Cliftonville produced a clinical display to get the better of Loughgall in this afternoon’s Clearer Water Irish Cup quarter-final at Lakeview Park.
Ahead through Keevan Hawthorne’s exquisite finish, the Reds doubled their advantage when Shaun Leppard powered in a header just before half-time.
Though the Villagers were not without chances of their own – including a Kirk McLaughlin attempt that came back off the crossbar – the visitors wrapped things up when Liam McStravick pounced to make it 3-0 early in the second period.
Full report to follow…