WARRENPOINT, Northern Ireland (Interstat) — Rory Powell scored three goals and Warrenpoint defeated Crusaders 5-2 in a game with seven total goals at Milltown Playing Fields. Warrenpoint scored five goals and Crusaders scored two. Powell was the top star for Warrenpoint. Warrenpoint’s season record in this competition is now 1 win and 0 losses, and its record across all competitions is now 2 wins, 0 losses and 2 draws. Crusaders’ season record in this competition is now 0 wins and 1 loss, and its record across all competitions is now 5 wins and 8 losses.

Powell opened the scoring in the 41st minute. Crusaders lost T. Maguire to a red card in the 50th minute. Crusaders responded with a goal from Donal Rocks in the 60th minute and another from Aaron Reid in the 62nd minute, moving ahead 2-1.

Powell scored in the 82nd minute to tie the game at 2-2 and again in the 94th minute to give Warrenpoint a 3-2 lead. D. Trainor added a goal in the 115th minute, and A. Jinadu closed the scoring in the 117th minute. Warrenpoint’s goals came from Powell in the 41st, 82nd and 94th minutes, Trainor in the 115th and Jinadu in the 117th. Crusaders’ goals came from Rocks in the 60th and Reid in the 62nd.

Powell finished with 117 minutes and three goals. Rocks had 117 minutes and one goal for Crusaders. Reid had 117 minutes and one goal for Crusaders, and Jinadu had 117 minutes and one goal for Warrenpoint.

Warrenpoint’s five goals came from Powell’s hat trick, Trainor’s 115th-minute goal and Jinadu’s 117th-minute goal. Crusaders’ two goals came from Rocks in the 60th minute and Reid in the 62nd minute. Maguire’s red card in the 50th minute left Crusaders a player short. The game was played at Milltown Playing Fields in Warrenpoint, with Warrenpoint as the home team and Crusaders as the visiting team.

Crusaders entered after a 2-1 loss at Ballymena. Its other previous results this season included a 3-0 loss to Larne, a 4-0 loss at Carrick Rangers, a 2-1 win over Bangor FC, a 1-0 loss at Linfield, a 3-0 win over Dungannon, a 2-1 loss to Limavady, a 4-1 loss at Coleraine, a 2-1 win at Glentoran and a 3-2 win over Portadown. In its previous 10 matches, Crusaders had four wins and six losses.

Warrenpoint had drawn 2-2 at Ballinamallard in its previous match. Warrenpoint also had beaten Strabane Athletic 1-0 and drawn 1-1 with Annagh. Warrenpoint had not lost in all competitions this season. Warrenpoint’s next listed match is at home against Glenavon. Crusaders’ next listed match is at home against Coleraine, followed by trips to Limavady and Bangor FC, a home game against Carrick Rangers, a trip to Dungannon, a home game against Linfield, trips to Portadown and Larne, and home games against Glentoran and Cliftonville.

Crusaders’ next 10 games are Coleraine at Crusaders, Crusaders at Limavady, Crusaders at Bangor FC, Carrick Rangers at Crusaders, Crusaders at Dungannon, Linfield at Crusaders, Crusaders at Portadown, Crusaders at Larne, Glentoran at Crusaders and Cliftonville at Crusaders. Warrenpoint’s next listed game is Glenavon at Warrenpoint. Crusaders’ previous results this season included four wins and six losses in its previous 10 matches. Warrenpoint’s previous results this season included one win and two draws in its previous three matches. The game had seven total goals, five by Warrenpoint and two by Crusaders. The red card was the only red card of the game. The game ended with Warrenpoint ahead 5-2. The game featured a red card in the 50th minute and seven goals, with Warrenpoint scoring five and Crusaders scoring two.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Warrenpoint 2, Crusaders 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Crusaders with a 51.9 percent probability to win. Crusaders had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1.5. The total score of 7 went under the over/under line of 3.5.