SUPER SUBS WIN IT FOR THE GLENS
Three second half substitutes played a pivotal role in Glentoran's Friday night victory over Crusaders at Seaview.
A bright start to proceedings saw Kieran Offord fire an effort across the face of goal while, at the other end, Danny Amos tested Jonny Tuffey with a low range effort which the home keeper got down to save.
The deadlock was broken midway through the first half in favour of the Crues after Jarlath O'Rourke's corner was powered home by Jordan Forsythe's bullet header after leaving his marker behind.
The Glens might have levelled before the break. Amos sent a Marcus Kane ball in the direction of the goal with the rebound coming out as far as David Fisher only for Jimmy Callacher to make a vital intervention to deal with the danger.
Offord came close to doubling the home advantage midway through the second half after finding space just outside the box and sending his strike just the wrong side of the left post.
Glentoran equalised on 73 minutes, however, through substitute Jordan Jenkins - on for Jonathan Russell in the 53rd minute - who was on hand to knock home the loose ball after Aaron Wightman's delivery into the box was nodded away by Callacher.
Then, just four minutes after that, Charlie Lindsay, on the pitch just less than a quarter-of-an-hour, edged the visitors in front with a curling finish beyond Tuffey's reach from Wassim Aouachria's run and cross from the left.
And, seven minutes from the end, Wassim, a 64th minute replacement for Dylan Connolly, got on the target himself to make sure of the points for Declan Devine's with a finish from point blank range after Jenkins' initial attempt was palmed away by Tuffey.
Crusaders: Tuffey, Callacher, Weir, Lowry, Jewitt-White, Blaney, Forsythe, O'Rourke, Offord, Larmour, Clarke subs Kerr, Stewart, Williamson, Owens, Vance, Donnelly, Downey
Glentoran: Gyollai, Lyons-Foster, Kane, Sule, Connolly, Fisher, Amos, Russell, Wightman, Douglas, Thorndike subs Mills, Aouachria, Parfitt, Murphy, Lindsay, Jenkins, Farley
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