If not for Crusaders' Jordan Owens (34'), the match could have been even more lopsided.
Two early goals from forward Mark McAllister (3' and 18') saw Linfield, Northern Ireland's most elite football program, quickly open up the lead.
Only six minutes later "Big" Jim Ervin (24') made it three to zero but the scoresheet was to be edited two more times before the end of the half as Curtis Allen scored in the 34th minute and Peter Thompson added a 45th-minute goal.
Three more second-half goals from Linfield -- Aaron Burns (55'), Curtis Allen for the brace (66') and finally 24-year-old Northern Ireland international midfielder Jamie Mulgrew in the 72nd -- ended the day's offensive outburst by the IFA title holders.
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