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Crusader’s Martin Donnelly celebrates at Seaview
Crusaders moved into fifth place in the Carling Premiership after a comfortable 3-0 win over Glenavon at Seaview on Monday night.

Crusaders 3-0 Glenavon

Crusaders last league win was back on 2 January but since then their form has been inconsistent - despite lifting the County Antrim Shield later that month.

Martin Donnelly got the opening goal for the home side after 26 minutes when he was gifted the ball by former Cliftonville midfielder Barry Johnston, who played it across his own box instead of clearing it.

Ross Arthurs made it 2-0 when he fired in a close range rebound from Donnelly's 38th minute header.

Arthurs thought he had doubled his tally in the 70th minute as he found the net again but the offside flag denied him.

Crusaders had plenty more goal chances and it was Ryan McCann who eventually got the third in injury time when his low drive beat Glenavon keeper Andrew Plummer.


CRUSADERS: Keenan, McKeown, McBride, McCann, Magowan, Coates, McMaster, Morrow (Doherty 86), Owens, Arthurs (Rainey 82), Donnelly. Subs: Rainey, Doherty, Caddell, Magee, Faulkner.

GLENAVON: Plummer, Magee, Dickson, Walsh, Grant, Molloy, McDonagh, Haughey, Davey, Johnston, Harpur. Subs: Murray, King, Gracey, Costello, Hamill.


Referee: David Malcolm (Bangor).

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