Reds through as Swifts and Crues progress - report & highlights

Arran Pettifer celebrates scoring the opener for Cliftonville against GlenavonImage source, PACEMAKER
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Arran Pettifer celebrates scoring the opener for Cliftonville against Glenavon

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Irish Cup holders Cliftonville beat Glenavon 3-2 in extra-time to earn a place in the quarter-finals.

The Lurgan Blues scored a last-gasp equaliser in normal time to make it 2-2 before Jonny Addis struck the winner.

Dungannon Swifts also needed extra-time overcome Coleraine as Tomas Galvin clinched a 2-1 victory.

Crusaders saw off the stern challenge of Championship side Limavady United with a late 1-0 win at Seaview with Harry Jewitt-White the match winner with just two minutes left.

Carrick Rangers had Seanan Clucas sent-off but they still prevailed 3-0 away against Ballinamallard while Loughgall won by the same scoreline as they eased past Dollingstown.

Bangor secured a 3-0 victory over Annagh United in a game which saw a player from each side dismissed as Ards beat Moyola Park 3-1.

Reds win Solitude thriller

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Cliftonville beat Glenavon in extra-time to reach quarter-final

In the opening 10 minutes both sides were denied by the woodwork with Michael O'Connor's powerful effort from a Peter Campbell corner hitting the crossbar and Joe Gormley's shot crashing off the left-hand post.

The home side would then be denied by the woodwork once again on the 25th minute when Jack Keaney nodded Rory Hale's corner towards goal with his header striking the bar before being cleared to safety by Campbell.

Both teams continued to have chances to break the deadlock with Barney McKeown making a crucial clearance off the line to divert Gormley's strike and David Odumosu producing a diving save at the other end to stop Niall Quinn's strike.

Cliftonville broke the deadlock in first-half additional time when Destiny Ojo held off multiple Glenavon defenders to connect with Hale's long clearance and travelled to near the by-line before passing back to Arran Pettifer, whose strike flew past Mark Byrne.

After the restart, Campbell's free-kick was nodded home at the back post by O'Connor to level the game on the 57th minute.

Stopper Odumosu then made another huge save to deny another header from O'Connor with Gormley unable to keep his shot on target as both sides pushed for a goal.

With just three minutes left, the home side took the lead when Hale's stunning strike from 25-yards flew into the top left-hand corner.

The frantic nature of the game continued with Glenavon equalising once again through the last chance of the 90 minutes when Odumosu leapt to collect O'Connor's cross, but spilt the ball and the alert McKeown was able to take advantage of the mistake.

Addis netted the winning goal in the second half of extra-time when he charged into the box and sent a strike into the roof of the net after substitute Axel Piesold did well to find the unmarked defender in the box.

Swifts secure quarter-final spot

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Highlights: Dungannon Swifts v Coleraine

Goals from Gael Bigirimana and substitute Galvin helped Dungannon defeat Coleraine in extra-time to reach the last eight.

The home side opened the scoring in spectacular style after just seven minutes.

There appeared to be little on when Bigirimana picked the ball up 25 yards from goal but the midfielder had other ideas, firing an unstoppable shot high into the roof of the net past a helpless Rory Brown.

Coleraine responded positively to the early setback and Jamie McGonigle saw his header from a Lyndon Kane cross hacked off the line by Steven Scott.

And the Dungannon defender was in the right place at the right time again seven minutes before the break when he cleared Ronan Doherty's goalbound shot off the line with Declan Dunne beaten.

Jamie Glackin forced a fine save out of Dunne while the Swifts' stopper had to be alert to keep out Matthew Shevlin's back heel.

At the other end, Rory Brown raced off his line to dispossess Kealan Dillon while John McGovern was inches away from connecting with Andrew Mitchell's cross with the goal at his mercy.

The visitors levelled eight minutes from the end of normal time when substitute McManus, who only joined the club on Friday, got on the end of a Jamie Glackin to divert the ball past Dunne.

Coleraine captain Lyndon Kane twice denied the Swifts with brave blocks either side of the end of normal time and the start of extra-time as the home side looked dangerous on the break.

But he was unable to prevent the Swifts reclaiming the lead in extra-time when Galvin seized on an Andy Mitchell ball into the box, rounded his marker and planted the ball low into the bottom corner of the goal for what proved to be the winner.

Crues leave it late

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Highlights: Jewitt-White strikes late to send Crues through

With extra-time looming at Seaview, Harry Jewitt-White popped up with a superb winner for Crusaders in added time to finally break the Limavady United resistance to move his team into the last eight.

Crusaders twice forced Richard Purcell into superb saves in the opening quarter, first from a Ross Clarke free-kick and Stewart Nixon's half-volley.

At the other end, Jonny Tuffy had to be alert to thwart John Butcher, who seized upon a slack header back while Limavady's Lewis Tosh curled over later in the half.

There was a bit more urgency from Crusaders after the break with the introduction of Jordan Owens in attack causing problems, and they had the better chances with Forsythe heading just over from a Clarke corner and Purcell was again to the rescue to tip a looping Jewitt-White header over.

Just as it seemed extra-time was certain, a long punt forward three minutes into added time broke to Jewitt-White and he let fly from outside the box with the shot finding the corner of the net to break the Championship side's hearts.

Carrick, Loughgall, Ards & Bangor progress

Carrick eased into the quarter-finals thanks to a comfortable away victory over Championship side Ballinamallard United.

Cian O'Malley gave the visitors a first-half lead and Paul Heatley added a second before Carrick's Seanan Clucus was red-carded.

However, Rangers went on to add a third through Luke McCullough.

Loughgall put their Premiership struggles behind them by beating Dollingstown at Planters Park.

Owen McConville's own goal set the Villagers on their way before goals from Robbie Norton and Jay Boyd.

Aidan Steele put Ards in front at Moyola Park but Patrick McLaughlin levelled before Conor Maxwell and Lee Newell secured victory for the Championship club.

Matthew Ferguson gave Bangor the lead before their captain Lewis Harrison was dismissed in the first half.

Annagh's Lee Upton was also sent-off before Ben Aurthurs doubled the advantage and Michael Morgan added a third.

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Highlights: 10-man Carrick ease past Ballinamallard

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Watch: Loughgall through to quarter-finals with win at Dollingstown

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Watch: Moyola Park v Ards

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Watch: Bangor v Annagh United

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