CRUES AND VILLAGERS SHARE THE SEAVIEW SPOILS
Crusaders will have to wait a little longer to secure a top six spot after being held at home to Loughgall.
Declan Caddell's side had numerous opportunities in the scoreless first half to seize the advantage, with Harry Jewitt-White coming close midway through the half when he sent a curling effort just wide of the left post.
Jordan Forsythe then nodded just wide from Ross Clarke's left-sided post while before Harry Franklin was denied by a goalline clearance from Jordan Gibson.
Ben Murdock then almost turned the ball into his own net but was saved by keeper Nathan Gartside while, just before the break, Jimmy Callacher nodded just wide of the left post.
The Villagers came within inches of opening the scoring early in the second half, however, courtesy of Adam Towe's 25-yard drive narrowly wide of the target.
At the other end Jordan Forsythe sent an effort from distance onto the roof of the net - and a little after that Franklin nodded onto the top of the bar from another Clarke delivery.
But the deadlock was finally broken on 70 minutes when substitute Jordan Stewart, with his first touch of the game, fired home from point blank range after Franklin had knocked on a Clarke set piece.
However, the visitors hit back to level with four minutes remaining after Robbie Mahon won possession of the ball and laid it off for Benji Magee to fire past Jonny Tuffey.
Crusaders: Tuffey, Callacher, Weir, Lowry, Jewitt-White, Blaney, Forsythe, O’Rourke, Clarke, Franklin, Barr subs Brown, Stewart, Larmour, O’Connor, King, Nixon, Boyd
Loughgall: Gartside, Murdock, Andrade, Waide, Gibson, McMenemy, Balde, Carroll, Towe, McCloskey, McLaughlin subs Turker, O’Brien, Francis, Mahon, Magee, McCaffrey, Kelly
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