After a slow start to the game in horrendous conditions it was 20 minutes before the first efforts on goal, and three came along at once.First, Marcus Kane had a goalbound header deflected behind, then Shane McEleney failed to get on the end of a Danny Amos free-kick when through on goal.Finally, Liam Burt forced Carrick keeper Nathan Gartside into a fine save.Glentoran continued to bang on the door but they were lacking that bit of quality to put the ball in the net and were punished on 35 minutes when Heatley broke the deadlock.The striker chased onto a delightful ball over the top from Joe Crowe and outpaced the Glentoran defence before he slid the ball past Andrew Mills and into the bottom left-hand corner of the net.However, the hosts got themselves back into the game in injury-time when Stewart ran across the six-yard area to get a toe on a cross from the left, which put it beyond the reach of Gartside.Just after the break Josh Kelly directed a corner from the right into the net with a sweet half-volley, but the effort was ruled out for offside.Fifteen minutes before the end Amos whipped a free-kick from just outside the area that whistled past the Carrick left-hand upright. The fans were on their feet expecting the net to bulge but it wasn’t to be and both sides had to settle for a draw to maintain their unbeaten starts to the season.
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Irish Premiership: Glentoran stay top as Bangor and Cliftonville win
