Round 2
21.02.09 Ballinamallard Youth 0 - 1 Tristar @ Bawnacre.
Round 1:
13.12.08 Donemana 1 - 5 Ballinamallard youth @ Ballymagorry
Hoy (2), Edgar (2) & Walker.
Ballinamallard 0 -1 Tristar B’mallard failed to reach the last 16 of the N. Ireland cup despite a gutsy performance at the Bawnacre. The opening 10 minutes was a tight affair with little goalmouth action but plenty of committed tackling. On 15 minutes John Joe Strain brought the best out of the Tristar keeper with a stinging volley which was well held. Shortly after this Tristar won a free kick 25 yards from the Mallard goal. They sprung the offside trap and a looping header dropped wide of Andrew Nevin and into the net. The remainder of the half saw possession shared but the Mallards were making the best chances. Niall Wallace had a volley go wide as did Andy Farrell’s header from a dangerous Johnny Hoy cross. Lee Walker had a shot go narrowly over and just before break he brought a good save from the excellent keeper.
It was more of the same after the break with Bryan Owens having a shot saved and Wallace’s drive going narrowly wide. Farrell latched onto a Louis Leonard through ball but saw his effort saved. With 15 minutes remaining Nevin was forced into a good save low to his right as the Mallards pressed forward in search of an equaliser. With two at the back the Mallards were open to a series of breaks but Ben Brown and Charlie Mitten were superb in protecting Nevin’s goal. In the dying seconds Strain put Farrell through but his shot was blocked on the line and in the ensuing scramble the keeper eventually gathered the ball to deny the Mallards a deserved equaliser.
Donemana 1 – 5 B’mallard
B’mallard progressed to the second round of the N.Ireland cup with this comfortable victory at Donemana. The game was effectively over after 20 minutes when the Mallards raced to a four goal lead with Johnny Hoy scoring twice in the first 10 minutes. In the opening seconds Hoy burst through the hesitant defence but pulled his shot wide. Minutes later an identical break saw him control a long ball on his chest and get the opener with a low shot to the keeper’s right. With 10 minutes on the clock he scored his second with a shot from 20 yards which squirmed through the keeper’s hands. The Mallards were attacking at will with Lee Walker and Louis Leonard both having efforts saved. Dangerous corners from Niall Wallace were causing problems and John Edgar benefited from slackness in the defence to bundle one home. On 20 minutes Edgar again rose above the defence to head in from another corner to make the score 4 – 0. Just before the break and with the Mallards continually pressing they were caught on the break and Donemana pulled one back.
The second half continued in the same vein with the Mallards in complete control on an increasingly heavy pitch. They carved out a catalogue of good chances and but for some glaring misses would have hit double figures such was their dominance. With 10 minutes remaining they did score when Walker received the ball wide on the right, his pace took him past the last defender and he coolly stroked the ball to the side of the out coming keeper to make the final score 1 - 5. This was a polished performance by the Mallards but against stiffer opposition in latter rounds of the cup their poor finishing would prove costly.
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