Football

Lámh Dhearg look to all but secure a place in knock-out stages of Antrim SFC

Aldergrove travel to Hannahstown looking to revive their own hopes after an opening loss to Dunloy

Lamh Dhearg's Conor Murray grabbed three points in their five-point win over Portglenone Picture Philip Walsh.
Lamh Dhearg's Conor Murray and Paddy Cunningham will want to keep their positive start to the championship roling. Picture Philip Walsh.
By Liam Grimley

Northern Switchgear Antrim SFC Group 1, round two

Lamh Dhearg v Aldergrove (Friday, 7.15pm)

LÁMH Dhearg will have one eye on the knock-out stages when they face St James’s at home on Friday.

The Hannahstown side swept to an easy win in their opening fixture against St Enda’s of Glengormley, 39-year-old Paddy Cunningham kicking 0-7 and finishing top scorer on the day to prove that age is just a number.

The former Antrim captain will hope for another age-defying performance against an Aldergrove side that are coming off the back of a defeat to last year’s beaten finalists Dunloy.

The visitors will be hoping to steal a point or two off Lámh Dhearg and make a late push for one of the two quarter-final slots from the group. Their final game is against St Enda’s in two weeks’ time.

Lámh Dhearg will see this game as a small bump compared to their last game against Dunloy when they will hope that they can cast off the ghost of last year’s shock defeat to Dunloy in the quarter-finals.