Crusaders beat Newry City today at the Newry Showgrounds 1-0 in a game that will be remembered for the conditions played in rather than anything else. Crusaders controlled the game throughout in extreme wind conditions and where rewarded with the winner 15 minutes from time when Ben Kennedy headed home a perfect Jay Boyd cross. Glentorans win at The Oval meant that Crusaders could not leapfrog them in fourth and go into the split in fifth position.
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