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Last Updated:  Saturday, 22 March, 2003, 18:14 GMT
Crues win North Belfast derby
Marty Tabb had called for improvement from his Cliftonville players
Marty Tabb's Cliftonville will finish in the bottom six in the table

Cliftonville 0-1 Crusaders

Gerard Rowe's superb late goal settled this mediocre North Belfast derby at Solitude.

Rowe's moment of quality with a glorious overhead kick seven minutes from time was by far the brightest moment in a low-quality contest.

Cliftonville should have taken the lead in the first half but Barry Patton failed to find the target from a pointblank header after a fine Liam Fleming cross.

Things didn't improve much after half-time.

Gavin Arthur hit a long range effort just wide but the match seemed to be heading towards a draw when Rowe produced his moment of magic.

The result means Cliftonville are guaranteed to be involved in the bottom-six when the cut-off happens later this month.

Despite that, Cliftonville are not in any serious relegation trouble as Newry are 10 points adrift at the bottom of the table.


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BBC's Austin O'Callaghan
''A mediocre match with a quality finish''


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