Ballymena United suffered a dramatic loss to Cliftonville in a thrilling encounter at Solitude. The visitors took the lead when a deflected cross put them in front, but Cliftonville equalized through Bayo Fapetu's thumping header. The Reds were then awarded a penalty when Ben Kennedy punched a Rory Hale curler off the line, but Joe Gormley's blast over the top was followed by Aaron Jarvis's equalizing goal for United. Despite being down to 10 men, Cliftonville rallied to win the game with a late free-kick from Keaney.
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Ballymena United Suffer Dramatic Loss to Cliftonville in Thrilling Encounter
Ballymena United's hopes of claiming a battling point were undone when Cliftonville's Jack Keaney stroked home a late free-kick in a madcap encounter at Solitude.
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