Tag: Northern Irish Football
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Bangor 2-0 Ballymacash Rangers: Floodlit backdrop inspires Seasiders to victory in top two duel
The Friday night lights seemed to spur Bangor on when they hosted Crusaders in the Irish Cup a little over a fortnight ago, and similar feelings of hype and status were evoked on the fifth day just passed when the Seasiders entertained league leaders Ballymacash Rangers. A 2-0 victory in an intense affair lifts those…
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Bangor vs Ballymacash Rangers preview: Top two showdown takes Friday night limelight
This Friday night sees Bangor take to the turf for what is forecast to be one of the Premier Intermediate League’s season-defining match-ups. The Seasiders, in second, will entertain third-tier leaders Ballymacash Rangers at Clandeboye Park in a fixture that could have a handful of impactful outcomes come match referee Niall Devlin’s final blow for…
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Armagh City 0-3 Bangor: Seasiders rediscover winning trail with three points in Cathedral City
It was no small hurdle Bangor had to jump over on Saturday, but all three points were safely shipped back to North Down with a three-goal haul away to Armagh City in the Premier Intermediate League. Not a fixture without trial, it was a welcome return to winning ways and a show of nerve in…
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Armagh City vs Bangor preview: Sprint to the finish line starts with Holm Park trip
It is a return to Premier Intermediate League action for Bangor this weekend, as an uninterrupted 15-game league sprint begins on Saturday with a trip to Armagh City. An opponent the Seasiders have already defeated once this season, a league double over the Eagles would mark a welcome return to winning ways having lost the…
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Bangor 1-2 Crusaders: Irish Cup adventure ends but not in vain after brave battle
Fight and spirit were keywords to take for Bangor from Friday night’s Irish Cup bonanza, as the Seasiders bravely took Premiership Crusaders to the wire at a rocking Clandeboye Park where their adventure in this season’s competition ended at the sixth round. It was a memorable night for the club, being broadcast live to a…
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Bangor vs Crusaders preview: Irish Cup holders in town as Seasiders eye Clandeboye cupset
On entry into the last-16 stage of the Irish Cup, only one team arrives having played every round of the competition to date. Bangor welcome tournament holders Crusaders with grand aspirations of completing one of the greatest cup surprises in the recent memory of Northern Ireland football, attempting to upset the established Premiership outfit and…
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Omagh Town: The tale of a brave, brilliant Tyrone team leaving a forever unfillable void
The demise of Omagh Town in 2005 left a significant void. In Omagh itself and in the Irish League. The abruptness with which it all happened, how swiftly they ceased to be after their relegation from the Premiership, how speedily St Julian’s Road simply became a structural memorial of their old occupiers. A club who,…
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Tobermore United 2-0 Bangor: The bitter, and rare, taste of defeat
The sensation of losing a match has almost felt alien to Bangor in recent months, but such feelings were endured after suffering a 2-0 defeat at Tobermore United last weekend. A tough outing it promised to be at Fortwilliam Park and such a premise was delivered on as the Seasiders were unable to find a…
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