North Down thirds travelled to Raphoe on Saturday with a surprisingly strong 13 man squad so maybe Raphoe’s not quite on the other side of the world as many seem to think. When underway the visitors kept possession and attacked quickly with no fewer than 4 long corners and 3 shorts awarded. A variation slip…
After selection difficulties with player availability North Down fourths travelled to Cookstown for a Junior Three league game. On arrival the sight of a high quality Junior One game finishing off sent shudders through the visitors, compounded when 3 or 4 of them were seen “lurking” around after the final whistle! With Nathan Fletcher delayed…
North Down ladies fifths made the trip to take on Banbridge 4ths at Havelock Park last Saturday. Two goals from Maxine Taylor secured the win but Ruby Donaldson and Marion Sanderson came so close to getting more only to be let down by poor finishing. Banbridge played well, especially their goalkeeper who made countless saves,…
The men’s seconds returned to winning ways against Avoca seconds in the first round of the Irish Junior Cup at Comber Leisure Centre on Saturday. The mood was good with the Comber men ready to kick start their season with a run in the cup. With the surprise return of Jonny Moore the seconds were…
North Down entertained league leaders Cookstown on Saturday at Comber Leisure Centre. The first quarter was a very even affair with both teams probing for openings but defences held firm. Short corners were exchanged but wasted. With a minute remaining, Cookstown broke the deadlock with the winger flicking home after the ball had been switched…
North Down third hosted Mossley thirds at Regent House on Saturday in glorious sunshine. Looking to get back to winning ways, with the reality of a four team relegation this year starting to sink in, the hosts got off to a great start controlling possession with the returning Aaron Mills pulling the strings in centre-midfield….
North Down continued their good form with a very convincing 8-1 win over bottom of the table Club KV. The first quarter saw North Down dominate possession and within the first three minutes Jenna Hoey found the back of the net for the first goal of the game. The Brown sisters controlled the centre of…
North Down seconds were away to Portadown 2s on Saturday in the league and came away with a valuable 4-0 win. North Down began enthusiastically in possession, passing around the Portadown team and winning the first penalty corner of the game. Judith Orr pushed out to Megan Murray who struck the ball towards goal. The…
Last Saturday North Down thirds carried the momentum from the previous weeks away draw at Raphoe and got three glorious points at a bottom of the table clash against CIYMS. Kirsty McCrory got the scoreboard activated in the second minute picking up a well timed hit across the circle to find the back of the…
North Down ladies fifths took on Holywood seconds at Regent House on Saturday with a weakened team. Holywood started quickly playing a lovely one two around the sweeper and slipped around the home goalkeeper for an early lead. Within a few minutes they repeated the play to go 2-0 up after the first quarter. The…