Glens roar back to down Crues at the Oval

Glentoran's Aidan Wilson celebrates after he scores to put his side 3-1 up
Author: Chris BrennanPublished 20th Aug 2022

Glentoran came from behind on Friday night to seal their first win of the new Irish Premiership season, beating Crusaders 3-1 at the Oval.

Ross Clarke shocked the home side by putting Stephen Baxter's visitors one-up inside five minutes.

However that lead lasted just three minutes as Rory Donnelly's deft finish levelled up.

Seven minutes after the interval, Philip Lowry of Crusaders was punished for handball in the area. Glentoran's Conor McMenamin stepped up to score the resulting penalty.

A wonderful 77th minute free-kick from Shay McCartan was met by Aidan Wilson who headed home to seal the win.