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Malone rout Civil Service

In a spectacular turn-a-round, Malone come back from a whitewash last week to vent their spleen on Civil Service.
Malone may be the underdogs on paper compared to Fisherwicks "other" team, but someone forgot to tell the Malone players!

After a disasterous result last week against League leaders, Clifton House, instead of bemoaning their loss they came out firing on all cylinders. Civil Service must have wondered what hit them!

Having collected a couple of nice results over the past few weeks, especiallly their win against Clifton, Civil Service must have felt secure in their new position as challengers for League honours. But their aspirations were to be short-lived; Malone bringing them back to earth with a shattering 4-1 loss. Mind you, with their secret weapons of newcomer Lou Pak Kwan and youngster Chris Millar, Malone are formidable opposition.

This result has opened up a Division 1 scramble in the second round of League fixtures. Clifton House have shown a vulnerability which Bangor's Mark Newman expects to exploit on Thursday (even with their home advantage concession) and with only a few points seperating the bunch of contenders - there is still a long way to go...
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