Crusaders FC 3-2 Ballymena United — NIFL Premiership, 25 Apr 2026
Crusaders FC beat Ballymena United 3-2 in the NIFL Premiership Relegation Group - 38 on 25 April 2026 at Seaview, Belfast. F. Thorndike, T. Maguire, S. Edogun got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Crusaders FC have won 2 and Ballymena United 1, 2 draws.
· kickoff·Seaview · Belfast·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-014'
- 2-017'Penalty
- 28'out: D. Mccallion
- 2-137'Own Goal
- 2-241'
- Half-time3-1
- 46'out: M. Clarke
- 46'out: K. Corbally
- 2-356'
- 58'G. Ali
- 62'out: S. Murray
- 66'
- 66'
- 66'
- 71'—
- 74'
- 77'—
- 78'
- 78'out: O. Peoples
- 90+2'—
- Full-time3-2
Line-ups
Coach: Declan Caddell
- 27T. Maguire17'78'
- 33J. Tuffey
- 10F. Thorndike14'66'
- 8H. Jewitt-White66'
- 4J. Blaney
- 3B. Hamilton
- 62J. James
- 23O. McCart78'
- 29S. Rough
- 54C. Beattie
- 44C. Maciejewski-Healy66'
Substitutes
- 18J. Owens78'
- 42L. Anderson66'
- 92A. Karrabecaj66'
- 64M. Beattie66'
- 36C. Quinn
- 39O. Peoples78'
- 45M. Boyle
Coach: Jim Ervin
- 21D. McGeouch62'
- 24S. McEleney46'
- 4D. Rocks28'
- 22S. Edogun41'56'
- 20J. Thompson37'
- 41J. Hood46'
- 11D. O'Conchubhair
- 17J. O’Reilly
- 6G. Ali58'
- 23D. Breen
- 12I. Rutkowski
Substitutes
- 3D. Lafferty
- 30B. Wade
- 26S. Murray62'
- 28F. Sule
- 16M. Clarke74'46'
- 31K. Corbally46'
- 25D. Mccallion28'
Team statistics aren't available for this match.
Player statistics aren't available for this match.
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Crusaders FCWWDLD
- W18 Apr 26AGlenavon FC1-0
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- D07 Apr 26HBangor1-1
- L28 Mar 26ACarrick Rangers1-6
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Ballymena UnitedLDWDD
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