Ballynahinch United 2nds 0 v 3 Colin Valley 2nds

The Swifts played their first home league game of the season and fell to a defeat to a strong Colin Valley side who will surely challenge for honours this season.

The visitors went in front after ten minutes and for the remainder of the first half the Swifts endeavoured to get back into the game creating numerous half chances but a goal would not come. Colin Valley increased their lead midway through the second half and a dubious penalty sealed the Swifts fate. Defensively Majury, Greene, Dunlop and Craig McMullan performed well while Nelson worked hard in the centre of midfield with Alan McMullan and Darren Fitzsimmons working hard up front.

This week the Swifts travel to Groomsport in the league.

Ballynahinch United 3rds 3 v 2 Carryduff Athletic

Davy Teggarty’s Albion got their first three points on Saturday with a hard fought victory over a hard working Carryduff Athletic side.

Featuring up to seven teenagers in the line up the team started well and were ahead after three minutes when Matthew Murnin’s 40 yard shot dipped under the cross bar at the right moment to beat the keeper all ends up.

The visitors were level after 35 minutes however on 40 minutes Greg Allison rounded the keeper to make it 2- 1.

The second half was very close however Jason Brennan put the Albion 3-1 up on 65 minutes when he back heeled the ball into the net.

Carryduff got back into the game in the 80th minute to make it 3-2 and thereafter Albion keeper Johnny McGreevy was called on to make a few decent saves. Stuart Wilcox had the ball in the net late on but it was ruled out for offside.

Ballynahinch United 1 v 1 Saintfield United

United entertained local rivals Saintfield United in this league game at Millbridge.

The two sides had met almost a month ago with United winning by a clear margin at Saintfield however in this reverse fixture things were not made so easy with the visitors in much more resilient mood.

Saintfield United’s excellent win last week against Division 1A side Barn United meant that they were coming off the back of a good result.

It was United who were in the ascendency in the early stages of this game scoring in the 25th minute through Ross Hayes and also hitting both the cross bar and post. Stuart McMullan had a goal ruled out for offside however few in the ground agreed with the referees decision.

In the second half Saintfield were a far better proposition and restricted United’s scoring opportunities to a couple of long range efforts.

United’s inability to get a second goal which would likely have killed the game came back to haunt them when with ten minutes to go Ross Hayes had the misfortune of tunring the ball into his own net for Saintfeild’s equaliser.

United will have been disappointed that they did not play better and would have hoped to have taken all three points particularly at home however they have managed to remain unbeaten for a number of weeks and will hope to take this good fortune into their next match away to Ballywalter Recreation.

Kilroot Rec 2nds 3 v 6 Ballynahinch United 2nds

The Swifts traveled away for the second match in a row, however their performance was much better than the previous weeks as they rattled in six against Kilroot Rec’s second eleven with goals from Darren Fitzsimmons [3] Alan Massey [2] and Aaron McCaffrey.

This week the Swifts entertain Colin Valley 2nds in a league fixture at The Millbridge.