Highlights: Cliftonville strike late to sink Glentoran
That's all for tonight
FT. Glentoran 0-2 Cliftonville; Coleraine 1-0 Crusaders
Over and out for the European play-off semi-finals as Glentoran and Crusaders' seasons come to an end.
Cliftonville bounce back from their Irish Cup final defeat to set up a final meeting at Coleraine, who gave their new boss Ruaidhri Higgins a winning start on his first night in the dugout.
The pair will meet in Sunday's European play-off final at the Coleraine Showgrounds for a 2pm kick-off and with that lucrative European spot on the line - the BBC have you covered with the game shown live on the iPlayer and BBC Sport NI website.
That's it from us, we hope you enjoyed our coverage and watch out for highlights and reaction appearing on the BBC Sport website this evening with the report available to read here
Goodnight and bye for now.
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