Match Centre

Premiership
Tuesday 8 November 2022 (kick off: 8.00 PM)

Venue: Newry Showgrounds

Attendance: 597

Referee: Declan Hassan

Newry City home-team
3 FT 2
away-team Ballymena United
  •   Noel Healy 17'
  •   Daniel Hughes 36'
  •   Brian Healy 90+2'
  •   Kym Nelson 7'
  •   Ryan Waide 76'
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Newry scorers Noel Healy, Daniel Hughes and Brian Healy ©Newry City AFC

NEWRY GRAB LAST GASP WINNER

Newry City avenged Friday's defeat to Ballymena United by grabbing a stoppage time winner when the sides met again a few days later.

It looked like there'd be a repeat showing when the Sky Blues raced into the lead as early as the seventh minute when Kym Nelson nodded home Mikey Place's corner.

But Newry levelled with just over a quarter-of-an-hour on the clock courtesy of Noel Healy's well struck left foot effort past Sean O'Neill.

Nelson might have restored Ballymena's lead soon after only to strike the ball against the outside of the post but, on 36 minutes, City edged in front for the first time when Daniel Hughes followed up on the rebound after initially seeing a spot-kick - awarded after he had been fouled by Jack Henderson - saved by O'Neill.

That was how it stayed until 76 minutes after substitute Ryan Waide levelled for the visitors after connecting with a cross at the back post.

However, Newry sealed their win in stoppage time. A great cross from Hughes reached Brian Healy inside the box and he responded by rifling the ball in off the underside of the bar.

Newry City: Maguire, King, N. Healy, McGivern, Hughes, Lockhart, Teelan, Donnelly, Rocks, Scullion, Montgomery subs Brady (not used), Omrore (not used), Carville (replaced Rocks 84), Moan (not used), B. Healy (replaced Lockhart 74), Forde (not used), Boudiaf (not used)

Ballymena United: O’Neill, Nelson, Redman, Whiteside, McDaid, McCullough, Kane, Henderson, Gibson, Keeley, Place subs Wilson (not used), Loughran (not used), Kelly (replaced Henderson 60), McElroy (replaced Gibson 73), Waide (replaced Kane 60), Tweed (not used), McGrory (replaced Place 73)

  • FULL TIME
    Newry City   3 - 2 Ballymena United
  • GOAL

    Brian Healy

    Ballyclare Comrades

    90+2'
  • red subsititutions  Substitution

    Donal Rocks

    Ballymena United

    84'
  • green subsititutions  Substitution

    Declan Carville

    Banbridge Town

    84'
  • GOAL

    Ryan Waide

    Loughgall

    76'
  • red subsititutions  Substitution

    Thomas Lockhart

    Newry City

    74'
  • green subsititutions  Substitution

    Brian Healy

    Ballyclare Comrades

    74'
  • red subsititutions  Substitution

    Jordan Gibson

    Loughgall

    73'
  • red subsititutions  Substitution

    Mikey Place

    Ballymena United

    73'
  • green subsititutions  Substitution

    Paul McElroy

    Portadown

    73'
  • green subsititutions  Substitution

    Andrew McGrory

    Ballymacash Rangers

    73'
  • red subsititutions  Substitution

    Kenneth Kane

    Moyola Park

    60'
  • red subsititutions  Substitution

    Jack Henderson

    Portadown

    60'
  • green subsititutions  Substitution

    Joshua Kelly

    Glentoran

    60'
  • green subsititutions  Substitution

    Ryan Waide

    Loughgall

    60'
  •  Yellow Card

    Jack Henderson

    Portadown

    53'
  • GOAL

    Daniel Hughes

    Players

    36'
  • GOAL

    Noel Healy

    Newry City

    17'
  • GOAL

    Kym Nelson

    Ballymena United

    7'

Newry City

  • Steven Maguire
  • Darren King
  • Noel Healy 17'
  • Ryan McGivern
  • Daniel Hughes 36'
  • Thomas Lockhart red substitution 74'
  • James Teelan
  • Philip Donnelly
  • Donal Rocks red substitution 84'
  • Donal Scullion
  • Dale Montgomery

Substitutes

  • Niall Brady
  • Emmanuel Omrore
  • Declan Carville green substitution 84'
  • Stephen Moan
  • Brian Healy green substitution 74' 90+2'
  • Lorcan Forde
  • Mohamed Boudiaf

Ballymena United

  • Sean O'Neill
  • Kym Nelson 7'
  • Ross Redman
  • Scot Whiteside
  • David McDaid
  • Steven McCullough
  • Kenneth Kane red substitution 60'
  • Jack Henderson 53' red substitution 60'
  • Jordan Gibson red substitution 73'
  • Conor Keeley
  • Mikey Place red substitution 73'

Substitutes

  • Douglas Wilson
  • Caolan Loughran
  • Joshua Kelly green substitution 60'
  • Paul McElroy green substitution 73'
  • Ryan Waide green substitution 60' 76'
  • Evan Tweed
  • Andrew McGrory green substitution 73'

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