{"id":1358,"date":"2013-12-16T20:04:35","date_gmt":"2013-12-16T20:04:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/northdownhc.co.uk\/?p=1358"},"modified":"2013-12-19T14:33:38","modified_gmt":"2013-12-19T14:33:38","slug":"north-down-crush-psni-at-stormont","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northdownhc.com\/index.php\/2013\/12\/16\/north-down-crush-psni-at-stormont\/","title":{"rendered":"North Down crush PSNI at Stormont"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/northdownhc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Mens-1st-XI-V-PSNI-Dec-13-007.jpg\"><div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1358 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/northdownhc.com\/index.php\/2013\/12\/16\/north-down-crush-psni-at-stormont\/mens-1st-xi-v-psni-dec-13-007\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/northdownhc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Mens-1st-XI-V-PSNI-Dec-13-007-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/northdownhc.com\/index.php\/2013\/12\/16\/north-down-crush-psni-at-stormont\/ladies-line-up\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/northdownhc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Ladies-line-up-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1359\" title=\"Mens 1st XI V PSNI Dec 13 007\" src=\"http:\/\/northdownhc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Mens-1st-XI-V-PSNI-Dec-13-007-300x204.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/northdownhc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Mens-1st-XI-V-PSNI-Dec-13-007-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/northdownhc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Mens-1st-XI-V-PSNI-Dec-13-007-1024x696.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>North Down travelled to Stormont on Sunday to play PSNI in a rearranged league fixture with the visiting supporters speculating if this was North Down\u2019s first ever official Sunday game.\u00a0 In wet blustery conditions North Down completely overran a police team which had achieved some good results of late by winning by the margin of 12-2.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0An Andy Forrest hattrick in the first 15 minutes provided the platform for victory and although Barnes pulled one back for the police with a fierce reverse shot from a narrow angle it did not take long for the visitors to put the game out of sight.\u00a0 Mark Forrest, Gareth Bailie and Simon Watt with two all scored to give them a commanding 7-1 lead at half time.\u00a0 At 5-1 there was an opportunity for PSNI to get back into the game but ace marksman Chris Barnes just missed out as he drilled a corner onto the crossbar.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0The second half followed a similar pattern with North Down on the ascendency although their play in the final quarter of the pitch lacked the penetration of the first period.\u00a0 Watt and Mark Forrest went on to complete their hattricks but then from a rare PSNI attack they won a corner which Barnes dispatched into the net.\u00a0 Phil Wilson finally got onto the score sheet and Bailie completed the scoring for the visitors.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0This victory puts North Down top of the league going into the Xmas break but as coach Whyte emphasised after the game they must maintain their fitness levels over the holidays if they are to keep the pressure on fellow contenders Newry and Portadown.\u00a0 Thanks to a number of the ladies first eleven who braved the elements and gave their support despite suffering from the previous evening\u2019s festivities at their annual Xmas dinner!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>North Down travelled to Stormont on Sunday to play PSNI in a rearranged league fixture with the visiting supporters speculating if this was North Down\u2019s first ever official Sunday game.\u00a0 In wet blustery conditions North Down completely overran a police team which had achieved some good results of late by winning by the margin 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