HEATLEY DOUBLES UP AGAINST OLD TEAM-MATES
Recently appointed Carrick Rangers boss Stephen Baxter guided his new charges to a three-goal defeat of former club Crusaders.
Rangers raced into a strong early advantage when Emmett McGuckin nudged them in front on 11 minutes with a close range header before, just minutes after that, Paul Heatley doubled up after going one-on-one with Jonny Tuffey.
Heatley then made sure on the hour with a volley from the edge of the box.
Carrick Rangers: Glendinning, Cushley, McGuckin, Maciulaitis, McCullough, Buchanan-Rolleston, Andrews, Crowe, Cherry, Heatley, Gibson subs McCauley, Surgenor, Gordon, Allen, Given, Kelly, Trimble
Crusaders: Tuffey, Callacher, Weir, Jewitt-White, Blaney, Forsythe, O’Rourke, Offord, Clarke, Franklin, Lewis Barr subs Kerr, Williamson, Owens, Smith, Walker, Leon Barr, Downey