A Danny Gibson Hat-trick has 5-2 to Carrick Rangers after the first stage of the Irish promotion/descent play-off.
The visitors left the blocks and never looked back, with the top scorer of Carrick Gibson finding the net for the first time after 11 minutes.
A perfectly placed header of Luke McCullough fell inviting Gibson’s feet after a corner, and the former -vleralish ahead did not go wrong, sending with confidence in the nearby position to set the Gers on his way.
Carrick quickly doubled its advantage just six minutes later. This time Gibson became the supplier, sliding a smart ball beyond the Lee Upton defender. Paul Heatley jumped clearly, keeping his composure brilliantly to displace a low cold finish and inside the nearby post.
Stephen Baxter’s men didn’t end there. In the half -hour mark, a Joe Crowe’s brand release caused a chaos for Annagh defenders who desperately fought to clean their lines.
Nedas Maciulaitis reacted faster, leading the ball loose to Gibson, who shot powerful ahead of goalkeeper Joel Little from his second goal for his second goal from a half relentless opening.
With the hosts still entangled, Gibson completed his hat-trick four minutes before the interval. Crowe played back in a key role, throwing Little’s long goal by perfectly throwing Gibson’s path.
The runner’s manager ran and pierced a precise low shot inside the nearby post to crown a ruthless performance of the first half of the Premiership side.
After the break, the side of Ciaran McGurgan arose decided to rescue something and managed to reduce the deficit to 49 minutes. The half -time substitute, Craig Taylor, went up to the area, where Upton rose higher, planting a firm header on the net from six yards to offer the championship costume a brief backdrop.
But Carrick soon recovered his firm grip in the game, reaching his fifth goal just before the hour.
The impressive Gibson returned to influence, nodding Crowe’s long lack in a penalty area.
A lucky Maciulata diversion guided the ball directly on the way to Heatley, who clinically shot his second night.
Gibson almost grabbed his room shortly after, brightly rounding Nathan Kerr, but under pressure, he dragged his effort very wide.
However, the Mid-Eulter’s suit had the final word at the time of cessation, as the Taylor substitute dressed a magnificent free throw in the upper corner, offering a glow of optimism that was heading to the second stage of Friday night.