Talisman Magee keeps Bann clear at summit

But Zach McClelland put Mark Tumilty’s team level after a great pass from Bruce McCandless and Magee put the icing on the cake right at the death.

With Three Rock losing 1-0 to Glenanne on Saturday, it gives Bann breathing space ahead of their next league game which isn’t until November 17.

Annadale’s second win in their last three games helped lift them away from the trouble zone, and it was player/coach Peter Caruth who struck twice as they edged out Cooktown 4-3 at Strathearn.

And Daniel Nelson also got a brace as Lisnagarvey beat YMCA 3-2 in Dublin, with teenager Troy Chambers getting the important equaliser in the first half.

With Cork C of I also losing 3-2 at Pembroke, it means both they and YM are still awaiting their first league win.

Kilkeel booked their place in the Irish Senior Cup third round as a Mark Stevenson double helped them to a 3-2 home win over Bandon, but they almost threw it away having established a three goal lead at one stage.

Mossley, though, crashed out 4-0 at Clontarf in what was their first defeat of the season.

There were another 29 goals in the Ulster Premier ... and that was from just four games.

Bangor, Newry and Raphoe all hit five while North Down edged out South Antrim 4-3.

Chris Barnes and Harry Dow each scored twice in Bangor’s 5-2 win over Portadown and Keith McWilliams and Matthew Russell also scored twice each in Newry’s 5-2 win at Civil Service, but Raphoe’s goals in the 5-3 win over Belfast Harlequins saw five different marksmen.

Phil Templeton was another to get a double as North Down continued their fine run in that seven-goal thriller in Lisburn.

EY IHL: Banbridge 3 (E Magee 2, Z McClelland) Monkstown 2 (G Watkins, A Ward); Annadale 4 (P Caruth 2, D Tremlett, R Burgess) Cookstown 3 (T Sloan, R Millar, M Kerr); YMCA 2 (S Hyland, G Glutz) Lisnagarvey 3 (D Nelson 2, T Chambers); Glenanne 1 (S Boucher) Three Rock 0; Pembroke 3 (K O’Hare 3) Cork C of I 2 (J Jermyn, K O’Dea)

Irish Senior Cup 2nd round: Kilkeel 3 (M Stevenson 2, E Agnew) Bandon 2 (R Smyth, D Jennings); Clontarf 4 (A O’Malley 2, K Murray, P Hendy) Mossley 0; Railway Union 1 (A Colton) Corinthian 2 (I Stewart, G Dagg); Kilkenny 2 (B McEnery, H McDonnell) Dublin Univ. 2 (P Temperley, S Baggio) Kilkenny won shoot-out 3-1 Ulster Premier: Bangor 5 (C Barnes 2, H Dow 2, M Willis) Portadown 2 (R Bennett, M Bennett); South Antrim 3 (P Maguire, M Taylor, C Henry) North Down 4 (P Templeton 2, J Gilmore, T Finn); Civil Service 2 (R Anderson, C Bannister) Newry 5 (K McWilliams 2, M Russell 2, C McKnight); Raphoe 5 (J Long, T Orr, S Cleverley, S Goudie, G Patterson) Belfast Harlequins 3 (L McClelland 2, S McGrath)