Match Centre

Premiership
Saturday 19 November 2022 (kick off: 3.00 PM)

Venue: Seaview

Attendance: 918

Referee: Steven Gregg

Crusaders home-team
4 FT 0
away-team Newry City
  •   Paul Heatley 7'
  •   Philip Lowry 41' 76'
  •   Billy Joe Burns 61'
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LOWRY ON TARGET AGAIN AS CRUES GO THIRD

Crusaders swept to a four-goal victory over Newry City at Seaview to move into third spot in the standings.

Stephen Baxter's side needed just seven minutes to open the scoring when Paul Heatley marked his return to action with a deflected effort into the bottom corner from just inside the area.

It got worse for Newry a few minutes after that as Philip Donnelly was shown a straight red card after an off the ball incident with Philip Lowry.

And Lowry doubled home advantage towards the end of the first half after connecting with a Billy Joe Burns cross from the right to head home his 11th goal of the season.

McCauley Snelgrove might have added a third after that only to send his effort straight at keeper Steven Maguire from a good position.

It was 3-0 around the hour mark after Jarlath O'Rourke sent over a looping ball for Burns to meet with a diving header to turn home from just outside the six yard box.

The Crues then added a fourth - and Lowry's second of the game - on 76 minutes with a composed headed finish after connecting with Heatley's cross from the left.

Adam Lecky could have scored a fifth for the Crues in the closing few minutes only to rattle an upright after Robbie Weir had sent over a low right-sided cross.

Crusaders: Murphy, Burns, Lowry, O’Rourke, Owens, Winchester, Larmour, Heatley, Snelgrove, Clarke, Barr subs Pauley (not used), Weir (replaced Barr 68), Lecky (replaced Owens 68), Ebbe (replaced Winchester 79), Thompson (replaced Snelgrove 68), Steele (not used), McMurray (replaced Clarke 79)

Newry City: Maguire, King, N. Healy, Lockhart, Teelan, Martin, B. Healy, Donnelly, Rocks, Scullion, Montgomery subs Brady (not used), Omrore (replaced Rocks 68), Hughes (not used), Moan (replaced Scullion 46), Kwelele (replaced B. Healy 75), McCaul (replaced Teelan 75), Clarke (replaced Lockhart 68)

  • FULL TIME
    Crusaders   4 - 0 Newry City
  • Tom Murphy

    Players

    90'
  • red subsititutions  Substitution

    Jude Winchester

    Players

    79'
  • red subsititutions  Substitution

    Ross Clarke

    Crusaders

    79'
  • green subsititutions  Substitution

    Dean Ebbe

    Players

    79'
  • green subsititutions  Substitution

    Jonathan McMurray

    Ballymena United

    79'
  • GOAL

    Philip Lowry

    Crusaders

    76'
  • red subsititutions  Substitution

    James Teelan

    Crusaders

    75'
  • red subsititutions  Substitution

    Brian Healy

    Ballyclare Comrades

    75'
  • green subsititutions  Substitution

    Ebuka Kwelele

    Banbridge Town

    75'
  • green subsititutions  Substitution

    Sean McCaul

    Armagh City

    75'
  • red subsititutions  Substitution

    Jordan Owens

    Crusaders

    68'
  • red subsititutions  Substitution

    McCauley Snelgrove

    Players

    68'
  • red subsititutions  Substitution

    Lewis Barr

    Crusaders

    68'
  • green subsititutions  Substitution

    Robbie Weir

    Crusaders

    68'
  • green subsititutions  Substitution

    Adam Lecky

    Crusaders

    68'
  • green subsititutions  Substitution

    Gary Thompson

    Portadown

    68'
  • red subsititutions  Substitution

    Thomas Lockhart

    Newry City

    68'
  • red subsititutions  Substitution

    Donal Rocks

    Ballymena United

    68'
  • green subsititutions  Substitution

    Emmanuel Omrore

    Players

    68'
  • green subsititutions  Substitution

    Jamie Clarke

    Players

    68'
  • GOAL

    Billy Joe Burns

    Crusaders

    61'
  • red subsititutions  Substitution

    Donal Scullion

    Newry City

    46'
  • green subsititutions  Substitution

    Stephen Moan

    Newry City

    46'
  • GOAL

    Philip Lowry

    Crusaders

    41'
  •  Red Card

    Philip Donnelly

    Annagh United

    13'
  • GOAL

    Paul Heatley

    Carrick Rangers

    7'

Crusaders

  • Tom Murphy
  • Paul Heatley 7'
  • Jarlath O'Rourke
  • Philip Lowry 41' 76'
  • Jordan Owens red substitution 68'
  • Jude Winchester red substitution 79'
  • Billy Joe Burns 61'
  • Daniel Larmour
  • McCauley Snelgrove red substitution 68'
  • Ross Clarke red substitution 79'
  • Lewis Barr red substitution 68'

Substitutes

  • McKenzie Pauley
  • Robbie Weir green substitution 68'
  • Adam Lecky green substitution 68'
  • Dean Ebbe green substitution 79'
  • Gary Thompson green substitution 68'
  • Aidan Steele
  • Jonathan McMurray green substitution 79'

Newry City

  • Steven Maguire
  • Darren King
  • Noel Healy
  • Thomas Lockhart red substitution 68'
  • James Teelan red substitution 75'
  • Andrew Martin
  • Brian Healy red substitution 75'
  • Philip Donnelly 13'
  • Donal Rocks red substitution 68'
  • Donal Scullion red substitution 46'
  • Dale Montgomery

Substitutes

  • Niall Brady
  • Emmanuel Omrore green substitution 68'
  • Daniel Hughes
  • Stephen Moan green substitution 46'
  • Ebuka Kwelele green substitution 75'
  • Sean McCaul green substitution 75'
  • Jamie Clarke green substitution 68'

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