Under-16s see off Cookstown Youths in National League encounter

By The Newsroom
Published 26th Nov 2014, 10:01 BST
Under-13 National League action between Coleraine FC Academy and St Oliver Plunkett Youths. (s)Under-13 National League action between Coleraine FC Academy and St Oliver Plunkett Youths. (s)
Under-13 National League action between Coleraine FC Academy and St Oliver Plunkett Youths. (s)
Coleraine FC Academy Under 16’s returned to winning ways at The Warren in Portstewart with a 3-2 victory over Cookstown Youth.

The boys in blue and white were looking to bounce back from last week’s exit in the NIBFA Cup with three points in the league against mid-ulster outfit Cookstown Youth.

Coleraine started the day the better of the teams with Tyler Golligher and Peter Rankin having a share of the early chances.

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Rankin found his goal-scoring touch again with a well finished shot in the twentieth minute.

Stewart Holmes got himself on the goal sheet as well with a Mario Ballotelli-esque goal and celebration to match when his calmly placed shot went past the keeper into the bottom corner.

Ciaran Hall continued his fine form of goal-keeping from last week with a string of confident saves and marshalling the Coleraine defence of Jordan Pollock and Rueben Sweeney at every opportunity.

Cookstown who found the first half very difficult were able to pull one goal back before the break with a long range shot which pipped Hall to the post and into the back of the net.