Cliftonville were forced to settle for a draw at the end of a high-energy performance against Larne at Solitude this evening.
Ahead when Ben Wilson stroked a gem of a strike into the bottom corner on 35 minutes, the Reds were pegged back when Nathan Gartside’s penalty save fell favourably for Lee Bonis to convert the rebound.
After the break, Cliftonville dominated proceedings but were unable to get the better of visiting keeper Rohan Ferguson, who denied Wilson and debut boy Sam Ashford, however it was Rory Hale who went closest to bagging a deserved winner only to send his attempt off target.
Cliftonville: Gartside, Stewart, Addis, Gallagher, Hale, Lowe (Pepper, 87 mins), Doherty, Ashford, Casey, Turner, Wilson (Berry, 86 mins). Unused subs: Odumosu, C Curran, McDonagh, Robinson, McGuinness.