LIVE: Banbridge v CA Montrogue

Bann are in the heart of the Dragon’s lair but they start today without Dermy Reay, who has failed to recover in time from a hamstring injury but Ross Beattie has managed to make it.

The start has been delayed until 10am due to a frozen pitch.

FIRST QUARTER

2: 1-0 Montrogue, Cariolet. Looks like Lennox was having trouble with the sun for that one after the ball was cut in from the byline.

3: Ross McCandless mistimes a short corner, ended up scuffing it and possibly should have done better with that.

6: Bruce McCandless goes close from a tight angle - looked like he got a bit of a shove on the way.

8: 1-1, R McCandless from a trademark penalty corner. Ward off for S Dowds.

12: Ooooh, unlucky Bruce - Josh Moffatt pulling the ball back for his shot which went just wide of the net.

14: Pen corner to Montrogue goes wide.

SECOND QUARTER

2: Montrogue have a player sent to the sin bin, Bann have a man advantage for two minutes....

4: 2-1 Banbridge, Scott Forbes. Great, powerful ball into the box by Ross McCandless and Bann have a deserved lead!

13: 2-2, Montrouge are level from another penalty corner. Thiolon scores as the shot takes a slight deflection of Drew Carlisle’s stick.

15: 3-2 Montrougue - Durchon scores from a well worked free and from being 2-1 down they now lead the game as we head to the interval.

16: Scott McCandless sent to the sin bin.

THIRD QUARTER:

2: Harou makes it 4-2 to Montrogue, Banbridge have a real mountain to climb now.

Harou for Montrogue doubles their lead.

Banbridge close the defecit to a goal, Stevie Dowds scoring 13 minutes into the third quarter with a reverse finish from a Magee centre.

FOURTH QUARTER:

1: Bann have a penalty corner but after it’s blocked a melee ensues and eventually it comes to nothing. Massive period of play this for the locals.

Banbridge applying all the pressure, they really deserve to get something out of this.

Pen corner given. Big, big chance for Bann.... but it’s been blocked! Under a minute left.

And it’s over. Bann lose narrowly 4-3 but they can be proud of their display. It means they have to beat Hamburg to go through on Sunday and considering they are two time champions it’s going to be a big ask. We’ll have live coverage again of that on Sunday morning.

BANBRIDGE - Lennox, R.McCandless, Brown, Carlisle, S.McCandless, B.McCandless, Beattie, Moffett, Ward, Dowds, Magee.