Cliftonville supervisor Jim Magilton stated his aspect “deserved” their 2-0 victory over Linfield at Solitude.
Shaun Leppard’s purpose within the sixty fourth minute gave the house aspect the lead earlier than Joe Gormley scored within the closing seconds.
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The outcome implies that the Reds leapfrog Carrick Rangers and transfer again into the highest six of the Irish Premiership.
“First half, neither side really took advantage. I thought we created good opportunities but didn’t capitalise,” Magilton informed BBC Sport NI.
“We started the second half on the front foot. We knew we would have to withstand pressure from Linfield because of the quality of player. We defended for our lives today.
“I believed the second half we performed really properly and doubtless deserved it.”
Leppard broke the deadlock at Solitude for his second goal of the campaign with Magilton adding that he was “over the moon” that the defender scored.
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“Shaun has all of the attributes to be an excellent participant,” he continued.
“He has in all probability struggled a bit with inconsistency, however he has had a run of video games and hopefully that is the beginning of one thing for Shaun. I believe he needs to be scoring much more objectives from set items.
“I am delighted for him, absolutely over the moon.”
