Ballymena United 6-3 Ards — NIFL Premiership, 14 Oct 2017
Ballymena United beat Ards 6-3 in the NIFL Premiership on 14 October 2017 at The Showgrounds, Ballymena. G. Thompson, A. Burns, C. Friel, J. McKinney and 2 more scored for Ballymena United; G. Tommons, Reece Glendinning and M. Ruddy for Ards. Full line-ups are below.
· kickoff·The Showgrounds · Ballymena·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-017'G. Thompson
- 2-029'A. Burns
- 2-137'G. Tommons
- Half-time2-1
- 3-152'C. Friel
- 56'D. McAllisterout: J. Kelly
- 64'C. McMillenout: B. Arthurs
- 4-177'J. McKinney
- 4-279'Reece Glendinning
- 4-380'M. RuddyPenalty
- 5-381'L. Millar
- 84'G. Kekeout: M. McLellan
- 6-389'K. BraniffPenalty
- Full-time6-3
Line-ups
Coach: D. Jeffrey
- 18C. Brennan
- 4K. Owens
- 6M. Gault
- 21J. Ervin
- 23L. Millar81'
- 22S. McCullough
- 9C. Friel52'
- 14A. Burns29'
- 7G. Thompson17'
- 10K. Braniff89'
- 26J. McKinney77'
Substitutes
- 1R. Glendinning
- 2T. Kane
- 12W. Faulkner
- 5J. Flynn
- 11C. McCloskey
Coach: C. Nixon
- 3M. Ruddy80'
- 6D. Elebert
- 1S. Johnston
- 21C. Byers
- 11D. McAllister56'
- 7C. McMillen64'
- 5J. Taylor
- 24Reece Glendinning79'
- 19G. Keke84'
- 16G. Tommons37'
- 4N. Hanley
Substitutes
- 12J. Kelly56'
- 15J. Mitchell
- 10M. McLellan84'
- 9G. Liggett
- 27B. Arthurs64'
Team statistics aren't available for this match.
Player statistics aren't available for this match.
Recent Form
Ballymena UnitedLLWLW
- L07 Oct 17ADungannon Swifts1-2
- L30 Sept 17HColeraine FC0-2
- W23 Sept 17ABallinamallard United3-1
- L16 Sept 17HGlentoran1-3
- W09 Sept 17AWarrenpoint Town3-1
ArdsLWLDL
- L07 Oct 17HGlentoran0-1
- W30 Sept 17ABallinamallard United2-0
- L23 Sept 17AGlenavon FC0-3
- D16 Sept 17ACrusaders FC0-0
- L09 Sept 17HColeraine FC0-3
Final table, NIFL Premiership 2017/18
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Cliftonville FC | 27 | +19 | 49 |
| 6 | Glentoran | 27 | -5 | 37 |
| 7 | Ballymena United | 25 | -3 | 35 |
| 8 | Dungannon Swifts | 27 | -18 | 29 |
| 9 | Ards | 27 | -29 | 24 |
| 10 | Warrenpoint Town | 27 | -25 | 18 |
| 11 | Carrick Rangers | 27 | -40 | 14 |
Before and after
Ballymena United
- Previous: Dungannon Swifts 2-1 Ballymena United, 7 Oct 2017 · NIFL Premiership
- Next: Glenavon FC 4-0 Ballymena United, 21 Oct 2017 · NIFL Premiership
Ards
- Previous: Ards 0-1 Glentoran, 7 Oct 2017 · NIFL Premiership
- Next: Ards 2-1 Warrenpoint Town, 20 Oct 2017 · NIFL Premiership
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