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Crusaders 3-1 Loughgall (result) Lowry heads Crusaders ahead Franklin drills home low effort Crues add third but Loughgall reply Dungannon Swifts 1-4 Cliftonville (result) Bigirimana goal cancelled out by Gormley Stevens curler has Reds in front at Stangmore Gormley spot on with penalty Glenavon 0-3 Glentoran (result) Amos rifles Glens in front at Mourneview Thorndike drive extends Glens' advantage Linfield 2-0 Ballymena United (result) Portadown 1-1 Carrick Rangers (result) Carrick ahead after goalmouth scramble That is all from us after another dramatic day in the Irish Premiership, with wins for Linfield, Cliftonville, Crusaders and Glentoran. Portadown picked up a late point against Carrick Rangers. You can read the report from those games here. We will have highlights and reaction to come on the BBC Sport website and tomorrow's live game. Thanks for joining us - goodnight. Sunday - Larne v Coleraine (14: 00 GMT) BBC i Player Don't forget that we have more Irish Premiership action tomorrow with champions Larne in action, hosting Coleraine at Inver Park. You can watch that game live on the BBC i Player and BBC Sport website. FT: Dungannon Swifts 1-4 Cliftonville Darren Murphy Sportsound summariser It was a brilliant game of football, two sides that went at it the right way, both teams created chances, and it came down to Cliftonville's finishing. FT: Crusaders 3-1 Loughgall Another home win for Crusaders at Seaview. FT: Linfield 2-0 Ballymena United David Jeffrey Former Larne, Linfield & Ballymena manager on BBC Sport NI I thought before the sending off Stephen O'Donnell was imperious, but he was also impetus, he shouldn't have got the first yellow and then he finds himself a couple of minutes later bringing down Joel Cooper and the referee has no choice but to brandish the second yellow. Up to that Ballymena had been very good, the turning point was the sending off, but credit to Linfield they used the pitch better after the sending off. FT: Linfield 2-0 Ballymena United A big win from Linfield to keep their five-point lead at the top of the table. FT: Portadown 1-1 Carrick Rangers Watch as Shay Mc Cartan's long range deflected strike secures a point for Portadown. This video can not be played Watch: Shay Mc Cartan rescues a point for Portadown FT: Glenavon 0-3 Glentoran A good away day too for Glentoran, who get back to winning ways with a comfortable victory at Mourneview Park. FT: Dungannon Swifts 1-4 Cliftonville That man Joe Gormley scores another hat-trick to take his tally in the league to 10 on a good away day for Cliftonville. Portadown 1-1 Carrick Rangers It looked as though Carrick Rangers were on course for three
points on the road, but for a wonderful Shay Mc Cartan strike right at the end
in what was the last action of the game. Carrick Rangers had opened the scoring via a Mc Cartan own goal,
when a Paul Heatley shot went into the net via the head of a grounded Mc Cartan. FT: Linfield 2-0 Ballymena United Kirk Millar fires past Sean O'Neill to add a late second for Linfield. This video can not be played Watch: Kirk Millar makes it 2-0 to Linfield Dungannon Swifts 1-4 Cliftonville A clinical performance from Jim Magilton's men sees them leave Stangmore Park with all three points, recovering impressively after falling behind to Gael Bigiramana's opener. Joe Gormley's hat-trick and Taylor Steven's strike did the damage as the visitors maintained the pressure on league leaders Linfield. A rare home setback for the Swifts, who saw their impressive Stangmore Park record dented by title-chasing Cliftonville's ruthless display. Linfield 2-0 Ballymena United Linfield do seal victory with two late goals from super-sub Rhys Annett and man of the match Kirk Millar. It wasn't a free-flowing display but David Healy's men have ground out three points. Shay Mc Cartan - 90 mins Right at the death Portadown draw level with what turns out
to be the last action of the game with a wonderful strike from Shay Mc Cartan. Linfield 2-0 Ballymena United Substitute Rhys Annett gets ahead of his marker and heads home the opener. This video can not be played Watch: Rhys Annett makes it 1-0 to Linfield Glenavon 0-3 Glentoran It's the east Belfast side who win the battle of the Glens as they run out 3-0 winners on their travels to Mourneview Park. Daniel Amos' first half goal and two second half goals from Finley Thorndike and Dylan Connolly ensure victory Glentoran who move up to third in the Irish Premiership table. An afternoon to forget for Stephen Mc Donnell and Glenavon. Dungannon Swifts 1-4 Cliftonville Michael Newberry talks himself into Jamie Robinson's notebook for a cynical bit of time-wasting, preventing the hosts from taking a quick free-kick. A needless yellow card for the Reds defender with his side in such a comfortable position. Linfield 2-0 Ballymena United Three would have been harsh on Ballymena and perhaps Matt Fitzpatrick knew that as he blazes over after being played in by Joel Cooper. Dungannon Swifts 1-4 Cliftonville Jonny Addis can't direct his header on target after Dungannon's defensive clearance falls the former Ballymena United man's way. Crusaders 3-1 Loughgall Goals from Philip Lowry, Harry Franklin and Jordan Stewart mean that Crusaders move up to fifth. To watch and listen, you need to enable Java Script in your browser. Listen: Sportsound. BBC Radio Ulster. Audio Listen: Sportsound BBC Radio Ulster © 2024 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.
