A valuable win for the defending champions Linfield over an
anemic Warrenpoint Town on the road but with Coleraine win over Glentoran, Cliftonville
sharing points and Larne going plum loco along Carrick Ring earning a valuable three
points.
So far, in the table, the Blues are four points on the
lead over Coleraine, Glentoran, and Crusaders, these latter ones being six
points back after their draw against a trouble Swifts these welcoming the share
of points.
In the Showgrounds of Ballymena, the local Sky Blues fell
to the push of an inspired Carrick Ring- side looking at any cost to add points
in the final stretches of the Dankse Bank Premiership to seek their salvation.
With goals from Kyle Cherry in the 40 minute and later
Daniel Kelly 56 minutes both scores coming in the second half, these along with
the clean sheet in the end for the Rangers earning a valuable win.
Ballymena United 0-2 Carrick Ring
In Solitude Park the visiting Dungannon Swifts and Cliftonville
Reds share the spoils with a draw at one goal apiece, with the Swifts score by Douglas
Wilson 26’ and Joe Gormley equaled 34’.
Cliftonville 1-1 Dungannon
In Mourneview Park Glenavon got a valuable win over title
chasers Crusaders with a couple of second-half scores from the Lurgan Blues
strikers and assuring a win at home.
For the Mourneview side with scores from Josh Daniels in
the 67 minutes and Conor McCloskey in the 86 minute these scores were enough for
the local Mourneview Aces cruising for the victory.
Glenavon 2-1 Crusaders
Back in the Oval at Glentoran the visiting Coleraine
Bannsiders earned a valuable win in a match that seemed like a Derby with both
sides looking to earn the win that would uplift them to second place.
A goal in the 64 minutes by Coleraine by Jamie Glackin
was enough for the visitors to earn three valuable points and move up second on
the chase for the top held currently by Linfield.
Glentoran 0-1 Coleraine
In the colossus of Buncrana, the local Stute side was
a victim of a goal frenzy by the visiting Reds of Larne sentencing their destiny
to the ranks of Championship with this loss, Institute sealed its doom.
The scores from Larne came from Lee Lynch in the 52’,
followed by David McDaid 63’ and a double from Jeff Hughes 68’ and later 70’ to
crown a goal rout and a clean sheet for the win.
Institute 0-4 Larne
Back in Milltown, the local Point Boys could not keep up
with the visiting Linfield Blues and defending champions, succumbed in the end
and seeing their efforts in vain in the fight for their permanency.
With the Blues striker Andrew Waterworth in the 23 minutes
and later 60 via a penalty was enough to seal a win and keep four points away over
its closest chasers, for the Point scored Ryan Swan 47’.
Warrenpoint Town 1-2 Linfield
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