Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Crusaders (4th, 64 pts) held a 47-point advantage over Newry City AFC (6th, 17 pts). Recent form told a different story for Newry City AFC: only 23rd in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 6th. Per game in the league, Newry City AFC were scoring 5.2 and conceding 19.8, Crusaders 12.2 and 8.6, against a competition average of 2.89 goals per team per game.
Crusaders were unbeaten in 5, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Over the last five, Newry City AFC had taken 4 of 15 points to Crusaders's 11.
The match was played at The Showgrounds in Newry (capacity 7,949). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.