Wakehurst secure top six league position

Wakehurst's Ryan Young challenges Knockbreda's Michael McClean during Saturday's Championship Two game. Picture: Press Eye.

“The way the results fell, it means we’ll definitely finish in the top six,” manager Ian Gregg told Times Sport.

“To finish in the top six of a 16 team league shows we’ve punched above our weight again, particularly when you look at some of the teams below us.

“Our best finish since coming into the Irish League was fifth and we could still achieve that with a couple of favourable results.

“We finish this week with games against Lurgan Celtic and Ballyclare Comrades, two teams still in the promotion hunt, so they should certainly have some meaning to them,” added Gregg.

In an amazing spell between the 32nd and 36th minutes in Saturday’s match, each team scored twice, Matt Johnston firing the home side ahead only for Conor Gregg to equalise a minute later.

Paul Young restored Knockbreda’s lead but immediately Roy Colville popped up in the home penalty area to head past keeper Calonduff for 2-2.

Colville hit the crossbar with a header before Knockbreda struck twice in the space of 3 minutes. Colum Curtis hit the first on 72 minutes, followed quickly by Young on 75 minutes and this time there was no comeback from the visitors.

Wakehurst: M Maybin, M Crawford, R Culbertson, D Stevenson, R Colville, S Mellon, L McCaughern, J Lemon, C Gregg, J Paul, R Young. Subs: P Alexander, J Alexander, A Millar, T Cunningham, D Hanna.