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Tuesday, 11 May 2010 |
Santos 2-4 Crumlin Star
Last Thursday the Star faced Santos again in the league and after beating them 8-1 the previous Saturday Santos where out to put things right. After playing 12 games in the last month manager Hawkins gave his first team a rest and fielded the reserve team instead and they didn't disappoint. After a bright start the Star found themselves 1-0 up when Cairns curled home from the edge of the area. Santos fount back before half time andlevelled things up when their captain drove the ball home when invited to shoot from a tight angle. Stiofan Brown headed the Star into a 2-1 lead from a Cairns corner but again the home side fought back and equalised through a header of their own. Late in the game O'Neill tried his luck from long range and found the back of the net from all of 30 yards which left the keeper rooted to the spot. Gormley made the game safe in injury time after some excellent work from Murray on the right.
Crumlin Star 6-0 Dromore Amateurs
On Saturday the Star faced Dromore in a league fixture in which the Ardoyne side dominated from the first whistle. In a totally one sided half the Star created countless chances and scored four excellent goals in the process. Paul Brown opened the scoring early on with a low drive then strike partner Gormley bagged himself a quick double to make it 3-0 and just before the half ended Gareth O'Neill scored another wonder strike from long range with his sweet left foot. Gormley then got a deserved hat trick on the hour mark with a cool finish in the box. Highlight of the day was when defender Ciaran Burns scored his first goal for the Star in 2 years when he headed home from the back post which resulted in a Robbie Keane like celebration.
Crumlin Star 2-1 4th Newtonabby Old Boys
In their final league game of the season the Star faced 4th Newtonabby old boys from Ballyclare and with the Junior Shield final looming manager Hawkins once again put his faith in his reserve team players who again the didn't disappoint. James Doyle gave the Star a first half lead when slotted home a stone wall penalty. The away side needed a win to avoid relegation so they through everything at the young Star side and got a deservedequaliser when the 6ft 5inch defender headed home from a corner. With the final whistle in sight the young Star side showed their quality which bagged them the NAFL 3b title when they netted the winner through Doyle again when he looped the ball over the defender on the line to end the season on a winning note.
The Crumlin Star Players & Committee would like to thank everyone who supported us through the season and would like to give a special thanks to Laim McNeill from North City Training and Martin Currie from Curries Accident Repair Centre for sponsoring our kits this season. Also a big thank you to Ardoyne Boxing Gym & the Crumlin Star Committee for the help & support throughout the season.
Big Burnsey finally got on the scoresheet for the Star!!! 
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