LATEST - Whites handed relegation lifeline

LISBURN Distillery have been handed a massive lifeline after being awarded three points following the outcome of an investigation into relegation rivals Donegal Celtic.
By The Newsroom
Published 25th Mar 2013, 21:39 BST
Northern Ireland- 13th October 2012 Mandatory Credit - Photo-Jonathan Porter/Presseye. Danske Bank Premiership DC v Lisburn Distillery. DC's Sean Cleary with Distillery's Johnny Harkness.Northern Ireland- 13th October 2012 Mandatory Credit - Photo-Jonathan Porter/Presseye. Danske Bank Premiership DC v Lisburn Distillery. DC's Sean Cleary with Distillery's Johnny Harkness.
Northern Ireland- 13th October 2012 Mandatory Credit - Photo-Jonathan Porter/Presseye. Danske Bank Premiership DC v Lisburn Distillery. DC's Sean Cleary with Distillery's Johnny Harkness.

The Whites are now just two points behind DC with a game in hand after the Irish FA found that Sean Cleary played while suspended during their 2-1 win against the Whites recently.

As well as gaining the three points Tim McCann’s side have been awarded a 3-0 win, whiled the West Belfast club have been hit with a £500 fine.

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Cleary scored the winning goal in the game at Suffolk Road but should have sat out the fixture when he served just one game of what was in effect a two-match ban.

He had picked up a one-match ban for picking up five yellow cards during the course of the season and another suspension after being sent off in the game at Ballymena United.

For more see this week’s Ulster Star, out on Thursday evening.

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