ROOHI DOUBLE SETS COMRADES UP
Darius Roohi hit two goals as the Comrades defeated Newry City 3-1 at Dixon Park.
The 26-year-old opened the scoring just after the half-hour mark when he ran onto a Michael Morgan through ball to take the ball round keeper Conor Mitchell and into the net.
He doubled up a couple of minutes from the break after getting the final touch to Caolan Donnelly’s free-kick while Liam Hassin added a third moments after the interval.
Adam Carroll reduced the deficit not long after that, but Roohi squandered the chance to bag a hat-trick when - on 65 minutes - he failed to beat Mitchell from the spot.
Ballyclare Comrades: Walker, Mervyn, McCune, McConville, Hassin, Roohi, Morgan, Gilmour, Donnelly, Tennant, McAleer subs Ritchie, Burns, Murphy, Quinn, Gray, McGreevy, McMurtry
Newry City: Mitchell, McGivern, McCaffrey, O’Brien, Carroll, Forde, Ball, Moan, McNickle, Scullion, O’Flaherty subs McStay, Smith, O’Connor, Salley, Coleman, Honey, McEnteggart