Men’s Premiership: NI Civil Service 2 Queens 3

On Friday evening Queens were the visitors to NI Civil Service for the opening Men’s Premiership fixture of the season, at Stormont. On a thoroughly miserable evening, only the intensity of the rain varied through the course of the game.

Queens pressed from push back, forcing Serve back, defending high up the pitch. Despite their dominance Queens couldn’t score. On a rare breakout James Thompson latched on to a long ball and slotted it past the advancing keeper, to give Service a 1-0 lead at the end of the 1^st quarter.

Queens continued to dominate but it was not until the 23^rd minute that Conor Irwin rifled in an equaliser. It was 1-1 at halftime.

As Queens continued to press Irwin got his 2^nd goal of the game to put Queens up 2-1, after40 minutes. They led 2-1 at the end of the 3^rd quarter.

Queens domination continued into the 4^th quarter. When Ben Farson nudged the ball home after 57 minutes, it seemed that the game was dead. Service substituted out their keeper and with the outfield player advantage pulled a goal back, through Chris McRoberts, on 59 minutes.

Queens played out the final seconds to secure a opening victory, on the road, 3-2.

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