Cliftonville Outlasts Portadown in High-Scoring Premiership Opener
PORTADOWN, Northern Ireland (Interstat) — Cliftonville edged Portadown 3-2 on Saturday in a Northern Irish Premiership match at Shamrock Park. The visitors opened the scoring with a 34th-minute goal from Jordan Gibson. Joseph Sheridan and Jack Keaney added second-half goals for Cliftonville to secure the victory, which outpaced a Interstat projection of a 2-1 final. The win gives Cliftonville a winning start to their league campaign, while Portadown begins the season with a loss.