United Reserves crowned champions

ALL the Michelin Athletic Club sponsored League winners are now known:

Saturday saw Raceview by virtue of their 5-2 win over Coleraine Crusaders crowned Intermediate Champions and Ballymoney United Reserves with a good away win over Newtownabbey FC in mid-week are Junior Division One Champions.

Moyola Park Olympic had already secured the Junior Division Two Title last week as had Carnlough Swifts the Junior Division Three Title.

The action now switches to the Cups which stand at the moment:

Crawford Cup Finalists Kilbride Swifts v Brantwood on Wed May 12 Allan Park Antrim

McReynolds Cup Semi-finalists Ballynure Old Boys v Coleraine Crusaders and Dunloy v Cookstown Olympic

O’Gorman Cup Semi-finalists Dunloy v Clough Rangers Athletic and Ballynure Old Boys v Brantwood

Canada Trophy Semi-finalists Carniny Amateurs v Newtownabbey FC and Newtownabbey 7’s v Ballymoney Utd Res

Linda Welshman Cup Semi-finalists Carniny Amateurs v Ballymoney Utd Res or Newtownabbey FC

Carnlough Swifts are already into the Final of the Linda Welshman Cup

CANADA TROPHY FINAL

The delayed 2008/09 final between Magherafelt Sky Blues Res v FC Larne will be played on Saturday 8th May at Broughshane kick off 2pm.

Monthly Meeting

The next meeting will be held on Monday 10th May in the Michelin Athletic Club commencing at 8pm Sharp. All Clubs to be in attendance.

Applications

Teams wishing to be considered for membership in the 2010/11 season should contact the secretary on 02825644326 or 07718809314 for details. It is planned to decide in June the format of the junior divisions for the new season.

RESULTS

INTERMEDIATE DIVISION

Kilbride Swifts 3 v 2 Dunloy

Dunloy certainly had the better of the attacking play during the first forty five minutes but it took then until the 38th minute before getting on the score sheet which was from a penalty converted by John John McFerran.

Half-time was almost on the blow when John John McFerran scored his second goal in the game giving Dunloy a two goal cushion going into the second half.

Kilbride got their attacking play into a better flow in the second half and after Craig Singleton scored on the 51st minute they were back in the game. Kilbride continued to push forward after this goal getting back on level terms after mark Kidd scored on the 65th minute.

The game was now nicely balanced and both teams created a few chances before Glenn Miskimmon scored the winning goal for Kilbride on the 83rd minute.

Referee Mr Kenny Bigger

Clough Rangers Athletic 2 v 1 Rasharkin United

This was another close game between the close neighbours with Clough winning by the odd goal in three.

Rasharkin started off well and had a chance to score before Shaun Hickey scored on the 21st minute but then saw Clough come back to cancel this out with Andy Logan converting a penalty on the 35th minute.

Half-time saw the teams still locked together and as the game progressed the next goal was going to be a possible winner. This goal went to Clough when Andy Logan struck a sweet free into the top corner of the Rasharkin net on the 70th minute to settle a good game which on this performance gives both managers plenty of confidence for the new season.

Referee Mr David Gillen

Desertmartin 3 v 2 FC Ballynure

Raceview 5 v 2 Coleraine Crusaders

JUNIOR DIVISION ONE

Newtownabbey FC 4 V 4 Killymoon Rangers Reserves

Carniny Amateurs 3 v 2 Newtownabbey 7’s

MID-WEEK

Newtownabbey FC 2 V 4 Ballymoney United Reserves

Ballymoney went into the gamer knowing that a win from their remaining two games would see them lift the league title but from the start they had a battle on their hands and at half-time no goals had been scored. Things changed in the second half when David Nicholl opened the scoring for Ballymoney but Newtownabbey hit back with Brian Rea scoring the equaliser.

Ballymoney went in front again after Neil Fleming scored but Newtownabbey equalised for a second time with Jackie Moore scoring. Play was fairly even for a time before Eoin O’Boyle set up the chance for Neil Fleming to score his second goal on the 83rd minute and then complete his hat-trick on the 88th minute to give Ballymoney the win and the League Title.Referee Mr Gary Crawford

MID-WEEK RESULTS

INTERMEDIATE DIVISION

LEAGUE

Clough Rangers Athletic 3 v 0 FC Ballynure

Dunloy 2 v 3 Coleraine Crusaders

CRAWFORD CUP SEMI-FINAL

Raceview 2 v 4 Kilbride Swifts

JUNIOR DIVISON ONE

Ballynure Old Boys ‘B’ 4 v 1 Carniny Amateurs

Chimney Corner Reserves 5 v 2 Cookstown Athletic

JUNIOR DIVISION THREE

Carnlough Swifts 1 v 3 Grange Rangers II

Newtownabbey FC Reserves 3 v 2 Dundrod Old Boys

CANADA TROPHY ROUND 3

Woodlands 3 v 8 Ballymoney United Reserves

Carniny Amateurs 4 v 1 Chimney Corner Reserves

Moyola Park Olympic 1 v 1 Newtownabbey 7’s

Newtownabbey win 5-4 on penalties

Newtownabbey FC 2 v 2 Cookstown Olympic Colts

Newtownabbey FC win 4-3 on penalties

FIXTURES

INTERMEDIATE

Tuesday May 4

McREYNOLDS CUP SEMI-FINAL

Ballynure Old Boys v Coleraine Crusaders

Dunloy v Cookstown Olympic

Thursday May 6

Kilbride Swifts v Clough Rangers Athletic

Desertmartin v Coleraine Crusaders

Raceview v Rasharkin United

Saturday May 8

Kilbride Swifts v Ballycastle United

O’GORMAN CUP SEMI-FINALS

Dunloy v Clough Rangers Athletic

Ballynure Old Boys v Brantwood

JUNIOR DIVISION ONE

Tuesday May 4

Carniny Amateurs v Newtownabbey FC

Thursday May 6

CANADA TROPHY SEMI-FINALS

Newtownabbey 7’s v Ballymoney United Res

Carniny Amateurs v Newtownabbey FC

Saturday May 8 CANADA TROPHY FINAL

Magherafelt Sky Blue Res v FC Larne (at Broughshane kick off 2pm)