Antrim Football Thread

[Milltown Row2]

Ballymena 4 up, hopefully they'll hold on

[BrendanAntrim]

Ballymena 4 up, hopefully they'll hold on

Sounds like some game - assume penalties now?

[country bumpkin]

Cruel way to lose......A Saints.....

[Hectic]

Hard luck All Saints, horrible to lose via the penalties lottery.

I thought when that goal went in at the start of the second half they were home and hosed.

Sounded like a fantastic afternoon's entertainment!

[Slemishgael]

Exciting game of football.

Draw in ordinary time. Draw in ET.
Then beaten by a penalty. Tough to take for All Saints no doubt. The Bmena men essentially lead most of the game. I think when Conor Stewart scored to go a point up at the end of ordinary time the ref should have blew up shortly after as time was up... play kept on and Derrylaughan worked a score. No doubt All Saints will be back. 2 big squads out today.

Entertaining game and a great attendance. Cargin did a great job in hosting. Good luck Cargin tomorrow.

[Duine Inteacht Eile]

Exciting game of football.

Draw in ordinary time. Draw in ET.
Then beaten by a penalty. Tough to take for All Saints no doubt. The Bmena men essentially lead most of the game. I think when Conor Stewart scored to go a point up at the end of ordinary time the ref should have blew up shortly after as time was up... play kept on and Derrylaughan worked a score. No doubt All Saints will be back. 2 big squads out today.

Entertaining game and a great attendance. Cargin did a great job in hosting. Good luck Cargin tomorrow.

I wouldn't imagine they want to be...

[EOC1923]

All Saints were brilliant today, brought it to Derrylaughan from the first minute with the direct ball in, but ended up beaten on penalties. Paddy McAleer was excellent I thought and the way Conor Stewart took his goal showed his class. First time I have seen Keenan up close, high level player.
Unlucky lads the future is bright for Ballymena.

[Milltown Row2]

Good luck to Cargin today, will miss the game unfortunately as will many others due to timing of the under21 games.

It's only a pumped/hyped up Tyrone club team after all

[Gael-in-exile]

All the best to Cargin. I think home advantage (knowledge of playing there club & county) and how they play gives them a good chance of stifling EC going forward.
They just need to take as many of their own chances as possible as EC may not give up too many nor can pass up on any they get.

[Slemishgael]

Good luck today Cargin!!

[Around the glens]

Dunloy beat Creggan comfortably in the B u21 final.

[Gael-in-exile]

All the best to Cargin. I think home advantage (knowledge of playing there club & county) and how they play gives them a good chance of stifling EC going forward.
They just need to take as many of their own chances as possible as EC may not give up too many nor can pass up on any they get.

Didn't see it but quite a large margin of defeat I didn't see happening at any stage

[Milltown Row2]

We finally got a win today in the Under21 final in Portglenone

Great weather today, the pitch in great nick too so we'll set up for both teams.

We controlled most of the game but there was always a chance that Glenravel could steal it.

Ebbed and flowed, both team's dominant at different times, we just made most on the score board when we were on top. Con Magees had it down to a 2 point game late on, but we managed to eke out a few scores at the end to stay ahead.

[BrendanAntrim]

Unfortunately it was never a contest at Corrigan today. The gulf between the teams was evident from early on.

Ref kind to the Canavans with early frees for holding when really it was 50/50.

[AntrimRealist]

EC a level above on today's showing. Cargin never really got going. One or two retirements for them perhaps?