On Saturday North Down ladies thirds entertained their Dromore counterparts at Comber Leisure Centre. After a 1-1 drawn first game of the season in Dromore, the home team were determined to get a win. Dromore started off the game strongly putting great pressure on the North Down defense. Goalkeeper Nikki Ferris kept the team on…
North Down headed to Portadown last Saturday for a Premier League fixture at Edenvilla. Portadown opened at a fast pace putting North Down under early pressure. After 10 minutes a quick break down the right saw Portadown move the ball into the circle and slick passing allowed them to create space for a shot which…
North Down seconds hosted Garvey seconds in the Irish Junior Cup on Saturday at Regent House, a late change of venue due to floodlight failure at Comber Leisure Centre. Garvey showed up with a full 18 man squad and the North Down approach was to play in the same fashion as in Round One, all…
North Down entertained South Antrim at Comber Leisure Centre on Saturday and were disappointed to be on the wrong end of a 2-3 scoreline. Their pre match talk confirmed that they wanted a fast start which would keep the visitors on the back foot but this plan was shattered in the first minute. Straight from…
South Antrim thirds were the visitors to Nendrum College to take on the North Down fourths in what was likely to be an important match with survival in Junior 3 at stake. Just before the end of the first quarter South Antrim managed to counter well down the right hand side and took the lead….
North Down seconds hosted Ballymena seconds at Comber Leisure Centre last Saturday drawing 1-1 in their league match. North Down were slow to start playing defensively against the Ballymena attacks. A penalty corner for the visitors saw a slip left from the Ballymena forward at the top of the circle and after some scrappy play…
On Saturday North Down ladies thirds hosted Belfast Harlequins fourths at Regent House in a Junior League 4 encounter. Both teams started out strongly and the visiting team quickly took a penalty corner but this was cleared by keeper Ashleigh Gorman. North Down were quickly onto the attack and managed to get into circle and win…
North Down ladies fifths hosted Queens fifths in the first round of the Minor Cup at Regent House on Saturday. The game commenced at a blistering pace with the Queens team on the front foot and they managed to slot in two goals before the end of the first quarter. North Down decided to change…
North Down seconds travelled to South Antrim on Saturday in Junior One after another fun week of selection. The game proved to match the weather – wet, cold and rather depressing. It would be hard to suggest that either team started strongly, often matching each other with misplaced passes at a short distance and no…
North Down progressed to the semi-final of the Irish Trophy on Saturday in Comber after a tense battle with Harlequins which ended with a 5-4 win on penalty run outs after the teams had finished 1-1 at full time. In the first quarter there was little to cheer about as neither side was able to…