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A Timmy Adamson goal ten minutes from the break earned Crusaders the points from this Friday night visit of Dungannon Swifts to Seaview.

Adamson headed past Andy Coleman from a Craig McClean cross to move Stephen Baxter's side within a point of the leaders.

It was just what the Crues deserved after a bright first-half which saw Adamson also turn a close range effort against the crossbar before Cameron Grieve cleared the ball off the line to safety.

The Swifts had their chances, too, with Matt Hazley testing Sean O'Neill with a free-kick followed by an Andrew Mitchell strike.

After the break Richard Clarke fired just wide as the Crues looked to extend their lead as Diarmuid O'Carroll also came close before Swifts defender Douglas Wilson almost turned a Heatley cross past his own 'keeper.

Crusaders: O'Neill, Burns, Friars, Adamson, O'Carroll, Robinson, Caddell, McClean, Clarke, Heatley, Whyte subs McCutcheon (not used), Snoddy (not used), Cockcroft (not used), Dillon (not used), O'Hanlon (not used)

Dungannon Swifts: Coleman, McCullough, Grieve, Armstrong, Hazley, Harpur, Lowe, Mitchell, Glackin, Hutchinson, Wilson subs Fitzpatrick (not used), Liggett (replaced Mitchell 79), Burns (not used), Lavery (replaced Hazley 65), Sanusi (replaced McCullough 65)

Referee: Ian McNabb

Attendance: 819

Lineups, Bookings and Substitutions

Sean O'Neill
Billy Joe Burns
Emmet Friars
Timmy Adamson			35
Diarmuid O'Carroll
Joshua Robinson	86
Craig McClean
Declan Caddell	79
Richard Clarke
Paul Heatley
Gavin Whyte

Andy Coleman
David Armstrong
David McCullough		65
Matt Hazley		65
Cameron Grieve
Ryan Harpur
Kris Lowe
Jamie Glackin
Andrew Mitchell		79
Grant Hutchinson
Douglas Wilson

 

Subs

Gary Liggett		79
Stefan Lavery		65
Abiola Sanusi	88	65