Bangor FC 2, Carrick Rangers 3

CARRICKFERGUS, Northern Ireland (Interstat) — In a dramatic opening match of the Northern Irish Premiership season, Carrick Rangers edged visiting Bangor 3-2 in a back-and-forth contest Tuesday afternoon at Loughview Leisure Arena. The match, which featured four goals in a frantic 16-minute span either side of halftime, defied a pregame projection from Interstat that had forecast a 2-2 draw. The same analytics system had given the home side a 60.40 percent probability of victory, a prediction Carrick Rangers ultimately fulfilled in a match that delivered early-season excitement. Carrick Rangers seized the initiative early. Forward Jay Boyd broke the deadlock in… Read more...