North Down travelled to windswept Upper Malone on Saturday to play Queens in a Premier League game.\u00a0 Having dominated possession for most of the game the visitors were disappointed that they were unable to turn this into goals and had to settle for a 1-1 draw.<\/p>\n
North Down put pressure on the Queens circle but either chose the wrong option when the goal was at their mercy or the final pass was not accurate enough.\u00a0 Half time arrived with the scoreline blank.<\/p>\n
The third quarter followed a similar pattern with North Down winning several penalty corners.\u00a0 Eventually David Morris broke the deadlock.\u00a0 He received a perfect pass at a short corner and slammed the ball past the helpless keeper.\u00a0 Everyone thought the floodgates would now open but North continued to squander chances.<\/p>\n
In the final quarter Queens found their way into the circle and won several corners but these were well dealt with by Darren Rodgers.\u00a0 With four minutes remaining Queens with their first shot on goal in the entire game got the equaliser.\u00a0 A poor attempt at a clearance allowed Queens to slam the ball into the circle and their winger made no mistake with a strong reverse shot.<\/p>\n
This was a disappointing result for the visitors who will have to sharpen up their game as they will face stronger opposition in the next few weeks.\u00a0 They will do so without influential skipper Ross Linter as he enters hospital for an operation on his injured hip.<\/p>\n
Burch Autos Player of Match was Phil Templeton<\/p>\n
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