O’Higgins from Chile took on Scottish side Hibernian in the Supercup NI final of the Premier section at a sunny Ballymena Showgrounds
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Premier Section Match Report – Right To Dream 4 – 2 Real Sociedad
Right to Dream finished their campaign with a comprehensive defeat of Real Sociedad in the final of the Premier Bowl tournament in Broughshane on Friday afternoon.
Premier Section Match Report – Co. Antrim 5 – 0 Co. Down
County Antrim secured 3rd place in this year’s competition with a resounding victory over a County Down side who just ran out of steam, but can be extremely proud of their exploits over the past week.
Premier Section Match Report – Osasco Audax 3 v 0 Lusaka Academy
Brazil’s Osasco Audax met Lusaka Academy of Zambia in the 2016 Premier Section Globe Final.
Premier Globe Semi Final: Newcastle 1-1 Lusaka (Lusaka win 5-4 on Penalties)
An entertaining game at the Riada Stadium, Ballymoney saw Lusaka reach the final of the Super Cup NI Globe competition, after a nailbiting penalty shootout win over Newcastle United.
Premier Super Cup NI Semi Final: Hibernian 3-1 Co. Down
The game started with a ferocious pace. A well struck shot from a Hibs player was superbly saved by Down keeper Matthew Davidson. Then after a dodgy moment in the Down defence Fraser Murray almost put the Scottish outfit in front, but he was smothered by Davidson. Then soon after, Down almost opened the scoring themselves, Niall Cassidy’s header looping agonisingly over the bar. Hibs then broke in numbers but Gullan was hauled down in the attacking third before seeing his dead ball effort drift wide. Hibs clearly settled quicker and Down were limited to shots from distance. None of which troubled Jordan Brown in the Hibs goal. There were limited clear cut chances in the half with neither side being able to get the ball down and dictate the play. As the half drew to a close Down were finishing it the strongest. Some neat play on the edge of the box seen a ball slipped through the defence but the attacker was offside. Then Hibs went in front. Some nice trickery down the right flank seen Gallantes fouled by Calderwood. Gullan missed the penalty but the rebound was hammered home by Callum Donaldson. Down were looking for a swift response and almost got it but Aaron Devlin’s shot sailed over.
Premier Section Globe Semi Final: Osasco 1-0 Ichifuna
Brazilian outfit Osasco laboured to a 1-0 win over Ichinfuna in what proved to be a relatively tame affair on a breezy Thursday evening in Broughshane.
Premier Section Salver: Vendee 5-0 Aslet Columbia
Vendee dispatched of Alset Colombia in a convincing fashion to earn their first win of the Salver tournament in Clough on Thursday afternoon.
Premier Section Bowl Semi Final: Right to Dream 4-2 Ponte Preta
Right to Dream got the ball down from the off and began to produce some slick passing football. Ponte Preta struggled to get on the ball in the early stages and this proved costly as Kamal Sowah put the Ghanaians in front with a cool post and in finish. From there on in it was all one way traffic as Right to Dream pushed for a second. Some neat play from Danso provided Antwi with the chance to cross but his effort failed to put the Brazilian defence under any pressure. As Ponte Preta tried to find their feet in the game, the won a free kick in midfield. After taking it quickly a shot from distance sailed over the bar. It wasn’t long before Right to Dream broke the Ponte Preta defence down again when Boahene lashed the ball home from close range. But it was game of soon after, some great hold up play by Wallison allowed Mateus to run from deep and stroke the ball home to make it 2-1. The game went quiet after that, the only notable attempt on goal was a Brazilian free kick from 30 yards out, the ball again sailing over the bar. Wallison should have made it 2-2 when he found himself one on one with the keeper but he dragged his effort wide. Right to Dream thought they had made it 3-1 when Caboclo’s diving header found the back of the net but he was ruled offside by the linesman.
Day 5 – SuperCupNI Finals
Day Five - Junior FinalsSuperCupNI 2016 JUNIOR SECTIONFRIDAY 29TH JULY 2016SUPERCUPNI SHIELD 2ND MATCHESKO TIME VENUE11amGPS2 v 1Dundalk SL Rugby Avenue,...
Premier Section Bowl Semi Final: Real Sociedad 3-0 Strikers
Real Sociedad eased their way into the Premier Bowl final after a comfortable 3-0 victory over American side, Strikers. The Spanish outfit were on top from the first whistle, with captain Jon Ander Olasagasti pulling the strings in midfield.
Premier Section: Right to Dream 2-1 Co. Fermanagh
Co Fermanagh were left to rue missed opportunities as a 10- man Right to Dream side clung on to win their first match of the tournament at Broughshane.
Premier Section: O’Higgins 2-0 Co. Tyrone
Higgins FC ran out comfortable 2-0 winners over County Tyrone in what proved to be an entertaining affair at the Ballymena Showgrounds on Wednesday evening.
Premier Section: Ponte Preta 3-0 Co. Londonderry
The Brazilians have flattered to deceive in this year’s competition so far as, despite playing some neat football in their opening 2 fixtures, they had still to get a point on the board, before this evenings fixture against the host county.
Premier Section: MS Select 1-2 Co. Down
Down started the match in an intense and positive manner and got their just reward after five minutes on the clock when Scott McArthur had time to fire home a lethal volley into the roof of the net.
Premier Section: Club America 1-0 KV Mechelen
Club America took on Belguim side KV Mechelen at Castlerock. Club America started the brighter of the sides, as Leyva Diego got into a good position but his shot was well saved by Jelle De Schoenmaken in the Mechelen goal.
Day 4 Semi Final Fixtures & Results
Junior Semi Final FixturesSuperCupNI 2016 JUNIOR SECTIONTHURSDAY 28TH JULY 2016SUPERCUPNI SHIELD 1ST MATCHESKO TIME VENUENoonGPS2 v 1Alset ColombiaClough, BallymenaNoonPartick...
Premier Section: Lusaka Academy 4-0 Aslet Columbia
Lusaka could and should have took the lead in the tenth minute when winger Chiwala Lunkoto crossed from the left to put it on a plate for Joseph Ndawa but the striker headed wide from close range.
Premier Section: Osasco 6-0 Otago
Osasco wrapped up their second win of this year’s tournament with a comprehensive victory over Otago in the sunshine at Coleraine.
Premier Section: Hibernian 2-0 Strikers
Hibernian defeat American side Strikers two-nil in a blustery affair at Rugby Avenue.
Premier Section Match Report – Newcastle Utd 3 – 0 Vendee
This game started relatively quietly, with both sides trying to get the ball down and play some football. Newcastle settled quicker and began passing the ball around and taking control of...
Premier Section Day 3 Preview – Who needs What?
There are five teams with the maximum six points heading into today’s final round of group fixtures in the Premier Section. Here’s a look ahead to Wednesday’s important Premier games, where it could go right down to the final whistle.
Premier Section Match Report – Co. Armagh 1 – 2 Co. Down
County Down took on County Armagh at the Coleraine Showgrounds on Tuesday.
Premier Section Match Report – Co. Antrim 2 – 1 Co. Londonderry
This evening saw an intense local derby as County Antrim took on County Londonderry at the Ballymena United Showgrounds.