MCNEILL TREBLE SENDS OUT WARNING

continued their impressive progress through the rounds, beating Cleary Celtic 3-0 at Paddy’s Park. Greenisland enjoyed their afternoon at the seaside, beating Portrush 2-1, while Ballysillan won at Nortel and Portavogie Rovers beat Donemana 3-1 on their travels. The second string of Newington are also through thanks to their 4-2 defeat of their Crumlin United counterparts. The fourth round will hopefully be completed on Saturday with Coalisland hosting Ford, Mountjoy at home to Beann Mhadaghian, Willowbank at Sirocco Works II, Abbeyview going to United LT and Riada hosting the holders Enniskillen Rangers. Meanwhile, in the Ballymena PIL, Coagh came from two goals behind to draw at home to Dunloy. Karl Fitzpatrick and Zac Mcgall had the visitors dreaming of all three points but Jamie Tomelty and then Danny Mckinless rescued a point for United. Sofia Farmer staged an impressive comeback of their own at home to Ballynure OB but it wasn’t enough. The Old Boys were four goals to the good by the break thanks to braces for Kyle Agnew and Scott Cummings. The hosts did rally with three goals but they just couldn’t find the equaliser. Newtowne knocked Cookstown RBL out of the O’gorman Cup on penalties while Desertmartin beat Cookstown Youth 4-3 to also progress. In the Canada Trophy there were wins for Rathcoole, Killymoon Rangers and Ballynure OB B. There were wins in the NI Intermediate League for Ardstraw, Magherafelt Sky Blues and Strabane Athletic. In the Fermanagh and Western League, Strathroy Harps were 4-3 winners over Killen in Division One, where Enniskillen Town United and NFC Kesh also won.

PAUL MCNEILL lashed in a hat-trick to steer three-time winners Harryville Homers safely into round five of the Junior Cup. The North Antrim men, who lifted the trophy in 2014, 2015 and 2016, were always in control away at Tandragee Rovers reserves at...