Five Irish Premiership games under way after Larne beat Linfield - BBC Sport

Summary

Top Six
FT: Linfield 0-2 Larne
Lusty rounds Walsh to score early for Larne and Ridley heads in second
FT: Coleraine 6-2 Cliftonville
Gormley nets opener & McStravick extends lead; Shevlin pulls one back, then Cooper scores equaliser & puts them ahead; Shevlin gets his second, before Cooper completes hat-trick, with Devine adding a sixth
FT: Glentoran 5-0 Dungannon Swifts
Stewart has Glens in front & McEneff penalty makes it two, before Daniels makes it three & Larmour nets fourth; Jenkins then on target
Bottom Six
FT: Bangor 0-0 Glenavon
FT: Carrick Rangers 2-3 Ballymena United
Edogun gives Ballymena lead but Gibson equalises and then puts Carrick in front; Rutkowski levels from the spot & then scores late winner
FT: Crusaders 4-0 Portadown (15:00 BST)
McKechnie puts Crues ahead & Bryden doubles lead; Dunlop adds a third; Bryden grabs his second

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GOAL - Coleraine 0-1 Cliftonvillepublished at 15:08 BST 11 April
Joe Gormley (8 mins)

The visitors take the lead inside the opening 10 minutes through, who else, but leading scorer Joe Gormley.
It's not one Coleraine goalkeeper Ryan Schofield will want to watch back, however, as his stray pass out of defence picks out Ryan Curran.
He strides forward before squaring into the path of strike partner Gormley who has the easy task of tapping home from inside six yards.
Not the start home manager Ruaidhri Higgins would have planned.
GOAL - Carrick Rangers 1-1 Ballymena Unitedpublished at 15:06 BST 11 April
Danny Gibson (6 mins)

My goodness what a start we have had here at Taylors Avenue.
Carrick hit straight back. Billy Joe Burns crosses from the right and Danny Gibson is on hand to volley home from eight yards.
Game on.

Postpublished at 15:05 BST 11 April
Bangor 0-0 Glenavon

Paddy Burns lofts an inviting ball toward the edge of the area for Paul McGovern.
The striker attempts a first-time volley, but fails to catch it cleanly, and it's a comfortable save for Gareth Deane.
Postpublished at 15:04 BST 11 April
Crusaders 0-0 Portadown

Early chance for Crusaders as Lewis Barr gets on the end of Josh Williamson's free-kick, but he heads over from six yards.

Postpublished at 15:03 BST 11 April
Coleraine 0-0 Cliftonville

The sun peeping through the heavy clouds as both teams settle into their passing game in the early moments.
GOAL - Carrick Rangers 0-1 Ballymena Unitedpublished at 15:03 BST 11 April
Success Edogun (2 mins)

Ninety seconds on the clock and the visitors hit the front.
Kian Corbally making a run down the right before crossing low to the middle.
Edogun has an effort from six yards that is superbly saved by Nathan Gartside, but the big striker buries the rebound high into the net for his ninth goal of the season.

Postpublished at 15:02 BST 11 April
Glentoran 0-0 Dungannon Swifts

Dungannon break quickly with Leo Alves slipping a pass into the path of Adam Glenny.
The left-back actually gets to the ball first with a toe-end but can't force it beyond the advancing Andrew Mills.
KICK-OFFpublished at 15:01 BST 11 April
Crusaders 0-0 Portadown

We are under way at Seaview at the hosts get the ball rolling.

KICK-OFFpublished at 15:01 BST 11 April
Carrick Rangers 0-0 Ballymena United

Ballymena get us under way at a windy Taylors Avenue.
Postpublished at 15:00 BST 11 April
Bangor 0-0 Glenavon

Tiarnan Mulvenna tries to thread a through ball from the right channel, looking for the run of Michael Morgan.
It is a decent idea, but there is just a bit too much zip on it.

KICK-OFFpublished at 15:00 BST 11 April
Coleraine 0-0 Cliftonville

Conor Pepper gets us under way at the Showgrounds.
KICK-OFFpublished at 14:59 BST 11 April
Glentoran 0-0 Dungannon Swifts

Referee Mark Dillon starts the action at a rainy and windswept Oval.
Larne's win at Windsor Park means Declan Devine's side start six points behind the Premiership pacesetters - can they reduce that deficit by teatime?

KICK-OFFpublished at 14:58 BST 11 April
Bangor 0-0 Glenavon

Bangor secured their status in the top flight after their draw against Crusaders.
Will Michael O'Connor's men make a huge step towards doing the same in their great escape attempt?
Let's find out.
FULL-TIMEpublished at 14:52 BST 11 April
Linfield 0-2 Larne

A big win for Larne that opens up a six point gap at the top ahead of the 3pm kick-offs including that big one at The Oval.
Goals in either half from Matty Lusty and Matt Ridley are the difference as Larne bounce back from those back-to-back defeats to Coleraine in cup and league.

Postpublished at 14:51 BST 11 April
Linfield 0-2 Larne

Gary Haveron had Dylan Graham warming up but Rohan Ferguson is ok. Good to see.
Postpublished at 14:50 BST 11 April
Linfield 0-2 Larne

Sam Taylor tries an acrobatic volley but it goes high in the air and is cleared to Sean Brown.
The former Larne man clips in a cross that glances off Aaron Donnelly's head and off the post. Concern for Rohan Ferguson who appears to have collided with the post in his efforts to keep it out.

INJURY TIMEpublished at 14:47 BST 11 April
Linfield 0-2 Larne

Into three added minutes at Windsor Park.
Postpublished at 14:43 BST 11 April
Linfield 0-2 Larne

"Larne away uh huh, uh huh I like it" sing the travelling fans followed by "we're gonna win the league"
They have been loud all afternoon and their side have responded on the pitch.

Watch: Ridley doubles Larne's leadpublished at 14:42 BST 11 April
Linfield 0-2 Larne

Matt Ridley heads home to add a second for leaders Larne at Windsor Park.
Media caption,
Watch: Matt Ridley gives Larne a second
SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 14:41 BST 11 April
Linfield 0-2 Larne

The final sub for Larne as Matty Lusty is replaced by Tiarnan O'Connor. Six minutes of normal time remain.