Gordon West Cup: Belfast High School Former Pupils 16 Strabane 10

BHSFP held on for a narrow victory over Strabane in a hard-fought encounter at the High School pitches on the Shore Road.

The game got underway in bright sunshine, and the home team took a 3 – 0 lead early on with a penalty from Cameron Banford. Strabane soon responded with a penalty of their own, converted by Christiaan Grobler, to level the scores at 3 – 3.

Cameron Banford scored all BHSFP’s points in their Gordon West Cup tie against Strabane

The game was evenly matched throughout the first half, with both teams creating chances. However, it was BHSFP who took a 6 – 3 lead into the break with a second penalty from Banford.

It was a similar story after the break with both teams trying to run the ball but . . .

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