North Down ladies made the journey to Magherafelt last Saturday to play Rainey in a bottom of the table Premier League clash in the unpopular 4 pm slot. The venue was the impressive indoor pitch at the Meadowbank Sports Arena. From the whistle North Down put pressure on Rainey which was swiftly turned with North…
A lacklustre start by North Down fourths against Lurgan thirds at Regent House last Saturday saw the visitors score quickly from two corners and were soon 2-0 up. The match became feisty and a number of North Down players were on the receiving end of some dodgy tackles. North Down eventually found their feet, gradually…
The ladies seconds travelled the short distance over to Strathearn last Saturday to play CIYMS 2nds who sit third in the league. North Down started the match with good possession playing the ball around the pitch with ease. CI used their full bench to good effect interchanging forwards to put pressure onto the visitors. North…
The ladies seconds hosted Harlequins thirds last Saturday at Comber Leisure Centre. The North Down girls knew it was going to be a tough match with Quins always fielding well drilled teams. They started well and got on the scoresheet when a short corner shot from Kathy Taylor found the back board. North Down were…
On Friday night North Down went to Portadown looking to build on their solid performance from the week before. Both teams started with intensity and North Down threatened early down the left with good link up play between Rachel Lucas and Caitlin Taylor. North Down continued to apply pressure which resulted in a penalty corner…
The 5thxi hosted Parkview in the Minor Cup.North Down started the game very strong despite a lot of the team playing out of their normal positions.North Down quickly dominated the game and within minutes scored their first goal from centre forward Trish Neill.Parkview were quick to fight back and soon equalised.The remainder of the first…
The thirds hosted neighbouring Ards thirds on Friday evening.With both teams fielding a mix of youth and experience it was ards who looked the more focused team in the beginning.North Down began getting into the game with the defence providing some sound passes to the midfield.Great work between Julie Fisher and Cathy Taylor allowed north…
On Saturday the 2nds travelled the short distance up the road to play against Civil Service 2nds. Knowing the two teams were beside each other in the league, the North Down team were out to try and get 3 points out of the match. The ladies started strong, showing great form and dominating the…
Ladies first XI hosted Banbridge at Comber leisure centre on Saturday afternoon with both sides still seeking their first win in the premier league this season. Having often started slowly in games North Down were determined not to let this happen again and started with urgency exerting pressure on the opposition defence. This domination continued…
On Saturday the ladies thirds made the journey to Omagh seconds to take on the top of the table leaders. With a few of the regular players missing North Down knew this would be a tough game. Omagh started the game very strongly and the visiting defence were on their toes from the very start….