Home & Away Cup 1st Round 1st Leg
HEADLINES
SPARTANS START DEFENCE OF CUP WITH COMFORTABLE WIN ~ SCORPIONS EDGE MONKSTOWN ~ MSC TROJANS WITH UPHILL TASK ~ WINS FOR GREENISLAND & BARBARIANS ~ WHITEHEAD TROJANS & EASTWAY BATTLE OUT A DRAWValkyries 2-12 Spartans
Scorpions 8-6 Monkstown
Alpha 6-8 Greenisland
Whitehead Trojans 7-7 Eastway
Teddy Bears 5-9 Barbarians
Castle 10-4 MSC Trojans
Bye - Pirates
Bye - Rockers
Teddy Bears 5-9 Barbarians. Michael Lowrys Barbarians met Brian Flemings Teddy Bears for the 2nd week in a row hoping for a similar outcome as last. And veteran H.Regan got them off to a good start but a win for R.Williams soon levelled up the match. The visitors then had a purple patch with M.Porter (2), P.Akehurst, J.Regan, H.Regan and Captain M.Lowry himself all winning to secure at least a draw with a 7-1 lead. Back came the Bears with A.Lyndsey and B.Fleming reducing the arrears to 3-7. But H.Regan with his hat trick ensured the Barbarians would take a lead of sorts into the 2nd leg when the two sides meet in Greenisland. A.Moore and A,Lyndsey again scored for the hosts but a win for P,Akehurst in the final frame gave the away side a 4 frame advantage, although it is still all to play for in this tie.
Valkyries 2-12 Spartans. Spartans eased to a big first leg advantage against their stablemates the Valkyries in Whitehead GRSC. On the scoresheet for the away side were D.Lowe (3), R.Hawkins (3), E.McDowell (2), S.McWhirter (2) and K.English (2). J.McIlroy had registered the Valkyries initial strike before S.Lennon defeated Spartans Captain T.Maguire early in the 2nd session.