Kilroot Rec FC

Saturday 7th April 2007. Temple Rangers 1 v 2 Kilroot Rec @ Killyleagh Leisure Centre Kilroot scorers Nicky Sharples (p) Darren McKinty On this farcical boy pitch @ Killyleagh Leisure Centre far too small for adult football Kilroot squeezed all three points in this tense fixture. It was Temple who created the first chance in the early part of the game breaching Kilroot’s offside trap but Phillip Brownlee standing in for injured Gary McClune made a brave double save at the feet of the Temple forward. Both teams had chances with McKinty and Kidd squandering half chances for Kilroot. 30 minutes from a throw in Kilroot’s Phillip Burnside was pushed over in the box the referee pointed to the spot, Nicky Sharples sent the keeper the wrong way. The miss of the first half was credited to Kilroot’s Mark Latimer at the back post from a Kidd cross a simple tap in from 6 yards was somehow screwed wide of goals. The start of the second half Kilroot’s David Armstrong replaced Mark Latimer. 50 minutes Temple were level and again it was Kilroot’s doggy offside trap that failed, Kilroot keeper no chance. Temple had a goal disallowed a result of doggy offside trap which didn’t go down well with the home support. The last 10 minutes it was all Kilroot and another Kidd cross was meet at the back post by Stuart Hamilton’s powerful header, a magnificent save by Temple keeper. 87 minutes from a corner ball which was cleared Paul Mathers sent the ball into the danger area where Darren McKinty got a toe to the ball in front of a Temple defender to direct the ball past the bewildered keeper. Kilroot team, Phillip Brownlee, Glenn Crawford, Phillip Burnside, Paul Mathers, Stuart Hamilton, Mark Latimer (David Armstrong 45) Simon Hamilton, Darren McKinty, David Kidd, John Mathers, Nicky Sharples. Other subs Barry Meek and Philip Glover not used.