon combined to send Beggs in the clear to score.

Holywell didn't lie down after this but Waveney sealed the victory with 12 minutes to go when Beggs scored from close range after good work from Geoff Tweed.

Dunloy Athletic 3, FC Antrim 0: Dunloy kept up their winning start to the season with this comfortable win against FC Antrim.

Dunloy took the lead on 35 minutes a long ball over the top from Ryan McKinley was controlled and fired home by Sean Dowds as Dunloy took control of the game just before the break.

The second half saw Dunloy control the game with Barry McGonigle driving his side forward in the middle of the park, they doubled their lead on the hour mark when Kevin Martin played a ball over the top of the Antrim defence for Dermott Brady to race clear and slot the ball home.

Antrim had a go at Dunloy but couldn't break down their defence and Athletic sealed the points with 18 minutes to go when Sean Dowds beat four Antrim men before slipping the ball to Barry McGonigle who fired home from all of 20 yards out and seal the win for his side.

BSML DIVISION THREE

Galgorm FC 2, Inver Athletic 1: Galgorm continue to enjoy life back in the BSML as they claimed all three points against a good footballing Inver side.

Galgorm opened the scoring after weathering the early pressure when David Woodburn clipped a ball over the Inver defence for Dean Wright who volleyed the ball home from 25 yards out.

The second half again saw Inver control the game for long periods but they never troubled Andrew Steele in the Galgorm goal until 20 minutes to go when a Galgorm defender turned the ball into his own goal under pressure from a corner kick.

This galvanised Galgorm as they went in search of the winner and it came with 13 minutes to go when Stephen Steele danced past two Inver defenders on the right and crossed for substitute Alan Jones to fire home from close range and seal all three points for Galgorm.

OTHER RESULTS

BSML Division One: Ahoghill Rovers 2, Broadway Celtic 3; All Saints OB 2, Abbeyview 2; FC Moylena 3, Carnlough Swifts 2.

BSML Division Two: Cullybackey Olympic 7, Braid United 3; Templepatrick 1, Ahoghill Thistle 4; Seven Towers 1, Westend Athletic 2; St Comgalls 2, FC Inter Stars 1.

BSML Division Three: Atletico Antrim 3, Woodside 0; Wakehurst Athletic 1, Cloughmills Thistle 2; Wakehurst Star 0, Randalstown 3; Cushendall FC 2, Riverdale 2.

FIXTURES

Saturday, September 18 – Coca Cola Junior Cup, round one (2pm): Broadway Celtic v Churchtown (Showgrounds 4); Magherafelt Sky Blues v Braid United; St Comgalls v Brentwood.

Arkmedia O'Kane Cup, round three (10.15am): Templepatrick v All Saints OB (Forum); FC Antrim v Seven Towers (Forum); Westend Athletic v Carniny Rangers (Showgrounds 5); Harryville Homers v FC Moylena (Wakehurst 2); Cullybackey Olympic v Ahoghill Rovers (Tober Park); Waveney Swifts v FC Penarol (Waveney 2).

BSML Division One: Abbeyview v Randalstown Sky Blues; Ballykeel v Carnlough Swifts; Connor FC v North End; Glenarm Rovers v Clough Rangers.

BSML Division Two: Ahoghill Thistle v Holywell; Michelin v Dunloy Athletic; Shore Wanderers v FC Inter Stars.

BSML Division Three: Cloughmills Thistle v Cushendall FC; Randalstown v Atletico Antrim; Wakehurst Star v Galgorm (Dunfane 2); Steadfast v Riverdale (Galgorm); Woodside v Lisnafillan Swifts (Wakehurst 4); Inver Athletic v Wakehurst Athletic.