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Newry 1’s 4-5 Kilkeel 1’s
Newry’s final game before the Christmas break was against Kilkeel on Saturday in a thrilling narrow 5-4 loss.
Newry started well and took an early lead with 7 minutes gone when Keith McWilliams was on hand to slot home after a mazy run from Peter McKnight. They hold onto this lead until the second quarter when Kilkeel caught the defence napping and reacted first to the rebound off McGivern in nets. They made it two one with a short corner soon after to take a slender lead in at the break.
The visitors scored very early in the second half from a dubious short corner to give themselves a two goal cushion. However Newry were still fighting to get back into the game and Corey Large popped up at the back post for his first goal of the season. Kilkeel stepped up a gear forcing a number of short corners and they managed to convert two of them to have a commanding 5-2 lead with 8 minutes remaining. Newry still continued to battle and provider turn scorer as Peter McKnight arrived just in front of the keeper to poke the ball home to make it 5-3. Newry forced a late short corner which Ivan Steen fired home from the top of the circle but it was too little too little for the homeside.
Team: R. McGivern, C. Holmes, A. Baird, J. Gregg, J. Greer, C. Henning, C. McKnight, P. McKnight, I. Steen, K. McWilliams, K. Fletcher, C. Large, G. Moffett, N. Lutton
Newry 2nds 3-1 North Down
North Down visited Newry on Saturday and started very brightly carving out a number of early chances but the Newry defence held strong to the early attacks. Newry’s first real chance came from captain Simon McCafferty who’s snap shot was brilliantly saved by the North Down keeper. As always, when the ball falls to David Hogg in the circle the keeper will be worked but this time from a tight angle Hogg rocketed the ball home to give Newry the lead. This seemed to give Newry the confidence to push forward and Gareth Moffett from right back found himself in on goal after a great run and slotted home Newry’s second of the game.
The second half ebbed and flowed, with Newry having the best of the chances, Simon Moffett was able to convert his chance to make it three. However Richard Henning in the Newry goals was called into action a number of times late on, with North Down getting a late consolation goal to make the final score 3-1.
Team: R. Henning, J. Whiteside, N. Lutton, J. Lutton, G. MCCullough, S. Moffett, D. Barlow, S. Blakely, I. Lutton, A. Marks, G. Moffett, M. McCullough, D. Hogg, S. McCafferty
