Match Report
The table read 1412th (Institute, 0 pts) against 199th (Ballymena United, 9 pts), 9 points apart. The last five rounds placed Institute 1052nd in the league for form — higher than their 1412th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.82 goals per team per game, Institute ran at 0 scored and 2.5 conceded, Ballymena United at 2.33 and 0.33.
Three consecutive defeats weighed on Institute. Momentum sat with Ballymena United, winners of their last three. Institute had banked 4 of the last 15 points on offer; Ballymena United, 13.
Ballymena United led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Ballymena United: P. McElroy (12'), R. Waide (79')




