Ards supervisor Matthew Tipton desires to construct on his workforce’s current return to kind after a gradual begin to the season.
On Saturday, the Crimson and Blues made it two Lough 41 Championship wins in a row by beating basement aspect Dergview 5-2 due to targets from Eamon Scannell (2), Ross Hunter, Patrick Cafolla and Adam Salley at Clandeboye Park. Sam Robb and Sean McCarron scored for the Dergs.
Tipton mentioned: “Now we have misplaced 4 league video games however I really feel we may have gained three of them.
“Annagh and Warrenpoint had been slender defeats with recreation altering incidents in stoppage time. Even at Ballinamallard, the place we misplaced 4-1, we solely conceded three targets late on as a result of we pushed ahead in an try and win the sport.
“We simply may have gotten three attracts, or extra, from these three troublesome away video games.
“So at no level was I ever too involved, as I may see we had been performing nicely and making an attempt to do issues the best approach.”
Elsewhere on Saturday, league leaders Loughgall maintained their unbeaten document with a 1-0 win over Institute courtesy of a Nathaniel Ferris spot kick.
Paul Kee’s first recreation as supervisor of Harland and Wolff Welders led to defeat. Second positioned Annagh United gained 2-1, with Stephen Murray and Odhran Smyth scoring for the house aspect, earlier than Michael McLellan hit a late comfort purpose.
Dundela moved into third due to a late winner from David Fearon at Wilgar Park. Darren Stuart’s purpose 5 minutes earlier than the break regarded to have given Newington all three factors, however David McMaster equalised with 11 minutes left and Fearon settled the sport in stoppage time.
Warrenpoint’s four-game successful streak was ended by Ballyclare Comrades at Dixon Park, the place Joe Tully scored on within the first-half just for Kealan Dillon to discover a leveller for the Level.
Ballinamallard United made it three wins on the spin with a 2-1 victory at Knockbreda, who went forward by means of Lee McGreevy, however Shane McGinty and Mark Stafford scored for the away aspect to finish the comeback.