Ronan Hale marked his first start of the Sports Direct Premiership season with the only goal of this afternoon’s clash with Newry City.
After seizing on a loose ball after brother Rory’s delivery had only been partially cleared, Hale shifted on to his left foot and slammed past goalkeeper Tom Murphy with 23 minutes on the clock.
Thereafter, both custodians came into their own with Murphy – who had already denied Ben Wilson with a smart stop – clocking up another string of saves, while Reds’ keeper David Odumosu was also called into action on a number of occasions, with his acrobatic stop from Jordan Mooney’s close-range effort the best of the lot.
Full report to follow…