REDS HELD AT SOLITUDE
Cliftonville slipped from the top of the Danske Bank Women’s Premiership after being held to a scoreless draw by Linfield.
The Reds had won 13 of their opening 15 league games but were held by a resilient Linfield, who defied the form book to secure a valuable clean sheet at Solitude and frustrate the Reds title ambitions.
Linfield created two glorious openings in the first half - Victoria Carleton almost turning home from close range on the half-hour mark before Lucy Johnston rattled the bar three minutes later.
It took the Reds a while to get going - Marissa Callaghan was through on goal but Blues goalkeeper Lauren Currie smothered the ball.
There was late pressure from the home sides as Kirsty McGuinness curled a free-kick over before Fionnula Morgan headed just wide from a corner, but the game ended scoreless.
Cliftonville Ladies: Norney, White, Burrows, Moran, Morgan, McDaniel, McConnell, K. McGuinness, Davis, Callaghan, Weatherall subs Welsh (not used), McAuley (not used), Caldwell (replaced Moran 59), McHenry (replaced McConnell 66), Montgomery (not used)
Linfield Ladies: Currie, Fitzsimmons, McFrederick, McMaster, Tweedie, E. Leckey, Carleton, Marks, Bassett, Halliday, Johnston subs McAllister (not used), Smyth (not used), Dickson (replaced E. Leckey 70), McConnell (not used), Marshall (not used)
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