The designated tie of the round at The Dub went to Kelvin OB, who defeated Ballymena side Harryville Homers 3-0 in the fonaCAB Craig Stanfield Junior Cup Second Round.

Brandon Masson opened the scoring inside ten minutes, placing the ball home from the edge of the six-yard box before Carson Elliott doubled the advantage shortly before the hour mark.

Elliot Ross completed the scoring in the closing stages when he raced into the area from the right, held off a defender and fired across goal into the far corner.

Kelvin OB captain Dean Sproule was presented with the Player of the Match Trophy by IFA Junior and Youth Cup Committee member Graham Evans after the match concluded.

A high-scoring afternoon saw Cregagh Wanderers, West End Hibs, Greencastle Rovers and Ahoghill Thistle all break through the ten-goal mark across the country.

West End Hibs' Kyle Thompson and Greencastle Rovers' James McHugh were not far behind, both finding the net four times in their respective games.

A further 11 players scored hat-tricks during the weekend, including Fionn Grew from Beann Mhadaghain, Darren Whyment from Cregagh Wanderers, Oisin Cowan from West End Hibs, Aaron Harvey from Enagh Rovers, Alaaeddine Dhouioui from Ardstraw, Patrick McAleer from Ballycastle United, Kevin McKeown from Greencastle Rovers, Caiden McConnell from Shamrock II, Jonathan Greer from Ahoghill Thistle, James McCoy from Sandy Hill and Caolan Deegan.

Enniskillen Rangers followed up their elimination of outgoing holders Enniskillen Town United in the previous round by defeating Strabane Athletic Reserves.

Ardmore, champions in 2025, also secured their place in the Third Round with a victory over Villa Rovers, with Jack Coyle and Tiernan McKeever on target.

Rosario YC II, losing finalists last season, led the way in front of goal with a remarkable haul as they swept aside St Teresa's at Aquinas Grammar, with Thomas Doherty, Ryan Campbell and Daniel Goodacre each claiming hat-tricks.