Carniny Youth Under-13s, sponsored by Millano's Ballymena

On a chilly evening at Crumlin Leisure Centre, the Ballymena boys were certainly caught cold by a stunning long-range goal for Glentoran inside the first 30 seconds.

The only real positive of the opening period came when Alfie helped set up Alex for Carniny's equaliser on the stroke of half-time

Alex was quickly out of the blocks in the opening seconds of the second half when he weaved his way through the Glentiran defence to put Carniny ahead.

The striker duly completed his hat-trick, thanks largely to the vision of Alfie who split the Glentoran defence with a lovely pass.

Carniny's fourth was the pick of the goals with Karter in midfield playing a clever pass inside the full-back for winger Billy to run onto and his low cross was swept home by in-rushing skipper Seth.

Glentoran finished the game in the same fashion as they started it as they scored a second goal in the last action of the game.

Man of the match was Jake W in defence thanks to some solid tackles and interceptions.

Carniny now await confirmation of their opponents in the semi-final of the Supplementary Cup, played for by the top four teams in each league section.

Before then, the Ballymena boys play their first Premier Division game against Carrick Rangers this Friday, after their impressive early-season form earned them promotion to the top flight.

Carniny: Jake R, Frankie, Mark, Jake W, Isaac, Luca, James, Harlow, Karter, Caleb, Billy, Seth, Josh, Alfie, Alex.