Comber Rec 3

Drumaness Mills 4

DRUMANESS Mills defied the inclement weather conditions and a high flying Comber side to pick up their fourth consecutive league win and on this sort of display it will not be long before they are well clear of the Premier Section relegation zone.

The Mills started brightly and with 14 minutes gone the Comber goalkeeper failed to hold a shot from Gavin McEvoy and Gary Murdock was on hand to stab the ball into an empty net.

However, it didn't take Comber long to equalise and two minutes later it was 1-1 when a free kick was headed home by the experienced Jim McCloskey.

Drumaness continued to pose problems for Comber and with 30 minutes gone a Rogan free kick was well saved by the home goalkeeper.

Comber were also creating chances and just before the break they hit the crossbar from a free on the half-way line.

The visitors were dealt a severe blow 23 minutes into the second half when Stevie Deegan was harshly red carded for an alleged use of the elbow, but the Mills refused to throw in the towel.

With 70 minutes gone a Rogan free kick crashed into the Comber wall. The Comber defence were slow in clearing the loose ball and McEvoy touched it back into Rogan's path and he smashed it to the back of the net.

With 74 minutes gone Chris Teggart broke down the wing and crossed for McEvoy. The Mills playmaker cushioned a pass into Murdock, but his strike was parried out by the Comber custodian and Paul Walsh had the simple task of stabbing Drumaness into a 3-1 lead.

Two minutes later Teggart cheekily lobbed the Comber goalkeeper when he spotted him off his line to put the Mills well clear.

However, Drumaness took their foot off the gas and McCloskey made it 4-2 with 10 minutes remaining. The home side then made it 4-3 in the 86th minute, but the Mills held on for an outstanding win.

Drumaness Mills: M. Watson, P. McDonald, A. Kelly, C. Deegan, B. Ward, P. Walsh, G. Murdock, P. Rogan, S. Deegan, N. Walsh, G. McEvoy. Subs: C. Teggart, N. Gelston, G. Gelston.