Kilroot Rec FC

Saturday 17th March 2007 Grange Rangers II 1 v 2 Kilroot rec II @ Mallusk pitch12 Kilroot scorers Stephen McClean Thomas Hammond Kilroot seconds and Grange II meet for the first time this season at Mallusk. The result a narrow victory for the visiting side but the score was no reflection on the game. In fact Kilroot scored against the run of play in the 12th minute after a long ball from Smiley was flicked on by Ricky Coulter who found Stephen McClean in space to score easily.0-1. In between times until the half hour Grange were kept at bay by Phillip Brownlee’s one man show. The latter period of the first half it was mostly Kilroot who were dictating play. 31 minutes from another Coulter cross Neill Hall netted but it was ruled off side. From the kick off Stephen McClean nicked the ball of the Grange man played a one two with Coulter and hit the post with his shot. McClean, Coulter and Chris Armstrong set up the lumbering McGahon but he didn’t even make contact with the ball. 60 minutes a tremendous free kick from Grange did beat Brownlee in the Kilroot goals only for the bar to get in road. 65 minutes Kilroot’s first sub the hard working Neill Hall was replaced by Thomas Hammond. 70 minutes Kilroot should have doubled their lead as McClean set up Coulter who rounded the full back and the keeper but didn’t put enough oomph in his shot easily cleared off the goal line. 75 minutes Coulter involved again providing the opening for sub Thomas Hammond to double Kilroot’s lead. 0-2 80 minutes Kilroot manager Russell Wallace made a double substitution of preventive measures both Ricky Coulter and Chris Armstrong already cautioned were replaced by Andy Mearns and Chris Barry. 85 minutes Grange another free kick this time Brownlee could do nothing to prevent it entering the goals.1-2 Kilroot team Phillip Brownlee, Barry Meek, Edd Armstrong, John Smiley, Jamie Campbell, Neill Hall (Thomas Hammond 65) Trevor Cole, Chris Armstrong (Chris Barry 80) Stephen McClean, Gary McGahon, Ricky Coulter (Andy Mearns 80)