Linfield beat Glenavon to extend their Irish Premiership lead to 13 points as keeper Daniel Gyollai scores in Glentoran's win at Cliftonville.
Linfield are now 13 points clear at the top of the Irish Premiership after a 1-0 home win over Glenavon as keeper Daniel Gyollai scored in Glentoran's 2-1 comeback victory over Cliftonville.
Ballymena led 2-1 at half-time after goals from Andy Scott and Calvin McCurry following Adam Towe's opener for the home side. It was the visitors who looked the more threatening in the second half with the Blues finding it more difficult to hold onto the ball and create any real attacking opportunities.
But the hosts' advantage evaporated in extraordinary circumstances on the stroke of half-time when Gyollai's free-kick from deep inside his own half bounced over Casey and then keeper Odumosu into the Cliftonville net. The north Belfast side will feel they should have taken something from this game though, having struck the woodwork three times.
Amid the Crusaders pressure, Ports keeper Aaron McCarey made a pointblank save to deny Ross Clarke and the visitors were left to rue the missed chances as McCullough squeezed the ball into the bottom corner with a low drive on 58 minutes.
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