SWIFTS POWER PAST RANGERS
Dungannon Swifts moved into third spot with a crushing four-goal defeat of Carrick Rangers at Stangmore Park.
Rodney McAree's side moved in front just after the half-hour mark when John McGovern fired home from close range after Adam Glenny had knocked on James Knowles' free-kick from the back post.
Kealan Dillon doubled the home advantage five minutes later with a stunning strike from 30 yards into the top corner. after he had collected the ball in the middle of the park.
It got worse for the visitors not long after that following Joe Crowe's dismissal for a challenge on Cahal McGinty.
Despite this, it took the Swifts until the 70th minute to add to their lead when Andrew Mitchell made the most of a defensive mix up to fie low into the bottom corner past Ross Glendinning.
Leon Boyd then completed the scoring in the closing moments of normal time after receiving a lay-off from Mitchell to find the net from a few yards out.
Dungannon Swifts: Solis Grogan, S. Scott, Knowles, McGovern, Dillon, Alves, Glenny, McGinty, Maguire, Wallace, Bigirimana subs Henderson, J. Scott, Owens, Boyd, Galvin, Hutchinson, Mitchell
Carrick Rangers: Glendinning, Forsythe, Stewart, Surgenor, McCullough, Clucas, Crowe, Cherry, Heatley, Gibson, Tilney subs McCauley, Cushley, McGuckin, Allen, Maciulaitis, Buchanan-Rolleston, Andrews
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