Glentoran cling on

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Ballymena United 0
Linfield 3 (Ervin, Munster, McHugh)
LINFIELD swept to a comfortable defeat of Ballymena United at The Showgrounds to keep hard on Glentoran's heels in the race for the Gibson Cup.

Cliftonville 2 (C. Scannell, M. Holland)
Bangor 1 (Verner)
CLIFTONVILLE secured their place in the post split top six with this victory at Solitude although they were made to sweat by struggling Bangor.

Dungannon Swifts 1 (Forker)
Glenavon 1 (Grant)
A LATE Conor Forker goal earned Dungannon Swifts a point to close the gap slightly on those above them at the foot of the table.

Glentoran 4 (Hamilton, Burrows 2, Nixon)
Institute 2 (Ramsey, Ogilby)
A SIX goal shocker saw a resurrected Glentoran bolster their title hopes and Institute surrender themselves to the bottom six.

Lisburn Distillery 2 (Allen 2)
Coleraine 0
CURTIS Allen bags a brace as the Whites move six points clear of Coleraine in the race for fourth place.

Newry City 0
Crusaders 1 (Owens)
CRUSADERS maintained their push for a third place finish with this narrow defeat of Newry City at The Showgrounds.

POS PLAYED WON DRAWN LOST FOR AGST PTS GD
1 Glentoran 33 21 7 5 53 30 70 23
2 Linfield 33 21 6 6 57 24 69 33
3 Crusaders 33 15 12 6 61 38 57 23
4 Lisburn Distillery 33 15 8 10 48 33 53 15
5 Coleraine 33 14 5 14 43 46 47 -3
6 Cliftonville 33 12 10 11 48 42 46 6
7 Institute 33 11 8 14 40 50 41 -10
8 Ballymena United 33 10 7 16 33 46 37 -13
9 Bangor 33 9 7 17 38 56 34 -18
10 Glenavon 33 9 6 18 41 57 33 -16
11 Newry City 33 7 10 16 34 52 31 -18
12 Dungannon Swifts 33 6 10 17 39 61 28 -22
Edit by user 24 Mar 17:57