Cliftonville moved into the semi-finals of the Irish Cup with a 3-0 win over a spirited second-tier Loughgall – after goals by Keevan Hawthorne, Shaun Leppard and Liam McStravick.

F-T: Loughgall 0 Cliftonville 3

85: Gormley finds Tohill wide on the left but an in-rushing McCay can only steer the delivery past the post

75: Referee change as an injured Morrison comes off the pitch and swaps roles with fourth official Ben McMaster

placeholder image — Loughgall and Cliftonville players ahead of kick-off at Lakeview Park in the Clearer Water Irish Cup quarter-finals. (Photo by National World)

71: SUBS (Cliftonville) – Kelly and McCay on for Addis and McStravick

68: SUBS (Loughgall) – Kelly and Corr on for Wilson and McLaughlin

64: SUBS (Cliftonville) – Pepper, Sheridan and Tohill on for Glynn, Hale and Toole

60: SUBS (Loughgall) – Crowe and Prendergast on for McElroy and Stewart

59: Turker out to smother Glynn’s near-post effort

56: GOAL - Loughgall 0 Cliftonville 3 (McStravick)

Fapetu wins back possession and finds the run of McStravick, with his first shot saved by Turker but the rebound tucked away

53: McCann picks out McLaughlin but he hits the crossbar, with Norton firing wide off the rebound

50: Norton slips a ball in behind the Cliftonville backline for McElroy but he’s unable to get off a clean shot from the promising position

49: Carroll back on the line to block Hawthorne's shot inside the packed penalty area

H-T: Loughgall 0 Cliftonville 2

37: GOAL – Loughgall 0 Cliftonville 2 (Leppard)

Leppard’s header off a Glynn corner-kick from the right finds the net despite the efforts of Turker

33: Defensive confusion presents Gormley with an opening but Loughgall recover and Murdock makes the block

32: Stewart with another sight of goal, on the turn off Scott's infield pass - but over the target

28: McCann's corner-kick to the far post is met by Carroll but, under pressure, the defender's unable to direct on target

26: Scott finds Wilson and his cross across the danger area in front of goal is just beyond McLaughlin

17: Golden opportunity to level for Loughgall but Stewart fires over unmarked in the middle of the goal off McElroy's backheel pass

15: SUB (Loughgall) - Turker on for Glendinning

11: GOAL - Loughgall 0 Cliftonville 1 (Hawthorne)

Hawthorne's curling left-foot effort finds the far corner from the right-hand side just outside the box - with back-tracking goalkeeper Glendinning in need of treatment after colliding with the post in his attempt to save

10: Murdock's key defensive header flicks away another dangerous corner-kick delivery by Hale, with Addis racing in

8: Kerr deflects out a Gormley effort after slick footwork by the Cliftonville striker in the box, with Hale's delivery eventually arriving at the back post but the unmarked Addis has his shot blocked

6: Positive period for Loughgall as McLaughlin's cross is collected by Morrison then McElroy's clever ball is intercepted on the edge of the box

LOUGHGALL: Ross Glendining, Ben Murdock, Douglas Wilson, Robbie Norton, Darragh Stewart, Paul McElroy, James Carroll, John Scott, Kirk McLaughlin, Scott McCann, Conor Kerr.

Subs: Berraat Turker, Oliver Crowe, Daire Kelly, Aaron Prendergast, Fra McCaffrey, Liam Corr.

CLIFTONVILLE: Peter Morrison, Jonny Addis, Rory Hale, Shaun Leoppard, Joe Gormley, Micheal Glynn, Joe Toole, Liam McStravick Joshua Kelly, Keevan Hawthorne, Adebayo Fapetu.

Subs: Lewis Ridd, Conor Pepper, Ryan Curran, Callum McCay, Aidan Kelly, Joe Sheridan, Eamonn Tohill.

Referee: Christopher Morrison.