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  • Ballymena United 2-1 Glenavon FT

  • Newry City 0-3 Crusaders FT

  1. That'll do for nowpublished at 21:52 GMT 2 November 2018

    Well another Irish Premiership Live, another late winner.

    Ballymena do enough to suggest that this might not be a two-horse title race as they overcome league leaders Glenavon.

    Highlight of both of tonight's matches will be on the BBC Sport NI shortly, and we will of course be back tomorrow to guide you through four more matches.

    Sportsound will be live on BBC Radio Ulster, as ever, from 2pm, and that's when we will be live here as well.

    Thanks for stopping by tonight, hope you enjoyed it as much as we did. Until next time!

  2. I asked the team to believe - Jeffreypublished at 21:45 GMT 2 November 2018

    Ballymena United 2-1 Glenavon

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    We knew it was going to be very difficult. Glenavon are an outstanding team. I asked the players to go out and give it their best. I asked them to believe that they had the talent to beat a team of Glenavon's talent. They just kept going and going.

    David Jeffrey, Ballymena United manager

  3. We love a late goal on Friday Night Football!published at 21:42 GMT 2 November 2018

    Ballymena United 2-1 Glenavon

    McMurray keeps the good times rolling for Glenavon.

    Media caption,

    Super sub McMurray is the hero for United!

  4. It was't pretty, but we did it - Leckypublished at 21:41 GMT 2 November 2018

    Ballymena United 2-1 Glenavon

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    Shocking conditions and it wasnt much of a spectacle, it was just about grinding a result out today. These last six weeks have been brilliant, we a replaying good football and have momentum behind us.

    Adam Lecky, Ballymena United man of the match

  5. FULL-TIMEpublished at 21:39 GMT 2 November 2018

    Ballymena United 2-1 Glenavon

    Ballymena with a huge three points. Linfield have the chance to regain the top spot tomorrow, but will also have played one game more than Glenavon by that point.

  6. FULL-TIMEpublished at 21:38 GMT 2 November 2018

    Newry City 0-3 Crusaders

    Three points for Crusaders as Newry's woes continue.

  7. goal

    GOALpublished at 21:38 GMT 2 November 2018

    Newry City 0-3 Crusaders

    Paul Heatley adds a late cherry on the cake for Crusaders.

  8. Near misspublished at 21:37 GMT 2 November 2018

    Ballymena United 2-1 Glenavon

    More drama as Dylan King flashes a volley just wide as Glenavon try desperately to preserve their unbeaten league run.

  9. goal

    GOALpublished at 21:33 GMT 2 November 2018

    Ballymena United 2-1 Glenavon

    Johnny McMurray: super-sub!

    Tony Kane delivers a cross from the right, stands it up for McMurray who does the right thing by planting his header downward, using the slippy surface to put the ball beyond Jonny Tuffey. We are into three minutes of additional time.

  10. Heatley gives the Crues breathing spacepublished at 21:32 GMT 2 November 2018

    Newry City 0-2 Crusaders

    Paul Heatley capitalises on a defensive error to double the lead for Crusaders.

    Media caption,

    Heatley squeezes home Crusaders' second

  11. Sykes equalisespublished at 21:31 GMT 2 November 2018

    Ballymena United 1-1 Glenavon

    Mark Sykes brings the teams level.

    Media caption,

    Sykes brings Glenavon level!

  12. Decent chance for Leckypublished at 21:31 GMT 2 November 2018

    Ballymena United 1-1 Glenavon

    Now it's Glenavon who are under the cosh as McMurray nearly makes an instant impact - sliding the ball across to Adam Lecky who maybe takes a fraction too long to dwell on it. dylan king gets down well to block the effort on goal.

  13. Handbagspublished at 21:29 GMT 2 November 2018

    Ballymena United 1-1 Glenavon

    80 minutes in, we have our first handbags after Steven McCullough very deliberately stands in the way of Caolan Marron in order to prevent a counter attack.

    Some pushing ensues and McCullough goes into the book.

    On comes Johnny McMurray for the final 10 minutes or so.

  14. Addis living dangerouslypublished at 21:26 GMT 2 November 2018

    Ballymena United 1-1 Glenavon

    Jonny Addis is a lucky man. He tries to shepherd the ball out of play and is dispossessed by Conor McCloskey who feeds a lovely ball across the six yard box, which just evades Jordan Jenkins' attempted flick.

  15. Grandstand finish?published at 21:22 GMT 2 November 2018

    Ballymena United 1-1 Glenavon

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  16. goal

    GOALpublished at 21:21 GMT 2 November 2018

    Newry City 0-2 Crusaders

    Paul Heatley has surely wrapped up the points for Crusaders. Latching onto John Boyle's weak backwards header and slotting a low finish between Steven Maguire's legs.

  17. goal

    GOALpublished at 21:16 GMT 2 November 2018

    Ballymena United 1-1 Glenavon

    Mark Sykes equalises. In the second half the playmaker's influence had been increasing and he has his third goal of the season.

    Conor McCloskey's initial cross is cleared to the edge of the area, where Rhys Marshall does well to tee up Sykes who sweeps it into the bottom corner.

    All square with 16 minutes of normal time remaining.

  18. Big chance missed by Murraypublished at 21:16 GMT 2 November 2018

    Ballymena United 1-0 Glenavon

    Big chance for Stephen Murray, who already has two hat-tricks to his name this season. Sykes manages to find himself a yard on the right hand side of the box and he dinks it into the middle where is drops for Murray about seven yards from goal. The striker blazes it over and Ballymena still lead.

  19. Twenty to gopublished at 21:13 GMT 2 November 2018

    Ballymena United 1-0 Glenavon

    No-one has scored more goals than Glenavon this season, who haven't failed to find the back of the net since an opening day defeat to Linfield.

    With 20 minutes left, Ballymena are going well in their quest to keep the Lurgan Blues out.

  20. Sykes chips overpublished at 21:10 GMT 2 November 2018

    Ballymena United 1-0 Glenavon

    Mark Sykes arrives in the box at pace and his first touch is good, taking it across the defender. But at an angle he can't keep his shot down as it floats over the bar.