George McMullan celebrates after scoring the opener

Cliftonville won the battle with Glentoran for second place in the Carling Premiership with their first league win at the Oval in 11 years.

Johnny Taylor was red-carded after tripping Liam Boyce as he was about to score and George McMullan netted from the resulting penalty on 21 minutes.

Ronan Scannell made it 2-0 with an emphatic finish after 43 minutes.

McMullan sealed victory for the Reds five minutes after the break when his curling free-kick hit the net.

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