On a cold and foggy Friday night North Down ladies fifths hosted Ballynahinch seconds in Round 3 of the Minor Cup at Comber. Ballynahinch started the stronger side making runs and solid link up play through the home side’s midfield and defence. The visitors’ dominance almost made it look that they had an extra player…
On Saturday North Down ladies fourths welcomed their Co. Londonderry visitors Priorians seconds to Comber Leisure Centre keen to avenge a 1-0 defeat earlier in the season. True to form, it was a close run affair. During the first half Priorians showed their strength by controlling the midfield and pressurising the home defence but they…
On Saturday North Down thirds travelled to Magherafelt to play their return league fixture against Rainey seconds. Having lost to them 8-1 at the start of the season North Down knew they had a tough game ahead of them. North Down started strongly but soon realised that Rainey were dangerous in attack. The North Down…
On Saturday the North Down ladies first eleven hosted Priorians at Comber Leisure Centre in the Senior League with an away cup win and league draw with their north west opponents already under their belts. Following a four week break due to Christmas and holidays North Down were anticipating a rusty performance to begin with…
North Down ladies fourths travelled to Coleraine seconds last Saturday to play their first match of 2019 but with the long Christmas break, North Down seemed to play a few steps behind a strong Coleraine team. Within the first twenty minutes the opposition scored two quick powerful goals that proved impossible for the travelling defence to…
North Down 5ths played Instonians seconds away last Saturday in a Junior League Five game and struggled to gather eleven players together, due to illness and holidays! Therefore, they were very grateful to Rebecca Brown and Ali Millar, home for the holidays, for helping out and to Krista Blanchflower for a rare starting appearance in…
North Down ladies hosted neighbours CIYMS at Comber Leisure Centre on Saturday in a Senior League game after a short break due to the previous weeks match being postponed. The girls knew this was a must win match and they started on the front foot with good pressure on CIs defence which presented itself with…
Having played nine league games this season the North Down ladies thirds had a single point going into last Saturdays Junior League 3 home fixture against Civil Service 2nds. This has been frustrating as play within the team has been sound with four of the team settling in well, graduating to senior hockey from last…
Last Friday evening North Down ladies fourths travelled to The Glade to play Mossley thirds in a Junior League Four game. Having been beaten home and away last season the girls were aware that no picnic lay ahead. Mossley quickly dominated the game starving the visitors of any opportunity in reaching the scoring zone. North…
North Down ladies fifths hosted promoted Rainey thirds at Comber Leisure Centre last Saturday in the junior league. The match began with a timorous approach from North Down and Rainey were able to open the score in the first few minutes which did not bode well for the hosts. However, the home side summoned up…