Summary

  • Irish Premiership: Crusaders 0-0 Glenavon (FT)

  • Irish Premiership: Coleraine 2-1 Warrenpoint Town (FT) - Bannsiders move to within a point of fifth-placed Larne

  • Irish Cup second round: Ballymena United 3-0 Portstewart (FT) - Waide, McElroy and Place on target as Sky Blues progress to last eight

  1. goal

    GOALpublished at 20:50 GMT 15 February 2022

    Ballymena United 2-0 Portstewart

    Paul McElroy doubles Ballymena's lead in the first minute of the second half.

    Seconds after having a penalty appeal waved away, the striker is on hand to head home from close range after Ryan Waide nods Conor Keeley's cross back across the face of goal.

  2. HALF-TIMEpublished at 20:48 GMT 15 February 2022

    Coleraine 0-0 Warrenpoint Town

    Scoreless at the break but Warrenpoint will be wondering how they're not going in with their noses in front after that chance for Luke Wade Slater.

    Wade Slater could have actually had two in the first half having flashed a right-footed volley past the post on 37.

    We're yet to see a goal in the league tonight!

  3. Postpublished at 20:46 GMT 15 February 2022

    Coleraine 0-0 Warrenpoint Town

    What a chance for Warrenpoint to take the lead as Luke Wade Slater breaks through the Coleraine defence.

    It looks like it's only him and Gareth Deane, but Stephen O'Donnell races back and gets a vital touch on the shot to force the corner!

    Superb defending.

  4. HALF-TIMEpublished at 20:33 GMT 15 February 2022

    Crusaders 0-0 Glenavon

    Scoreless at Seaview after a dull first-half in truth.

    Crusaders perhaps going the closest from a couple of dangerous Ben Kennedy corners but Adam Lecky and Daniel Larmour failed to keep their headers on target.

    Crusaders v GlenavonImage source, Pacemaker
  5. HALF-TIMEpublished at 20:32 GMT 15 February 2022

    Ballymena United 1-0 Portstewart

    The Premiership side lead thanks to Ryan Waide's goal but Portstewart will be pleased with their first half endeavours.

    Mark Edgar's free kick, which forced a save from Sean O'Neill shortly before the goal, has been the visitors' best moment.

  6. Postpublished at 20:29 GMT 15 February 2022

    Ballymena United 1-0 Portstewart

    Mikey Place has a fierce shot beaten out by Portstewart keeper Andrew Findlay as the Premiership side aim to double their advantage.

    At the other end, Zach Barr flashes a first time volley not far wide.

  7. Postpublished at 20:17 GMT 15 February 2022

    Coleraine 0-0 Warrenpoint Town

    No goals yet but that's down to Gareth Deane's shot-stopping abilities as the Coleraine keeper gets down to turn Steven Ball's left-footed free-kick around the post for a corner.

  8. He was never missing that!published at 20:13 GMT 15 February 2022

    Ballymena United 1-0 Portstewart

    A fine cross from Paul McElroy, who puts it on a plate for Ryan Waide to bundle home the early opener for the Sky Blues.

    Media caption,

    Ryan Waide opens the scoring for Ballymena United

  9. goal

    GOALpublished at 20:04 GMT 15 February 2022

    Ballymena United 1-0 Portstewart

    It's the top-flight side that take the lead as Ryan Waide converts a Paul McElroy cross after 18 minutes.

    That'll settle a few early Ballymena nerves.

  10. KICK-OFFpublished at 20:01 GMT 15 February 2022

    Coleraine 0-0 Warrenpoint Town

    Up and running on Ballycastle Road!

  11. KICK-OFFpublished at 19:46 GMT 15 February 2022

    Crusaders 0-0 Glenavon

    We're under way at Seaview!

  12. KICK-OFFpublished at 19:46 GMT 15 February 2022

    Ballymena United 0-0 Portstewart

    We're under way at the Warden Street Showgrounds where heavy pre-match rain has created a very sticky playing surface.

    Referee Tim Marshall had a couple of mini inspections in the hour before kick-off before giving the fixture the thumbs-up.

  13. Team newspublished at 19:40 GMT 15 February 2022

    Coleraine v Warrenpoint Town (20:00 GMT)

    Coleraine boss Oran Kearney makes two changes to the side that lost to Cliftonville on Saturday with Curtis Allen and Andrew Mitchell recalled to the attack.

