Glens, Reds, Blues and Lisburn Ladies secure wins
Glentoran, Cliftonville, Linfield and Lisburn Ladies secured victories in Friday's second round of Women's Irish Premiership fixtures.The Glens lead the table after beating Lisburn Rangers 4-1 with champions Cliftonville overcoming Derry City 3-1 at the Brandywell, Linfield edging out Crusaders 2-1 at Midgley Park and Lisburn Ladies earning a 2-0 win over Larne Women at Inver Park.Mia Moore put the Glens ahead at the Blanchflower Stadium with Kascie Weir doubling their advantage before the interval.Gracie Conway reduced the deficit just past the hour mark but two goals in stoppage time from Emily Wilson put gloss on the scoreline for Kim Turner's side.Grace McKimm put the Reds ahead after only three minutes at the Brandywell with Teegan Lynch doubling their advantage in the 16th minute.Derry got back into the game on 54 minutes when Katie Hargan directed the ball past Erin McAllister but Fionnuala Morgan completed the scoring four minutes later with a headed finish over Naomh Barr from Marissa Callaghan's pinpoint delivery.First-half finishes from Alex Clarke and Cora Chambers helped Linfield defeat Crusaders Strikers at Midgley Park.Clarke opened the scoring for the Blues midway through the first half with a lovely looping finish over the head of keeper Maddy Harvey-Clifford.On 35 minutes, Chambers doubled the home advantage after twisting and turning in the box to fire in Linfield's second goal.Michelle McDaid pulled one back for the Crues on 70 minutes but Ryan McConville's side held on to claim the win.After a goalless first half at Inver Park, Jess Hall fired Lisburn Ladies ahead directly from a corner while substitute Sidra Alsaidi notched their second goal.With Glentoran the only side on a maximum six points following the opening two rounds of fixtures, they have a two-point advantage over Cliftonville and Linfield, who drew last week.
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