DAWFL BILLY ALLEN MEMORIAL SHIELD
Ballygowan 1 Castle Juniors 4
THE threat of snow and frost had been widely forecast as last Saturday neared and postponement notices began to be placed against much of the outdoor sporting programme – even before the weekend dawned.
Chronicle photographer Jonathan Coates and I set our plans firmly on the Billy Neill complex, only to find out en route to that venue that our targeted match between Ballygowan and Castle had been diverted to the Bangor Sportsplex.
The fact that the Sportsplex was the venue for the encounter meant that the unusual situation was taking a Ballygowan home game to the very location which was the regular playing site for opponents Castle.
After all the early turmoil of a shift in venue, Dylan Hay kicked off for Castle just half-an-hour behind the scheduled start.
Full report and photos in this weeks paper…