FC Antrim put Ballymoney behind the eight ball!

In the Toalsbet.com Co Antrim Junior Shield second round, FC made light work of Ballymoney Reserves in an 8-0 to progress to the last 32, with Sloan brothers Jordan and Reece the stars in a rampant eight nil victory.

It took the Antrin men only 12 minutes to open the scoring when Jordan Sloan switched the ball out left to brother Reece, he stepped inside his marker and from 25 yards out curled a brilliant effort into the top corner. FC were well on top but it took them until 33 minutes to make their dominance pay with a second goal.

Reece Sloan was the provider this time as he intercepted a ball out from the back before sliding in Kyle Neil who showed great composure to make it 2-0. The home side were then reduced to 10 men five minutes later when their goalkeeper was removed giving them a mountain to climb in the second half.

FC were dominant in the second half and just before the hour mark they made it 3-0 when Caolan Hughes fired a ball behind the home defence for Seanchan Duffin who drilled the ball home with a brilliant one touch finish. Substitute Liam McKernan got in on the act two minutes later when he controlled a cross from Duffin, turning his man before firing home for 4-0.

McKernan made it 5-0 showing great awareness in the box to head home at the near post after a great ball from Reece Sloan. The powerful FC front man then completed the perfect hat trick as he finished well in the box with his right foot after great work from Reece Sloan and Lee Herron set him free.

Reece Sloan was the architect again when he curled a corner kick to the back post which was headed home by Kurt Crawford to make it 7-0. The scoring was complete when FC hit an eighth goal late on, Reece Sloan again the provider with his fourth assist as he slid a ball in to Seanchan Duffin in the box, he controlled and volleyed home completing a brilliant away day rout.