Premiership · Regular Season - 2
Saturday, 15 August 2026 · 22:00 · Seaview, Belfast · Referee: N. Devlin
Crusaders FC2 : 1
Full-time
Ballymena UnitedHalf-time: 2-1
Match Events
- 10'I. RutkowskiNormal Goal
- 27'D. McCallionOwn Goal
- 29'Unknown playerYellow Card
- 30'Unknown playerYellow Card
- 42'O. WardellNormal Goal
- 56'Unknown playerYellow Card
- 75'J. Doherty (assist: L. Anderson)Substitution 1
- 85'J. Archer (assist: S. Murray)Substitution 1
- 85'D. McCallion (assist: J. Hood)Substitution 2
- 88'R. Weir (assist: K. McKechnie)Substitution 2
- 88'E. Dunlop (assist: K. Bond)Substitution 3
Crusaders FC
Starting XI
- 1S. Callister
- 2K. Forsythe
- 3G. Kelly
- 4J. Blaney
- 6R. Weir
- 8H. Jewitt-White
- 9A. Brooks
- 11E. Dunlop
- 12J. Doherty
- 15O. Wardell
- 22R. McKay
Substitutes
- 31R. Brown
- 5S. Rough
- 7K. McKechnie
- 17K. Bond
- 27T. Maguire
- 42L. Anderson
- 43L. Barr
Ballymena United
Starting XI
- 1D. Walsh
- 2D. Toure
- 5S. Whiteside
- 6F. Sule
- 7C. McKee
- 8J. Archer
- 9I. Rutkowski
- 10C. Allen
- 15D. McCallion
- 16M. Clarke
- 22S. Edogun
Substitutes
- 23D. Breen
- 12D. Rocks
- 17M. Leetch
- 18S. Murray
- 19S. McEleney
- 21J. Hood
- 24C. McConnell
Head-to-Head
- Crusaders FC 2 - 1 Ballymena UnitedSaturday, 15 August 2026
- Crusaders FC 3 - 2 Ballymena UnitedSaturday, 25 April 2026
- Ballymena United 2 - 0 Crusaders FCWednesday, 18 February 2026
- Ballymena United 2 - 2 Crusaders FCSaturday, 22 November 2025
- Crusaders FC 1 - 1 Ballymena UnitedSaturday, 20 September 2025
League Standings Context
| Rank | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Crusaders FC | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 8 | Ballymena United | 3 | 0 | 3 |