Crusaders Strikers hit Lisburn Ladies 6-1 to move four points ahead of them and up to fifth position in the Sports Direct Women’s Premiership.
The hosts raced into a three-goal lead in the space of a dozen first-half minutes, Alison McMaster’s seventh-minute opener soon added to by Jessica Rea and then Darcie McNeill.
Beth Chalmers struck a three-minute brace by the hour mark, Aisling Cull then pulled one back before Jessica McGuinness completed the scoring.
Forthcoming fixtures:
Friday 27 September (7.45pm) – Derry City v Linfield (Brandywell Stadium), Larne v Glentoran (Inver Park)
Sunday 29 September – Cliftonville v Lisburn Rangers (Solitude, 3pm)