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Irish Premiership - Crusaders 1-3 Larne (Result) Cosgrove heads visitors in front on 39 minutes Blaney fires home Crues equaliser on stroke of half-time Ives restores Larne's lead after 53 minutes Callacher own-goal seals win for champions Bet Mc Lean Cup quarter-final - Ballymena United 0-2 Glentoran (Result) Jenkins breaks deadlock for Glens on 69 minutes Fisher doubles lead with five minutes left Jana Mc Cabe and Damian Mullan Glentoran progress to the semi-finals after beating Ballymena while it's a bounce-back win for Larne at Crusaders following their shock Irish Cup exit at the weekend. That's all from us for now - thanks for your company. FT: Crusaders 1-3 Larne Jimmy Callacher diverts a Larne cross into his own net in the dying seconds. This video can not be played Watch: An own goal from Jimmy Callacher seals the three points for Larne Glentoran 2-0 Ballymena United Here's how David Fisher secured Glentoran's place in the semi-finals of the cup. This video can not be played Watch: David Fisher scores for Glentoran Crusaders 1-3 Larne Goals from Tomas Cosgrove, Levi Ives and an OG mean that Larne leave Seaview with three points. Jimmy Callacher OG (96 mins) An OG seals the three points for Larne! Jimmy Callacher attempts to block Dylan Sloan's cross into the box, but the ball takes an awkward deflection off the defender and sails into the back of the net. Crusaders 1-2 Larne Was that the final chance of the game? Jordan Owens flicks the ball on for Philip Lowry, but he seems to misjudge the pace of the ball and sends his strike well off target. Glentoran 2-0 Ballymena United All over at the Oval where it's Glentoran who proceed to the Bet Mc Clean Cup semi-finals with a deserved 2-0 win over Ballymena United. Jordan Jenkins opened the scoring after 69 minutes with a fine strike from the edge of the box before David Fisher secured the win with a late strike after a Ballymena defensive error. Crusaders 1-2 Larne Josh Williamson is cautioned for bringing down Dylan Sloan in the centre circle. The substitute can't have many complaints for being cautioned for that one! Crusaders 1-2 Larne We've played the 90 minutes and are into six minutes of additional time. Glentoran 2-0 Ballymena United Into two additional minutes. Glentoran 2-0 Ballymena United Goalscorer David Fisher is replaced by Findlay Thorndike for the final few minutes. Crusaders 1-2 Larne Stewart Nixon's night is over as he is replaced by Brandon Downey. Glentoran 2-0 Ballymena United Here's how Jordan Jenkins broke the deadlock at the Oval. This video can not be played Watch: Jordan Jenkins scores for Glentoran David Fisher (85 mins) Glentoran double their lead with five minutes remaining as David Fisher slams the ball past Sean O'Neill after a Ballymena United defensive slip-up. Crusaders 1-2 Larne Jordan Owens takes a clever touch to shift the ball before firing a strike just wide from the edge of the box. That was a good chance for the substitute. Crusaders 1-2 Larne No chances in the last 10 minutes, but plenty of bookings and substitutions! Rohan Ferguson is the next in Steven Gregg's book as he is cautioned for time wasting. Crusaders 1-2 Larne Another change for Larne with Joe Thomson replacing Levi Ives. Glentoran 1-0 Ballymena United Welcome to the game! Ballymena United's Caolan Loughran goes crashing into Glentoran sub' Wassim Aouachria, just seconds after entering the fray. The big defender accepts his yellow card. Crusaders 1-2 Larne Cricky Gallagher is cautioned for a sliding tackle on Mal Smith. Safe to say Crusaders aren't happy with that challenge! Crusaders 1-2 Larne Not much happening here and as a result, Gary Haveron makes some changes. Sean Graham and Jordan Mc Eneff are introduced. Conor Mc Kendry and Mark Randall make way. © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.