Match Report
2 points and 3 places separated them: Carrick Rangers 8th with 10, Cliftonville 5th with 12. In league terms the two rates read 1.38/1.63 for Carrick Rangers and 1.5/1.25 for Cliftonville (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.35.
14 meetings are on record — 2 won by Carrick Rangers, 12 by Cliftonville, 0 drawn, at 3.21 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 71% of the meetings.
The venue was Belfast Loughshore Hotel Arena. Cliftonville led 2-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Carrick Rangers: Caleb Hawthorne (11') · Cliftonville: Kyle McClelland (16'), B. Quinn (36'), Dean McMaster (90')
Key stats
Possession: Carrick Rangers 45% · Cliftonville 55% · Total shots: 11-11 · On target: 5-7 · Corners: 8-3