    Striker Matthew Shevlin, the Bannsiders' top scorer this season, drops to the bench where he is joined by midfielder Josh Carson.

    Warrenpoint manager Barry Gray has, unsurprisingly, opted to go for the same 11 that delivered a 4-2 win over Carrick.

    Coleraine: Deane, Kane, Brown, O'Donnell, Traynor, McKendry, Jarvis, Lowry, Glackin, Mitchell, Allen.

    Subs: Gallagher, McLaughlin, Bradley, Carson, Wilson, Kelly, Shevlin.

    Warrenpoint Town: McMullan, Ball, Hand, Dillon, McCaffrey, Gallagher, Wade Slater, Moorhouse, McKenna, Byrne, O'Sullivan.

    Subs: Coleman, O'Sullivan, Wixted, Leddy, Quinn, Wilson.

    Coleraine v Warrenpoint Town team newsImage source, BBC Sport
  14. Team newspublished at 19:37 GMT 15 February 2022

    Ballymena United v Portstewart (19:45 GMT)

    The first ever competitive meeting between these two clubs finally goes ahead – 10 days after the scheduled first meeting was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.

    Ballymena, chasing a first Irish Cup triumph since 1989, make three changes from the side which beat Dungannon Swifts on Saturday with Steven McCullough – scorer of the only goal late in that game – Paul McElroy and Ryan Waide coming in.

    Sean Graham, Kenny Kane and David Parkhouse all drop to the bench.

    Portstewart are currently ninth in the 11-team Premier Intermediate League and are in a miserable run of form, having lost their last four league oputings.

    Indeed, the north coast side’s only victory in 2022 was in the previous round of this competition when they produced a mini upset by winning at Championship Institute.

    Ballymena United: O’Neill, Smith, Keeley, Redman, McCullough, Place, Nelson, Barr, Millar, Waide, McElroy.

    Subs: Gallagher, Kane, Henderson, Rodgers, Bramall, Parkhouse, Graham.

    Portstewart: Forgrave, Vauls, Watt, Steele, Law, Barr, Doherty, Edgar, Peden, Gillan.

    Subs: Oliver, Bradley, Boylan, McDonald, Doherty.

    Ballymena United v Portstewart team newsImage source, BBC Sport
    Image caption,

    Ballymena United v Portstewart team news

  15. Team newspublished at 19:34 GMT 15 February 2022

    Crusaders v Glenavon (19:45 GMT)

    There are three changes for the home side as Adam Lecky is included in the starting line-up after hitting the match-winner against Larne on Saturday.

    The visitors, meanwhile, make one alteration to the starring XI from their victory over Portadown with Sean Ward coming into the side.

    Crusaders: Tuffey, Burns, Wilson, Weir, Lowry, Kennedy, Lecky, Forsythe, Winchester, Larmour, Robinson.

    Subs: Shields, Caddell, O'Rourke, Owens, Heatley, Clarke, McMurray.

    Glenavon: Taylor, Birney, Haughey, Wallace, Ward, Snoddy, Singleton, McCloskey, Fitzpatrick, Campbell.

    Subs: Doyle, Waterworth, O'Connor, Hall, Scannell, O'Mahony, Doyle.

    Crusaders v Glenavon team newsImage source, BBC Sport
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    Crusaders v Glenavon team news

  16. Tonight's line-uppublished at 19:28 GMT 15 February 2022

    Two Irish Premiership games, one in the Irish Cup

    Hello! Three games tonight.

    In the Irish Premiership, Crusaders hope to narrow the gap on rivals Cliftonville in third with the Shore Road men hosting Glenavon at Seaview.

    A win for Stephen Baxter's men would move them to within seven points of the Reds with a game in hand, while victory for the Lurgan Blues would see them leapfrog Ballymena into seventh.

    Hoping to keep Glenavon at arm's length are Coleraine, who can strengthen their grip on sixth with three points against Warrenpoint Town.

    The Milltown club have picked up four points from their last two games and will jump above Portadown into 11th with a win this evening.

    There's also the bonus of a rearranged Irish Cup game between Ballymena United and Portstewart at the Showgrounds.

    Can the Sky Blues book their place in the last eight or will the Premier Intermediate League side spring an almighty shock?

    Stay with us for goal updates and in-play clips!