Under 16's inseventh heaven

Matthew Kirkpatrick carried on his goalscoring exploits from last season as he converted a sublime header from Dario Morelli’s pin point cross.

Coleraine extended their lead in the 28th minute through Dario Morelli, but Ballycastle pulled a goal back just before the break.

And they grabbed an equaliser on 64 minutes thanks to a deflected shot.

Coleraine needed some inspiration and they got it from Morelli who weaved his way through the Ballycastle defence before slotting home.

They doubled their advantage soon after as Kirkpatrick picked out Ciaran Ferris to score his first of the season.

Dario Morelli then went on to bag another goal and complete his first hat-trick before Matthew Kirkpatrick got his second of the game in the 70th minute with a 20-yard strike.

Substitute Gary Sweeney wrapped up the scoring with the final shot of the match.

Under-10’s

Coleraine Under-10’s made the brighter start against Institute and took the lead through Rhys Ewings after some great passing.

Institute reponded and drew a great save out of Coleraine keeper Peter Lenaghan. Just before the break Ewings doubled his and Coleraine’s tally with another great effort.

The Bannsiders made a couple of changes at the break and they almost added to their advantage through Scroggie.

They did make it 3-0 just before the end as they caught Stute on the break, Callum Wallac crossing for Saul Tomb to finish.

Man of the Match: Rhys Ewings

The Academy Under-10’s defeated Limavady 6-2. They raced in to a two-goal lead thanks to a brace from Alexander Gawn.

Coleraine continued to dominate and Andy Whiteside made it 3-0 with a great chip

Limavady pulled two quick goals back though before Whiteside restored their two-goal advantage.

Luke McKendry scored twice before the end to seal the win.

Under-12’s

It’s two wins on the trot for the Under-12 Community Team as they beat Tobermore 4-0 on Saturday.

Coleraine dominated the opening 20 minutes and had a goal chalked off for a push on a Tobermore player. But they didn’t have to wait long for the opener as Adam Mackey’s long throw found Connor Lundy who scored for the second week in a row.

The second half continued in the same vein and Coleraine doubled their lead as Corey McKeary rifled in from Mackey’s corner.

With 15 minutes to go Coleraine skipper Alan Dunn released McKeary with a great through ball and the striker coolly slotted home. Just before the end the Bannsiders made it 4-0 as a poor kick out from the Tobermore keeper was punished by Alan Dunn.

It capped off a great team performance and will give them a lot of confidence ahead of this week’s trip to Maiden City.

Man of the Match: Dylan Hull and Corey McKeary.

Under-13’s

An excellent start to the game saw Coleraine dominate early on and they took the lead on 15 minutes with a belter from Curtis Rodgers.

However on 22 minutes a mix up at the back gifted the equaliser to Dungoyne and just before the break the Coleraine defence were caught out twice with long balls to give Dungoyne a 3-1 lead at half time.

Dungoyne stepped up a gear in the second half and again punished Coleraine with two goals before wrapping up the scoring with a header to leave the final score 6-1.

The Under-13’s coaches were pleased with the players’ efforts but warned against conceding goals from high balls into the box.