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Neither team dominated the opening stages but in the 33rd minute Jonathan Guyler netted from a Diarmuid Larkin through ball only to be adjudged offside.

A free-kick from Conal Burns was tipped over by Bryan Moore in the home goal on 40 minutes and on the stroke of half-time Tony O'Hanlon put Newington 1-0 up with a back post header.

Ballymoney thought they had equalised early in the second half with David McVicker finishing of a great move, only to be adjudged offside.

Ballymoney were again denied on 54 minutes when Larkin slotted home but it too was disallowed for yet another offside.

On 75 minutes Kevin Niblock sealed the points netting from at the front post from a low cross which gave Moore no chance in the home goal. 

Ballymoney United: Moore, McKenna, O'Hare, Boyle, Craig, Dooey, McVicker, McClelland, Stewart, Larkin, Guyler subs Bradley (replaced McClelland 86), Brown (replaced McKenna 65), Dickson (replaced McVicker 77), Steele (not used)

Newington YC: Smyth, Pierce, Manning, O'Kane, Adams, Niblock, O'Hanlon, McClean, Rafferty, Bradley, Burns subs O'Neill (replaced McClean 65), McGowan (replaced O'Hanlon 85), Finlay (replaced Pierce 85), Reid (not used)

Referee: Ken Gibbons

Lineups, Bookings and Substitutions

Bryan Moore
Jordan Craig
Connor O'Hare
Francis McKenna		65
Hugh Og Boyle
Shane Dooey	20, 75
Lee McClelland	18	86
David McVicker	77	77
Ryan Stewart
Jonathan Guyler
Diarmuid Larkin

Dean Smyth
Damien Manning
Cathal O'Kane
Sean Adams
Patrick Pierce		85
Desy McClean		65
Kevin Niblock			75
Gary Rafferty
Anthony O'Hanlon		85	44
Liam Bradley	51
Conal Burns	36

Subs

Che Bradley		86
Daniel Brown		65
Mark Dickson		77

Subs

Kevin O'Neill		65
John McGowan		85
Joe Finlay		85