Crues' second half display 'unacceptable' - Caddell

Crusaders manager Declan Caddell has branded his side's second-half performance in their 3-1 defeat by Glenavon on Tuesday night "totally unacceptable".

Philip Lowry opened the scoring for the Crues but Michael O'Connor equalised at Mourneview Park.

Peter Campbell put the Lurgan Blues in front before Jordan Forsythe's own goal secured a first league win under manager Paddy McLaughlin.

"I thought first half the conditions were difficult for both teams and it was quite scrappy," Caddell told BBC Sport NI.

"The second half was totally unacceptable for ourselves - bad decision-making in major points of the game, poor goals to concede - two counter-attacks.

"That's crept into us lately, which is very uncharacteristic of us in terms of what this club is built on - hard work, dedication and putting your body on the line. That was missing a lot tonight."

Caddell lamented the lack of influence of some of his more experienced players and a second defeat in a row by the same scoreline, his charges having gone down to Glentoran on Friday.

"We came into the game with 10 players out and it was a patch-up job but we had enough experience on the pitch to deal with the game and some of the senior players let down.

"That's two 3-1 defeats in a row and that's hard to take."