Tag: Strabane Athletic
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Five-star Ballyclare Comrades sign off Dixon Park grass pitch era with flourish in Irish Cup
Ballyclare Comrades began their 2024 with the end of an era, progressing into the Sixth Round of the Irish Cup but saying a heartfelt goodbye to their days on grass at Dixon Park. Their 5-2 victory over Strabane Athletic was the final first-team match at the east Antrim venue before a new artificial surface is…
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Bangor 1-1 Strabane Athletic (4-5 penalties): More than meets the eye despite upset
It proved a frustrating Saturday afternoon for Bangor in the Intermediate Cup, suffering an exit in the second round to Strabane Athletic on spot-kicks. It was a game the Seasiders enjoyed the bulk of possession and chances in, particularly throughout the second half and extra time, but destiny comes down to individuals in a shootout…
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Bangor vs Strabane Athletic preview: Feeling good going into the Intermediate Cup
Fresh from securing a semi-final spot in the Steel and Sons Cup last Saturday, Bangor have their only home game of the month this weekend where Strabane Athletic will hope to present as stern opposition. The sides have already met this season, when the Seasiders knocked the border club out of the Irish Cup at…
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Bangor 4-0 Strabane Athletic: No drama in a welcome return to winning ways
Six third-tier teams entered the second round of the Irish Cup. An upset-laden first round indicated that more shocks and surprises could perhaps have been on the horizon, however all six who entered their ties secured safe passage to the next stage of Irish football’s oldest cup competition. That included Bangor, who soundly saw Strabane…
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Bangor vs Strabane Athletic preview: The cup adventure continues
A new type of test awaits for the Seasiders this Saturday afternoon (1:30pm kick-off), where Strabane Athletic visit Clandeboye Park in an eye-catching Irish Cup second round clash. Following Cliftonville and Annagh United – high-flyers in the respective first and second-tiers of Northern Irish football – comes a club from the fourth-division Intermediate League. Not…
