NIFL Premiership / 26/27 / MATCHWEEK 2

Crusaders FC v Ballymena United FC

Crusaders FCHome
2 – 1
Ballymena United FCAway

Sat 15 Aug 2026 · 14:00 UTC · Result

Stadium
Seaview
Referee
Niall Devlin
Attendance
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ON THE PITCH

Lineups & match stats

Goals scored and substitution minutes. On = subbed on; Off = subbed off. — means not recorded or not applicable. Unused substitutes did not play.

Crusaders FC

10 starters

Starting XI

Crusaders FC Starting XI and match statistics
No.PlayerGoalsOnOff
2Kurtis Forsythe 0——
3Graham Kelly 0——
4Jacob Blaney 0——
6Robbie Weir 0—88′
8Harry Jewitt-White 0——
9Adam Brooks 0——
11Elliot Dunlop 0—88′
12Jack Doherty 0—75′
15Owen Wardell 1——
22Ryan McKay 0——

Substitutes

Crusaders FC Substitutes and match statistics
No.PlayerGoalsOnOff
5Scot Rough Unused substitute 0——
27Tom Maguire Unused substitute 0——
31Rian Brown Unused substitute 0——
43Lewis Barr Unused substitute 0——
—Kieran McKechnie 088′—
—Lloyd Anderson 075′—
—Karter Bond 088′—

Ballymena United FC

11 starters

Starting XI

Ballymena United FC Starting XI and match statistics
No.PlayerGoalsOnOff
1David Walsh 0——
2David Toure 0——
5Scot Whiteside 0——
6Fuad Sule 0——
7Chris McKee 0——
8Josh Archer 0—85′
9Igor Rutkowski 1——
10Charlie Allen 0——
15Daithí McCallion 0—85′
16Matthew Clarke 0——
22Success Edogun 0——

Substitutes

Ballymena United FC Substitutes and match statistics
No.PlayerGoalsOnOff
12Donal Rocks Unused substitute 0——
17Michael Leetch Unused substitute 0——
19Shane McEleney Unused substitute 0——
23Declan Breen Unused substitute 0——
24Caoimhin McConnell Unused substitute 0——
—Sean Murray 085′—
—James Hood 085′—