With a nice executed win over the league leaders
Crusaders, the Bannsiders of Coleraine won in a stunning fashion as well seeing
the defending champions getting back in their winning ways.
For Institute and Warrenpoint Town losing their
respective matches, the Danske Banc competition is raining its levels and for
several teams aiming to the top as well a spot for Europe.
In the Showgrounds at Coleraine, the local Bannsiders got
a valuable win over league leaders Crusaders and cutting the gap between them
and the Hatchetmen to just three points.
With scores from Ben Doherty 10’, Eion Bradley 50’ and
Jamie Glackin 59’ and OG from Crues Jordan Owens 29’, for the Crues Jamie McGonagle
3’ and Chris Hegarty 70’.
Coleraine 4-2 Crusaders
The Reds are looking forward to a stellar and shield
filled season and with a valuable win over a tough and hardened Institute,
these got a valuable win by the minimum difference of one goal.
Still a goal by Rory Donelly 42’ before the break was
enough for the local Reds to get the best out of Stute resilience to go down
more in the table and be prone candidate for relegation.
Cliftonville 1-0 Institute
At Mourneview Stadium the local Lurgan Blues took their condition
of locals favorably after a raucous win over the Sky Blues of Ballymena United and
net a valuable win at home.
For the Mourneview Aces scorers were Rhys Marshall 28’
and Jordan Jenkins 90’ as well getting an OG from Sky Blues Stephen McCullough
57’, for the visitors Cathair Freil opened the scores in the 11’.
Glenavon 3-1 Ballymena United
In the Belfast Oval the local Glens got a valuable win
over relegation prone Point and with a fierce opposition from Warrenpoint, in
the end these succumbed to the push of the locals.
This win keeps Glentoran on the chase for the top, with
scores from Hrvoje Plum 5’ and Patrick McClean 90’ and for the Town side Alan O’
Sullivan 68’ made it interesting but a rally that fell short.
Glentoran 2-1 Warrenpoint Town
In Inver Park the local Larne side could no capitalize playing
as local and failed to find the net in match that ended in a share of spoils
for both Larne and Dunganon Swifts.
Larne 0-0 Dungannon Swifts
Friday night lights and the defending champions Linfield
got a valuable win over Carrick Rangers in Longshore Hotel Arena as the local
Amber Army could not stop the momentum of the Blues.
For the visitors getting an important win and making
their way up the table with scores from Niall Quinn 45+1’, Mark Stafford 76’
and OG play by the local Gers Reece Neale 63’ were enough for the win.
Carrick Rangers 0-3 Linfield
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