CURRAN DOUBLES UP FOR THE REDS
Ryan Curran bagged both goals as Cliftonville defeat Dungannon Swifts at Stangmore Park.
A bright start from the Reds saw Ronan Hale test the Swifts defence and keeper Declan Dunne on numerous occasions without success, although Joe McCready did pose a threat for the home side too.
Curran opened the scoring midway through the first half with a rolled finish into the corner of the net after connecting with a Ronan Doherty long ball into the area.
Hale might have added a second moments from the break only to smash a volley off the crossbar while his brother Rory saw a header bounce just wide.
But Curran doubled Cliftonville's advantage on 66 minutes with a header from six yards beyond Dunne after Luke Turner had lifted a cross into the box.
The Swifts might have grabbed a late consolation only for Ben Gallagher's run and shot down the right to come back off the inside of an upright.
Dungannon Swifts: Dunne, Scott, Marron, Knowles, Mayse, McCready, O'Connor, Campbell, Barr, McGee, Animasahun subs Groogan (not used), Breen (not used), Gallagher (replaced McCready 67), McGinty (replaced Mayse 72), Walsh (replaced Marron 72), Cushnie (replaced Campbell 72), Bruna (replaced Barr 83)
Cliftonville: Gartside, Addis, Gallagher, Rory Hale, R. Curran, Lowe, Robinson, Doherty, Gormley, Turner, Ronan Hale subs Talley (not used), C. Curran (not used), McDonagh (replaced Gormley 74), Storey (not used), Coates (not used), McGuinness (not used), Moore (replaced Ronan Hale 74)
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