A contested campaign in the Danske Banke Premiership, with a match between the Sky Blues and the league leaders Linfield as the Belfast side was in need of a win to extend their lead in the top of the NIFL.
With another squad in the chase in Glenavon but getting a draw against Institute in a goal fest, but within three points of the top and the defending champions Crusaders just recuing a single point in their quest to regain the top.
Friday night football in the NIFL, this start of the weekend competition in league play was between the Bannsiders of Coleraine against Newry City AFC, as both squads looking forward for a win.
With the Showground’s of Coleraine in the background, the City lads via a first half goal by Mark McCabe in the 35’ and a brilliant defensive gem gave the AFC lads their first on the road win.
Coleraine 0, Newry City 1
In the Bangor Fuels Arena the local Ards looking for a win and add points to their cause, they had to settle to a frustrating draw against Warrenpoint Town and sharing the points.
For the local Red and Blues Michael McClellan scoring in the 50’ and later equalized by the point Eamon Scannell 51’ to settle for the draw in the end.
Ards 1, Warrenpoint Town FC 1
Back in Solitude, the local Reds of Cliftonville displayed a score fest against a decimated Dungannon Swifts, after these went up the scoreboard with an OG by the locals defender Jamie Harvey in the 5’.
The response of the locals was immediate when Rory Donelly scored three minutes later in the 8’ and 68’ followed by Christopher Curran 18’, Joe Gormley 35’ and 74’, seeing two of its players with a double.
Cliftonville 5, Dungannon Swifts 1
In Mourneview Park today all of its attendees came delighted after their exposure to a goal fest courtesy of their Lurgan Blues and the Stute Boys not surrendering an inch and getting their share of the points.
For Glenavon the scorers were Stephen Murray 6’, Andrew Mitchell 36’ and Conor McCloskey 87’ and for the Institute side Joe McCready 8’, Mark Scoltok 24’ and Michael McCrudden 55’.
Glenavon 3, Institute 3
In the Oval, the local Glens played host to the league defending champions Crusaders and sharing the points to a stalemate at two goals per side and with the Hachetmen not able to keep the lead.
After an opening goal by Paul Heatley in the 16’ minute the visiting Crusaders saw how the Glens John Herron in the 31’ tied the match and three minutes later these went up in the 34’ via goal from Rory Paterson and the equalizer came from Robbie McDaid 43’.
Glentoran 2, Crusaders 2
In the Showgrounds of Ballymena United, the local Sky Blues were to play the league leaders in what seemed to be a Derby for the top, after the Blues positive streak has kept them in the summit of NIFL.
With Linfield opening the score with just four minutes into the match via Andrew Waterworth , the reaction of the locals came with two unanswered goals by Jonathan Addis 52’ and Leroy Millar 59’.
Ballymena United 2, Linfield 1
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