Managerless Ards dumped holders Crusaders out of the Clearer Water Irish Cup on a day of high drama in domestic football’s most prestigious cup competition.
Sadler s Peaky Blinder Irish Cup round-up
Seven clubs booked a last 16 place as the Sadler s Peaky Blinder Irish Cup kicked off on Tuesday evening.
There were no upsets, but there also wasn t the feared avalanche of goals or one-sided affairs in games involving those non-Premiership clubs kicking their first ball in anger in many months.
Much interest was focused on the clash of Coleraine and Crusaders at The Showgrounds, a game that pitted third against sixth in the Premiership.
It proved to be a suitably tight and hard fought encounter with the only goal of the game coming with just five minutes remaining when Paul Heatley popped up a superb 30-yard strike to hand the Crues a spot in the next round.