DFC hosted high flying East Belfast in the McComb’s Coach Travel Intermediate Cup on Saturday and despite an assured start the visitors progressed to the next round courtesy of a 3-1 victory. The home side should have went in front in the opening two minutes when Glenn Hand pulled a superb ball back across goal …
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Despite making 5 changes to rotate the squad DFC ran out comfortable winners in the Irish cup to put there name in the hat for only the second time in the clubs history. They went in front on 5 minutes when Liggett set up his partner Johnson to tap home and on the half hour …
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In a hastily rearranged fixture DFC made the difficult trip to Tobermore United on Saturday knowing this was the only league action today and came away with 3 valuable and hard earned points to keep them ticking over in the top half of the table. On a sticky pitch it took a fluent move between …
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DFC made the long journey to Portstewart missing both strikers and central midfield but nevertheless gave a highly impressive performance despite losing this key game 1-0. Portstewart main outlet was there attacking wing back who nearly opened the scoring on 5 minutes after a great driving run but his well hit shot drifted wide of …
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Dollingstown welcomed Lisburn Distillery to Planters Park in the 3rd round of the Tennents Irish Cup and put themselves in the next round with a comfortable display. Manager Stephen Uprichard made changes to the team and started with King, Patterson and Thompson this week and it near paid of within 5 minutes when Patterson put …
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A minutes silence was held before this quarter final cup tie in remembrance of long term serving MUFL member Isaac Gilkinson plus also Jim Gregson who first sold the ground we have today at Planters Park to DFC way back in year 2000. In a very tight game it was DFC who went in front …
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DFC made a return to play Coagh United in the McComb’s Coach Travel Intermediate Cup on Saturday and despite 4-5 changes in the team came away with a hard earned 1-0 victory. It was fully 30 minutes before a serious effort on target by either side and it was a Liggett header that was cleared …
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