HOW IT HAPPENED: Portadown 0 Coleraine 3

Portadown’s return to Shamrock Park in the Danske Bank Premiership resulted in a 3-0 defeat as Coleraine secured full points off goals by Ben Doherty, Jamie Glackin and James McLaughlin.
Action from Shamrock Park as Portadown host Coleraine in the Danske Bank Premiership. Pic by Pacemaker.Action from Shamrock Park as Portadown host Coleraine in the Danske Bank Premiership. Pic by Pacemaker.
Action from Shamrock Park as Portadown host Coleraine in the Danske Bank Premiership. Pic by Pacemaker.

88: GOAL - Portadown 0 Coleraine 3 (McLaughlin).

McLaughlin fires home a low drive after Carson attacks down the left

87: SUB (Coleraine) - Wilson on for Glackin

86: SUB (Portadown) - Glenfield on for Lavery

84: SUB (Coleraine) - Allen on for Nixon

82: Deane with another diving save to palm away McGrandles’ header after McNally directed a Tipton corner-kick into the danger area

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81: Conaty makes progress down the right and finds Lavery, with Tipton curling goalwards the pass back to the edge of the area but Deane pulls off a fine save at a stretch

73: SUB (Portadown) - Conaty on for Kerr

63: RED (Portadown) - Bonis

61: Glackin’s corner-kick is met by O’Donnell but Pierce shows strong hands to push the header over the crossbar

59: McNally’s sliding block stops an effort from McLaughlin inside the area

54: YELLOW (Portadown) - McNally

53: GOAL - Portadown 0 Coleraine 2 (Glackin)

Glackin hooks home with a close-range shot inside the crowded penalty area

H-T: Portadown 0 Coleraine 1

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40: Glackin feeds Doherty and the low dangerous cross is turned over superbly by McNally with Nixon closing in

38: YELLOW (Portadown) - Burns

35: YELLOW (Portadown) - Murray

33: O’Donnell attacks Glackin’s corner-kick but Kerr is on the line to clear

28: Glackin corner-kick is met at the back post by McLaughlin but, under pressure from Hall, his header drops wide

20: SUB (Portadown) - McGrandles on for Teggart

18: RED (Portadown) - Manager Matthew Tipton has been sent to the stands following two quick bookings from referee Keith Kennedy

12: YELLOW (Coleraine) - Kane

12: YELLOW (Portadown) - Bonis

8: GOAL - Portadown 0 Coleraine 1 (Doherty pen)

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Pierce down low to his left to save the initial penalty but Doherty slots home the rebound

6: Penalty to Coleraine - Hall handball off Nixon’s cross

2: YELLOW (Portadown) - Teggart

1: McConaghie free-kick from deep is attacked by McLaughlin but Pierce pulls off the save for an away corner-kick

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