HOW IT HAPPENED: Glenavon 2 Crusaders 1

Glenavon turned the tables on a first-half deficit to defeat Crusaders by 2-1 thanks to goals after the break from Josh Daniels and substitute Conor McCloskey.
Crusaders' Philip Lowry (left) competing with Sammy Clingan of Glenavon at Mourneview ParkCrusaders' Philip Lowry (left) competing with Sammy Clingan of Glenavon at Mourneview Park
Crusaders' Philip Lowry (left) competing with Sammy Clingan of Glenavon at Mourneview Park

F-T: Glenavon 2 Crusaders 1

86: GOAL - Glenavon 2 (McCloskey) Crusaders 1

Substitute McCloskey fires Glenavon in front four minutes after joining play with a low left-foot drive inside Doherty's left-hand post

85: Clingan's free-kick into the danger area is flicked on and Singleton's back-post header drops wide

83: YELLOW CARD (Crusaders) - Burns

82: SUBSTITUTE (Glenavon) - McCloskey on for Davidson

79: YELLOW CARD (Glenavon) - Davidson

75: SUBSTITUTE (Glenavon) - Jenkins on for Moorhouse

73: SUBSTITUTE (Crusaders) - Cushley on for Thompson

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69: McGonigle attacks with pace along the left and drives into the box but his cutback cross is past Heatley at the far post

68: SUBSTITUTE (Glenavon) - Burns on for Harmon

67: GOAL - Glenavon 1 (Daniels) Crusaders 1

Tuffey's long ball from deep creates problems for the Crusaders backline in the strong wind and Daniels proves alert to nip in and capitalise on the confusion

57: Ambitious effort from a tight angle by McGonigle

56: Lowry unable to divert home from a great position after strong work by McGonigle

55: O'Rourke's free-kick is scooped over the bar by Heatley

50: YELLOW CARD (Crusaders) - Caddell

H-T: Glenavon 0 Crusaders 1

42: GOAL - Glenavon 0 Crusaders 1 (Heatley)

Heatley taps home off Caddell's headed knockdown after a deep cross by McGonigle

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40: YELLOW CARDS (Glenavon/Crusaders) - Singleton and Thompson

27: For the second time inside a few minutes, Daniels and Purkis combine to create an opening on the right - with the former whipping over a great cross but Moorhouse is unable to gain a clean connection from a few yards

19: Purkis with another effort for Glenavon from inside the box but Doherty down to stop

19: Crusaders with a goal ruled out for offside

18: Forsythe's cross from the right is headed goalwards from a few yards by Owens but, under pressure, he is unable to gain the power to test Tuffey

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9: Snapshot inside the area by Caddell but Tuffey behind it for a comfortable save

3: Clingan feeds the ball forward for Purkis but Doherty makes the stop for a corner-kick

GLENAVON: Tuffey, Larmour, Doyle, Daniels, Moorhouse, Harmon, Clingan, Purkis, Singleton, Birney, Davidson.

Subs: Taylor, Burns, Byrne, McCloskey, Beggs, Jenkins, Farren.

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CRUSADERS: Doherty, Burns, Lowry, McGonigle, Caddell, Forsythe, O'Rourke, Owens, Brown, Thompson, Heatley.

Subs: O'Neill, Beverland, Cushley, Ruddy, McGinley, McElroy, Dummigan.

Referee: Jamie Robinson.

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