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Cliftonville moved into second spot after coming from behind to defeat Dungannon Swifts at Stangmore Park.
Gael Bigirimana had edged the Swifts in front on 21 minutes with a deflection long range finish past David Odumosu, but the Reds levelled almost immediately through Joe Gormley from close range.
Taylor Steven nudged Cliftonville into the lead just after the half-hour mark through a crowded penalty area before, in first half stoppage time, Gormley bagged his second of the afternoon from the spot.
And the experienced striker confirmed Cliftonville’s victory with just over a quarter-of-an-hour to go with his hat-trick goal when he pounced to turn home Rory Hale’s right-sided cross.
Dungannon Swifts: Dunne, S. Scott, Knowles, McGovern, Dillon, Boyd, Glenny, McGinty, Wallace, Mitchell, Bigirimana subs Solis Grogan, J. Scott, King, Alves, Galvin, Maguire, Hutchinson
Cliftonville: Odumosu, Pepper, Addis, Newberry, Pettifer, Kearney, Hale, Conlan, Gormley, Glynn, Steven subs Ridd, Curran, Donnelly, Piesold, Markey, Casey, Corrigan