Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)

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Around the Leagues

- BY CHRIS SHERRARD

BANGOR twice came from behind to rescue a Ballymena PIL point away at Dunloy.

JJ Mcferran put the Villagers in front after 10 minutes only for Mark Magennis to draw the visitors level.

Declan Mcgarry’s strike on the halfhour put Dunloy back in front at the break only for Dale Patton to again equalise for the Seasiders.

St James Swifts went down to a 2-0 defeat on their visit to Newtowne –

Conor Logue and a late Blain Morrison goal the difference.

It was also 2-2 in the Cookstown derby between Youth and RBL with the Legion coming back from two-nil down.

In the Crawford Cup second round, Coagh United came through in extratime away at Desertmart­in with Danny Mckinless grabbing the winner.

The tie between Cookstown Olympic and Sofia Farmed turned into an incredible game with 11 goals and a 7-4 win for Olympic.

Killymoon Rangers netted in extratime to see off 68th Newtownabb­ey OB A in the Linda Welshman Memorial Cup

second round.

Brantwood also needed the extra period to beat Red Star, Watters and Nicholl settling the game.

The third round of the Junior Cup was almost completed with big wins for Mountjoy United and Riada.

Coalisland are also in the hat while Crumlin United II, Donemana and Bessbrook United joined them.

Sporting Ballymoney won a penalty shoot-out at Dunbreen Rovers while Greenislan­d beat Heights and United LT saw off 22nd OB.

The game between Strathroy Harps and Ahoghill Thistle was abandoned due to injury with the Ballymena SML side in front.

In the Fermanagh and Western

Division One, there were 3-2 away wins for Beragh Swifts and NFC Kesh.

The only other game played saw Enniskille­n Rangers ease to a 4-1 win over Lisnaskea Rovers.

Glebe United and Maguiresbr­idge won in Division Two with Augher Stars battering Lisnarick 6-1 in Division Three.

Harryville Homers went to town on their old foes Carniny Rangers in the quarter-final of the Zala Sports Cup.

A hat-trick by Gary Bonnes, two for Gary Baird and Dick Red and goals by Ryan Stewart and Ricky Nicholl ensured it finished 9-0 to the visiting side.

In the Ballymena SML, All Saints OB beat Carnlough 5-0, Clough Rangers won at Newpark, Southside beat Raceview, Abbeyview won away at Ballykeel and Ahoghill Rovers drew 0-0 with Carniny Amateurs.

In Division Two there were wins for FC Antrim, Rubys Rovers, Seven Towers and FC Penarol while Connor thrashed Star United 14-0 in Division Three while St Comgalls and Woodside also won.

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