Linfield and Cliftonville remain locked on 14 points at the top of the Irish Premiership after a goalless draw at Solitude on Tuesday night.
The sides, in their first meeting since Cliftonville won the Irish Cup final back in May, played out a 90 minutes where chances were few and far between with the result keeping David Healy's side leading the league courtesy of goal difference.
At Taylor's Avenue, things went very much according to form with Ballymena's 4-1 triumph representing a fourth straight win for the Braidmen, but a sixth consecutive loss for Carrick Rangers who remain rooted to the bottom of the table.After a quiet first half in north Belfast, the game between the league's top two burst into life mere moments after the interval when Joe Gormley's defence-splitting through ball released Kris Lowe.
David Fisher was given far too much time inside the Loughgall box, allowing him to roll the ball across goal and giving Donnelly the simplest of tap-ins from five yards. The home side broke the deadlock in the 40th minute when Gael Bigirimana's sliding pass put John McGovern through on goal, the striker taking a clever touch before sending a strong strike past the outstretched Jonny Tuffey
In the 83rd minute Stewart's cross from the right-hand side was nodded on by the unmarked Harry Jewitt-White, but his header was just wide. The second half began in much the same vein with Larne dominating the ball but not troubling Gareth Deane. The visitors broke the deadlock inside the opening ten minutes, Rhyss Campbell with his second goal in as many games.His initial effort was blocked but with the home defence unable to clear the former Dungannon Swifts man reacted quickly to lash the ball high into the roof of the net from six yards.
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