​NCAFC Academy Round-up: Good displays at all levels

Newry City AFC U9 had some great performances from the on Saturday against Camlough Rovers and Meadowlands. There was lots of free-flowing football on show and lots of goals to top it off.

Newry City AFC U11 v Oxford Sunnyside 2014 colts at Lisburn Rec 2B

It was a tough match for Newry against Oxford Sunnyside. The game was very scrappy and stop-start but the Newry lads battled on regardless but despite numerous chances – they couldn’t break the deadlock. Oxford Sunnyside took a 2-0 lead into half-time.

After the break, Newry continued to press but couldn’t put the ball in the net. Oxford Sunnyside scored a third right at the end with a counter attack when Newry were pressing. It was a frustrating game for Newry, but the team can learn from it.

The next game sees Newry City U11s take on Camlough Rovers 2014 in Camlough at 9am on September 28th.

Newry City AFC U12 v Ballymacash U12

Newry started well and created plenty of chances in the first half. Luke Dinsmore was able to put one of these away to put the U12s in the lead going into the break.

In the second half, Newry defended well and also created more chances with Tom Woollard hitting the crossbar and Corey Rooney hitting the post, but Ballymacash managed to equalise from a corner with 10 minutes remaining. The game had a dramatic ending with what looked like a certain penalty for Newry but it wasn’t to be.

The full-time score was 1-1 and Newry are still unbeaten in the Lisburn League.

Newry City AFC U15 v Hillsborough Boys

Newry U15s got off to a good start with a goal from Tomas Devlin five minutes into the game.

Newry dominated the next 20 minutes with multiple scoring chances unfortunately nothing materialised and Hillsborough Boys got a goal just before the half time break.

In the second half Hillsborough got off to a better start and were rewarded with a free kick scoring a great goal. Newry made a few changes to try and get the equaliser, a few opportunities were created but none hit the back of the net.

In the end, Hillsborough hit them again with another free kick to end the game 3-1 in their favour.

The stand-out players for Newry were Tomas Devlin and Darragh Rigley.

Newry City AFC U16 v Glentoran U16

After a tough first half in which Newry dug deep and made it difficult to break them down, Glentoran then broke through and took the lead with 10 minutes to go before half-time. However, Newry reacted well and created a couple of chances and brought out a top class save from the Glentoran keeper to keep it at 1-0 at half-time.

In the second half, City made it again difficult for Glentoran while creating a chance on the break but 15 minutes into the second half Glentoran doubled their lead.

Again though, a good reaction from Newry helped them pull a goal back from a good strike from just outside the box, but just two minutes later Glentoran killed the game from a corner.