{"id":8469,"date":"2018-02-26T18:11:04","date_gmt":"2018-02-26T18:11:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/northdownhc.co.uk\/?p=8469"},"modified":"2018-02-26T18:11:04","modified_gmt":"2018-02-26T18:11:04","slug":"north-down-too-strong-for-antrim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northdownhc.com\/index.php\/2018\/02\/26\/north-down-too-strong-for-antrim\/","title":{"rendered":"North Down too strong for Antrim"},"content":{"rendered":"

North Down travelled to Antrim on Saturday to play Antrim at the Antrim Forum.\u00a0 Having survived an anxious first 10 minutes when Antrim offered a threat North Down ran out comfortable winners by 8-2 and had they taken all their chances the result would have been greater.<\/p>\n

Antrim put early pressure on the North Down circle but failed to break down a resolute defence.\u00a0 Jack Bond opened the scoring for the visitors when he received a pass from Jonny Moore and scored with a reverse shot.\u00a0 Young Jonny Green playing only his second Premier game scored the second when he first timed a cross from the right into the net.\u00a0 Coach McKeown scored the third when he weaved his way through the Antrim defence before firing a shot into the roof of the net.\u00a0 Jack Bond got his second and his side\u2019s fourth just before halftime.<\/p>\n

The second half followed a similar pattern with North Down in total control but a number of chances were wasted with the wrong options being taken and too often the ball flew over the bar.\u00a0 Antrim pulled a goal back before Jonny Moore finally got on the scoresheet when he rounded the keeper and slotted into an empty net.\u00a0 To their credit Antrim kept trying and scored a second with a shot which flew into the net giving Jamie McAuley, making his debut in goal, no chance although he did well to get a stick to the ball as it flew over his head.\u00a0 Jonny Moore scored number six when he slotted home a cross from McKeown and then Jonny Linter got his first senior goal of the season when he scored with a slap shot at a short corner.\u00a0 Skipper Ross Linter completed the scoring with minutes remaining when he hammered home a shot from the top of the circle.<\/p>\n

A much tougher test lies ahead this Saturday when North Down travel to play local rivals Civil Service.<\/p>\n

PMB Player of the Match: Jonny Moore<\/p>\n

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