Ben’s at the double

Ballymena United 0-2 Cliftonville

Goals in either half from Ben Wilson earned Cliftonville full points from today’s trip to Ballymena United.

At a venue the Reds have found the going notoriously difficult over the years, the striker opened the scoring with an inch-perfect drive on 19 minutes and, after twice being denied a second goal by home goalkeeper Sean O’Neill, quelled any fears over a United fightback when he netted again with a quarter of an hour left on the clock.

Full report to follow…