GLASDRUMMAN CONTINUE GOOD START TO SEASON

Carryduff 0-5 Glasdrumman 0-9

Glasdrumman visited Carryduff on Sunday for their first away fixture of the season expecting another tough game.

Despite it being Carryduff's first competitive game of the year, they came out of the blocks with all guns blazing. Playing with a strong wind Carryduff were three points ahead within six minutes of the throw in. Glasdrumman however did steady themselves, winning some high balls in the centre and pushing forward through Pat Mallon, Colm Gribben, James McDowell and Raymond Magorrian. They were eventually rewarded with their first point from Connaire Harrison on twelve minutes, followed three minutes later with a pointed free kick from Cormac Murphy reducing the deficit to one. Carryduff got themselves back on top in the game, scoring a fourth point on twenty minutes but were unable to take a number of good scoring opportunities to increase their lead. Glasdrumman took advanage and added a third point with five minutes remaining in the half to which Carryduff had no reply, leaving the half time score Carryduff 0-4 Glasdrumman 0-3, with all to play for in the second half.

Glasdrumman took advantage of the strong wind at the start of the second half and scored three points, two from Cormac Murphy and the third from Connaire Harrison, within five minutes of the restart to put them two ahead. The strong wind and sticky pitch did not allow for much skilfull football but the commitment of both teams was visible to all. The next score, a point, came from Carryduff on forty one minutes to keep both sets of supporters on tenter hooks. Carryduff pushed on and were on top again, and in a fifteen minute period came close to goals twice, one effort rebounding off the post to safety and the second effort blazed wide, before Frank O'Neill made a good block to deny an equalising point. More importantly for Glasdrumman, Carryduff did not add any scores in this period and it was left for Connaire Harrison to ease the pressure with another point to increase Glasdrumman's lead to two with two minutes remaining. Raymond Magorrian and Martin O'Neill added points apiece for Glasdrumman in injury time to leave the final score Carryduff 0-5 Glasdrumman 0-9.

A second win for Glasdrumman, who showed a great deal of grit and determination on a heavy pitch to come out on top.

Glasdrumman : Ronan McDowell, Ryan Doran, Brian Burns, Francis O'Neill, Martin O'Neill (0-1), Kevin Burns, Mark Trimble, Colm Gribben, Pat Mallon, James McDowell, Raymond Clarke, Raymond Magorrian(0-1), Cormac Murphy(0-4), Sean McDowell, Connaire Harrison(0-3).

Subs used : Colm Carr for Mark Trimble

Subs not used : Sean Cunningham, Daniel McCartan, Conor Clerkin, Christopher McDowell, Gary Trimble, Mark Grant, Declan Grant, Shaun Brennan, Darren Joyce, Eamon Donnegan.