McKENDRY AT THE DOUBLE FOR BANNSIDERS
Conor McKendry bagged both goals as Coleraine defeated Crusaders 2-0 at Seaview.
A scoreless first half produced few notable chances in front of goal, although Josh Carson did force keeper Jonny Tuffey to tip his free-kick around the post while, at the other end, Paul Heatley and James Teelan were denied by Gareth Deane.
McKendry opened the scoring nine minutes after the restart. He received a pass from Andy Scott to make his way into the box and then beat Tuffey with a low drive at the near post.
And the 25-year-old doubled up with just under a quarter-of-an-hour remaining after pouncing on the loose ball from a wayward backward header from Billy Joe Burns to slot his second of the afternoon past the home keeper.
Crusaders: Tuffey, Burns, Lowry, Kennedy, Lecky, Teelan, Forsythe, O’Rourke, Larmour, Smith, Heatley subs Kerr, Kennedy, Owens, Winchester, Maguire, Anderson, James
Coleraine: Deane, Kane, D. Jarvis, Kelly, McKendry, Carson, Farren, Glackin, Mitchell, Wallace, Scott subs Gallagher, A. Jarvis, McDaid, Lynch, O’Mahony, McCrudden, Devine
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