Match Report
The table read 2nd (Ards, 8 pts) against 1st (Glentoran, 11 pts), 3 points apart. On recent form Ards sat only 20th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 2nd overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Ards 0.8 scored and 1 conceded per game, Glentoran 1.8 and 0.8, with the league averaging 1.53.
The venue was Bangor Fuels Arena, with room for 2,000 spectators. Glentoran led 2-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-2.
Goal scorers
Glentoran: John McGuigan (25'), C. Allen (44')
Key stats
Possession: Ards 44% · Glentoran 56% · Total shots: 7-13 · On target: 2-6 · Corners: 5-5