Premier Section

There was more late heartbreak from the Fermanagh Premiers, as Rhyss Campbell struck deep into injury time to seal a second narrow defeat for Darren Higginbotham’s men in less than 24 hours.

A last gasp winner by KV Mechelen’s Mohamed Zeroual stole the points in what was a feisty affair, against Brazilian’s Ponte Preta on the rain drenched pitch at Rugby Avenue.

Right to Dream and Newcastle took part in an entertaining draw in a rain soaked encounter at Seahaven.

Lusaka came out the eventual victors in a close fixture against MS Select of New Zealand at the Clough pitches.

It was another wet and soggy afternoon for the Super Cup NI as Otago of New Zealand took on Hibernian of Scotland at the Riada Stadium in Ballymoney.

Ichifuna made it two wins out of two in this year’s Premier Section with a fine win over Alset Columbia.

A Lewis McNall strike in the final moments of the game snatched all 3 points for Newcastle and resigned Co. Fermanagh to a defeat in their opening fixture of the tournament at the Ballymena Showgrounds.

The popular Right To Dream of Ghana faced off against O’Higgins in Riada Stadium, Ballymoney tonight as both teams played their first matches of this year’s tournament.

Real Sociedad secured a win in their first match despite some samba style football and a dominant first half display from Ponte Preta.

This afternoon’s game was at wet and rainy Parker Avenue in Portrush between Ichifuna from Japan, in the white, and MS Select (MSS) from New Zealand, in the blue.

The orange strip of Zambians Lusaka certainly brightened up the dreary skies over Rugby Avenue but it was County Down who took the spoils in this entertaining encounter.

County Armagh produced a stunning display to comprehensively beat Alset Columbia by eight goals to nil in the Premier Section in Clough on Monday afternoon.

After a slow start to the game in terms of goals and chances, it was Vendee who broke the deadlock after 20 minutes. A punt upfield was only half dealt with by the Tyrone defence, allowing Massimo Baron to rush in & volley the ball into the corner of the net, out of the reach of goalkeeper Joel Peden.

It didnt take long for this game to come alive. With just six minutes on the clock, a heavy touch in the Osasco defence allowed Hibs to open the scoring with a shot into the bottom corner. Soon after, Hibs challenged the referees decision, when he opted not to award them a free kick inside the box, after defender Cleyson Aroujo appeared to have passed the ball back to keeper Cucato Lopez. All in all, it was a quiet first half but two minutes before the break, Joao Pedro was shown yellow for a reckless tackle on the Hibs full back. On a wet afternoon it was hard for either side to get going.

Destined for Stardom

County Antrim defeated Club America 3-2 on penalties in the Premier Section to become the first County side to win the Milk Cup in the tournament’s 32 year history.

County Antrim beat Club America 3-2 on penalties, after the match ended 1-1, to become the first team from Northern Ireland to win the Premier section of the Milk Cup youth football tournament.