How It Happened: Crusaders 2 Glentoran 0

Late goals from Jordan Forsythe and Ross Clarke gave Crusaders the points in a keenly fought contest at Seaview.
Crusaders' Jordan Owens and Glentoran's Marcus Kane tussle for the ballCrusaders' Jordan Owens and Glentoran's Marcus Kane tussle for the ball
Crusaders' Jordan Owens and Glentoran's Marcus Kane tussle for the ball

84: GOAL - Clarke weaves his way past four men before slotting a low shot past Brown from 12 yards

81: GOAL - Forsythe steps up to send Brown the wrong way and put his team in front

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80: PENALTY - Crusaders are awarded a spot kick after Caddell's shot strikes the arm of McCullough in the box

78: Heatley's cross finds Hegarty unmarked at the back post, he controls the ball but smashes it wide of the target

73: Heatley gets to the byline before pulling the ball back for Lowry, his first-time shot strikes the inside of the post before Clarke forces Brown into a good save at his near post

62: Free kick for the Glens on the right after a foul on Donnelly, Gorman whips the ball in and Donnelly heads over from six yards

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59: Marron threads a superb pass into the path of McDaid but it rolls away from the striker a hew bears down on goal

47: Good period of sustained pressure for the hosts at the start of the second half culminates with Owens glancing a header wide of the far post

H/T Crusaders 0 Glentoran 0

41: Long throw by Forsythe eventually drops for Clarke, his snapshot was parried away by Brown

39: Wilson manages to bundle the ball into the net but it is chalked off for a foul on Brown

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28: Clarke exchanges passes with Lowry before racing into the box, but fires his shot inches past the far post

20: Heatley finds himself in space at the edge of the box, but his low shot fizzes past the far post

18: Donnelly plays in Bigirimana, his first time effort from the angle fails to trouble Doherty

8: Clarke latches on to a loose ball in the box and his shot from a tight angle crashes off the upright

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4: Donnelly plays a clever one-two with Gorman and finds himself 10 yards from goal, but Hegraty produces a brilliant block to deflect his shot wide for a corner

2: A long ball into the box by Forsythe causes confusion in the Glentoran defence, but the ball was eventually smothered by Brown