HOW IT HAPPENED: Portadown 1 Cliftonville 1
F-T: Portadown 1 Cliftonville 1
93: Sub O'Connor calls Carney into an injury-time save with the final shot of the game
91: O'Reilly across at a stretch to divert the ball away from a promising Murray opening
89: GOAL - Portadown 1 (McCallum) Cliftonville 1
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Hide AdPorts equaliser as McCallum gains a decisive touch on Tilney's inswinging corner-kick towards the near post
It follows a burst of late Ports pressure
84: SUB (Cliftonville) - McCrudden on for O'Neill
75: Superb save by Carney to tip over at a stretch Doherty's crisp strike from distance
74: SUB (Cliftonville) - O'Connor on for Coffey
73: Sub Warde close to an instant impact with one teasing free-kick delivery leading to a corner-kick which he then puts into the box but Cliftonville block Finnegan's effort
69: SUBS (Portadown) - Murray and Warde on for Lavery and Tipton
61: GOAL - Portadown 0 Cliftonville 1 (Hale)
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Hide AdHale's close-range finish at the far post inside a packed penalty area rewards Cliftonville for a period of pressure
Carney had produced saves in quick succession before the goal off O'Neill, Ryan Curran and Chris Curran
56: YELLOW (Cliftonville) - O'Reilly
51: O'Neill drags his shot wide past the far post from a tight angle on the right-hand side of the box
46: O'Neill shows strength to win possession off Finnegan but hesitates to take on the shot. His pass to Hale is blocked then O'Neill's shot off the rebound fails to test Carney
H-T: Portadown 0 Cliftonville 0
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Hide Ad36: Quickly-taken Coffey free-kick opens up space for Donnelly to drive goalwards from a long way out with a wild shot
33: Coffey's clipped ball in is knocked back by O'Neill but Portadown recover to block Hale's close-range shot
19: The ball breaks towards Conaty off McKeown's sliding challenge on the edge of the area but his first-time drive clears the crossbar
9: Promising move involving Conaty and Bonis ends with Tilney firing high from outside the area
8: McCarey down to gather a long-range drive by Scannell
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Hide Ad2: Early test for McCarey as good work by Conaty and Scannell ends in a dangerous Lavery cross from the left into the box.
PORTADOWN: Carney, Hall, McCallum, Finnegan, McKeown, Lavery, Tipton, Bonis, Conaty, Scannell, Tilney.
Subs: Buchanan, Murray, Guy, Teggart, Kerr, Warde, Cowan.
CLIFTONVILLE: McCarey, O'Reilly, C.Curran, R.Curran, Donnelly, Bagnall, Doherty, Hale, Lowe, O'Neill, Coffey.
Subs: Dunne, O'Connor, McCrudden, Foster, Casey, Kearns, Teggart.
Referee: Ross Dunlop