North Down fifths threw away two points and a victory last Saturday away to Saintfield seconds and in truth ended up lucky to leave Saintfield with a point. Excitement was high, playing on Saintfield’s new pitch for the first time and it is genuinely good to see that Saintfield as a club seem to have…
North Down ladies fourths travelled to the Joey Dunlop Centre to play Ballymoney thirds on Saturday and returned to Comber on the wrong end of a 2-0 scoreline.. The Ballymoney girls were quick to start making their way through North Down’s midfield, dodging defenders, slipping the ball into a gap at the post and treating…
Last Wednesday night the ladies first entertained Portadown at Comber Leisure Centre and with Portadown just above North Down in the league this was an important game. North Down edged the opening period as their forwards were making dangerous runs behind the high lying Portadown defence. After ten minutes the first clear cut chance was…
The local derby game between North Down ladies thirds and Ards thirds at Londonderry Park was the only North Down game to escape the frosty conditions last Saturday. Having lost 3-1 to Ards earlier in the season in October, North Down were determined to improve upon this and started the game strongly with great work…
North Down ladies fifths travelled to CIYMS 4ths last Saturday hoping to improve on their 2-0 home defeat earlier in the season. In the damp conditions the girls were determined to put matters right early on and, attacking from the start, forwards and midfielders worked well to put pressure on the CI defence. However, CI…
North Down travelled to Shaws Bridge on Saturday to play the first leg of their quarter final Anderson Cup tie with Instonians without four regulars but this gave coach McKeown the opportunity to give fringe players a chance to show their skills. Inst got the perfect start winning a short corner in the first minute….
North Down fifths made the short trip to the Aurora Centre last Saturday to play local rivals Bangor fifths running out 5-0 winners. North Down barely had to get out of second gear especially in the first half when the home team were quite literally playing at a snail’s pace out of defence. James Stewart was causing…
North Down ladies fourths were victorious in the first round of the Junior Plate against Civil service thirds at Stormont last Saturday winning 2-0. Against a fiesty and strong running Civil Service side who play in the league below, the North Down girls fought hard intercepting the opposition’s play and eliminating all threats. Hilary West…
North Down thirds, looking to secure a safe spot in Junior Two, hosted high flying Cookstown thirds on Saturday at Comber Leisure Centre. North Down controlled much of the opening stages and went one up after 22 minutes as Adam Tate roofed one on the reverse from close range. Marking was however too slack and…
On Saturday the North Down ladies first eleven entertained league leaders Omagh at Comber Leisure Centre. North Down, missing the influential Selina Lewis, commenced the game well and edged the early phases of play. However they found themselves 2-0 down after fifteen minutes as Omagh, whose strategy was to sit back and wait for errors…