Youth Stranocum side suffer defeat

STRANOCUM Youths travelled to the Crescent Playing Fields on Saturday to face Coleraine under 13’s in the North West & Coleraine District Youth League.

For the opening fifteen minutes play was fairly even with the younger Stranocum players competing well against their older opponents.

However, Coleraine then took the lead when a through ball found a forward who scored from twelve yards to make it 1-0. Coleraine extended their lead within a minute with a shot from the corner of the box. Stranocum continued to compete and got a reward when Paul Reid scored following a through ball from midfield to make it 2-1. Stranocum were now back in the match but just before half time Coleraine made it 3-1 following a scramble in the Stranocum goalmouth.

Five minutes into the second half Stranocum reduced Coleraine’s lead to 3-2 when Eoin Dobbin lobbed the home keeper. However the comeback was short lived when Coleraine scored with a long range effort which bounced off the post and eluded the Stranocum keeper.

Stranocum continued to work hard and created a few chances but the final goal of the game came from Coleraine who scored with a free kick from the edge of the box, making the final score 5-2. Although defeated the Stranocum boys came take some credit for the way the competed against the older and physically stronger Coleraine team.

Team: Andrew McGregor, Ryan McLaughlin, Craig Cunningham, Adam Jamison, Owen McLaughlin, Danny Laverty, Eoin Dobbin, Luke Elston , Mark McConaghie, Paul Reid, Conor Deery, Adam Stewart, Jack Neill, Owen Farrell.