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…
Beelzebub eyes encroaching cold front and doubles down on woolly hat futures, porcine-kind finish Biggles read-a-thon and throw chocs to the four winds. Meanwhile away from the ethereal plain, Big Massey rustles around the dugout for his elusive mojo before being lured onto the pitch with a strategically placed interesting looking camshaft deposited at left…
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…
North Down travelled to Bangor on Saturday to play a high flying Bangor side who were undefeated in the league.Both sides played good attacking hockey from the off but it was Bangors ability to convert short corners that was the difference between the teams at the end.Bangor won 3 and converted 2 while North Down…
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…
The 3s entertained league leaders Queens 2s on Saturday and albeit North Down came away with zero points, entertaining it certainly was! Queens arriving with 15 strong had their warm up done by 1215pm whilst North Down turned up in drips and drabs and smashed shots into an empty goal whilst waiting on the rest…
North Down entertained Antrim in the Premier League on Saturday at Comber Leisure Centre and were very lucky to secure their third victory of the season. North Down gave a very inept performance and allowed Antrim to boss the game for long spells. They had the ideal start when Gareth McKeown scored after 10 minutes…
North Down fifths hosted Instonians 4ths in the late slot at Regent House last Saturday. With expectation for a home win high, North Down started the stronger with their characteristic fast paced start. An interesting short corner routine on 8 minutes delivered very little but 10 minutes later the same tactic resulted in a slotted…