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Bangor 1's 3-0 Newry 1's
N. Dinsmore, N. Liggett, N. McKnight, N. Davenport, P. English, C. Henning, C. McKnight, J. Taylor, J. Greer, R. Irwin, K. McCombe, R. Nummy, S. McCafferty
A shocking second half performance ruined Newry's undefeated start to the season. The away side flew out of the straps in the first half and dominated much of the early proceedings but could not make their pressure pay off. Bangor started to play their way into the game as Newry seemed to run out of ideas and were in the ascendency at half time. The second half was a story of sloppy play and misplaced passes for Newry gifting the possession to Bangor time and again. The home side didn't need to be given too many chances as they went one up within five minutes of the restart. Midway through the second half they scored in two consecutive counter attacks, Newry just did not seem to have an answer to this. This defeat will give Newry a reality check and will need to get back to winning ways against Balnahinch next weekend.
Newry Ladies 1's 0-3 Hollywood Ladies 1's
Inns, C. Waddell, C. McAuley, A. Blakley, C. Gamble, A. Gamble, J. Heatrick, J. Cochrane, T. McElroy, D. Barry, A. Magowan, K. Baird, N. Shields
Newry Ladies hosted league leaders Hollywood Ladies on the back of their cup win the previous week. During the first half both teams cancelled each other out but Newry will be kicking themselves for not converting any of their penalty corners and at half time the score was goalless.
Hollywood scored early in the second half and this seemed to knock Newry confidence, they could not really get started in the second period and Hollywood took advantage of this to win three nil owing to a dominant second half display.
Mossley 6's 0-7 Newry 3's
P. Elmore, A. McGaffin, A. Baird, K. Best, E. Graham, W. Moffett, A. Foster, J. Niblock, M. McCaigue, J. Whiteside, S. Blakley, J. McWilliams, L. Ervine
Newry great start to the season continued on Saturday with a resounding win in a typically hard venue to get any sort of result, Mossley away. Right from the off Newry where dominant and their first goal came through James Niblock. William Moffet and Lee Ervine both got their names on the score sheet soon after to give Newry a strong lead at half time. Mossley came out a better team in the second half but Newry were able to pick them off on the counter attack as they pushed forward. Scot Blakley and Jonny McWilliams took it turn about to score in this thumping win the Blakley getting the fourth and sixth with McWilliams getting the fifth and seventh goals of the games. This win keeps their momentum going and will do no harm to their goal difference tally.
Raphoe 2's 1-2 Newry 2's
S. Henry, B. Scott, D. Lawson, J. Lawson, W. Adams, N. McGuffin, K. McWilliams, M. McGrath, A. Henning, D. Liggett, D. Barlow
Newry seconds made the long trek to Raphoe for the late fixture and 2 goals from Keith McWilliams in the Donegal twilight saw the Newry men return victorious.
Newry travelled wih the bare 11 to this fixture and after watching Raphoe firsts give Portadown firsts a tough lesson in the earlier match the home team started the Match in good spirits. Newry however are specialists in grinding results out in difficult circumstances and this was going to be no exception. Raphoe forced a succession of short corners in the first half and got ever closer to the target while Newry got it together with a lot of good attacking moves and worked the excellent Raphoe keeper regularly.
The Newry men set themselves up to be hard to play through with front line of McGuffin, McGrath and McWilliams and midfielders Scott, liggett and Adams working hard to reduce the pressure on back line Henning, Barlow and the Lawson brothers to long balks and the occasional attack down Raphoes speedy wingers. Newry picked off a lot of Raphoe attacks and launched counter attack after counter attack until a McGuffin ball found McWilliams in the area for a close range finish.
The teams changed ends at half time with Raphoe slow to retake the field, perhaps in an attempt to distract the Newry men. As the second half begun Newry were put under real pressure for the first time in the game and a free from just outside the circle saw a Raphoe equaliser, keep Henry unlucky not to get a clean sheet after several great reaction saves.
The game ebbed and flowed with the key Raphoe man stepping forward more and more to drive their play, while Newry continued to make chances with D Lawson, McGuffin, McGrath,Adam's and McWilliams all going close with efforts, some closer than others it has to be said!
The game always looked like it had a winner in it and it came with 10 minutes remaining. Scott broke up a Raphoe counter attack winning and taking a quick free to McWilliams who dribbled into the D and unleashed an unstoppable reverse stick effort into the roof of the net to howls of delight from the Newry men.
The remainder saw green cards shown to both teams and chances at both ends but Newry held on and were good value for their win.
