 Nathan McConnell got the first goal in Cliftonville's 5-0 win |
Omagh's recent revival in the Irish Premier League came to a crashing halt as Cliftonville ran out easy 5-0 winners at St Julian's Road. Anto Crawford scored twice for Liam Beckett's Belfast Reds whose other goals came from Nathan McConnell, Sean Hannigan and John O'Loughlin.
It was good response from Cliftonville as they picked up the pieces after shock their Irish Cup exit.
But it leaves Omagh two points adrift at the bottom of the table.
Cliftonville, boosted when Conor Downey passed a pre-match fitness test, took the lead after nine minutes when a Sean Friars free-kick from the left found McConnell unmarked and the former Distillery player drove the ball in.
Ten minutes later Omagh were down to 10 men with Eugene Gilloway red-carded for hauling back Crawford who was going through on goal.
Another Friars ball led to Cliftonville's second as Crawford scored at the back post eight minutes from the break.
Hannigan made it 3-0 on 59 minutes with Friars again the provider.
Three minutes later O'Loughlin ran through for Cliftonville's fourth and Crawford headed in yet another Friars cross to complete the rout.
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