This edition of the Danske Bank Premiership is reaching
new levels of competition among Coleraine, Crusaders, Cliftonville, and Linfield
bracing for the top of this association, and it just it's beginning!
With the Bannsiders win these displaced the league-leading
Crusaders by just goal differentials, followed by the Reds trailing by just a
point and Linfield just behind too with six points.
It happened in Seaview were the visiting Bannsiders with
a brace from Ben Doherty both score via penalties in what seemed like a Derby for
first place between these two entities.
Suddenly, for Coleraine displacing the Hachetmen from
first place and by maybe just an average in the overall table, the Bannsiders
are atop the NIFL, Ben Doherty scores sealed the deal in 17’ and 90+1.
Crusaders 0-2 Coleraine
In Windsor Park in the so-called Blues Derby the local
Linfield side raise with a valuable win over Ballymena United by just a goal to
continue in their ascent in the overall table and be within six points.
Still the Blues with a weekend filled with braces, for
the Blues Joel Cooper goals in the 35’ and 44’ were enough to seal the deal as
for the Sky Blues in the 90’ the fortunes shifted with an OG.
Linfield 2-1 Ballymena United
In Derry City colossus of Brandywell, Institute played
host to Cliftonville as these latter ones got a grand result without any opposition
from the locals that saw the Reds earning a clean sheet.
With a couple of goals from Conor McMenamin 8’, 49’ and
Joe Gormley 73’, the Reds earned an important win and closing in the top,
trailing by just one point.
Institute 0-3 Cliftonville
Glenavon came to Milltown and netted three important points
on the road to defeat the local Warrenpoint side and further sentence the Point
to relegation, if they continue with this skid.
For the Lurgan Blues getting their first win on the road,
with the visitors Rhys Marshall 52’ and later the point tying via Danny Wallace
56’, score from Eion Weaver 59’ and Andrew Mitchell 77’.
Warrenpoint Town 1-3 Glenavon
Carrick Rangers got an important result over Dungannon
Swifts, with a lone goal from Daniel Kelly in the 26’ minute was enough for the
locals to get an important win at Loughshore Hotel Arena.
Carrick Rangers 1-0 Dungannon Swifts
On Friday night at Inver Park, the local Larne side lost
to a one-goal difference against the Glens of Glentoran, in spite of the locals’
efforts to net a win but these found a persistent visitor’s side.
Goals from the Reds Mark Randall 4 and Sean Graham 54’ for
the losing cause and for the winning cause Paul O’ Neill scoring a double on
the 19’ and 21’ and Patrick McClean 83’ with the winner.
Larne 2-3 Glentoran
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