FOOTBALL: MURPHY'S LAW RULES THE DAY

second half. Up until then it had been honours, even although the Whites had carved out more openings in the first-half.

Mark Holland struck from close range on 10 minutes, only for Crusaders big centre forward Brian Russell to steer home a beauty of an equaliser over keeper Phil Matthews on 21 minutes.YOUNG Francis Murphy proved the winning edge for Lisburn Distillery in this close encounter.

The young midfielder missed a simple chance in first-half injury time but redeemed himself with a fierce 86th-minute shot that rocketed into the bottom corner of the net.

Tim Mouncey created the opportunity, after breaking into the penalty box, and the ball then broke to Murphy for what was one of the few highlights in a scrappy

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