STORY OF THE GAME: Glenavon 2 Portadown 4

Portadown secured Mid-Ulster derby points on a return to the Danske Bank Premiership with a thrilling 4-2 success over Glenavon at Mourneview Park.
Stephen Murray celebrates scoring for Portadown at Mourneview Park against former club Glenavon. Pic by Pacemaker.Stephen Murray celebrates scoring for Portadown at Mourneview Park against former club Glenavon. Pic by Pacemaker.
Stephen Murray celebrates scoring for Portadown at Mourneview Park against former club Glenavon. Pic by Pacemaker.

F-T: Glenavon 2 Portadown 4

93: GOAL - Glenavon 2 Portadown 4 (Burns)

Substitute Burns adds to the Ports’ margin of victory with the final kick of the game as Murray picks up Taylor’s attempted clearance and feeds the midfielder, who drills home

88: YELLOW (Portadown) - Lavery

85: GOAL - Glenavon 2 (Singleton) Portadown 3

Sub McCloskey with another key moment as his corner-kick is headed home by Singleton to set up a thrilling finish

84: YELLOW (Portadown) - Murray

84: YELLOW (Glenavon) - O’Mahony

80: GOAL - Glenavon 1 Portadown 3 (Bonis)

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Ports counter Glenavon’s mounting pressure with a goal on the break as Kerr finds Murray and Bonis shows determination to hit the penalty area then, under pressure, guide home

75: SUB (Glenavon) - Hamilton on for Jenkins

73: Pierce forced into a save at the expense of a corner-kick off Campbell’s curling free-kick

72: YELLOW (Portadown) - Hall

71: Drama in the penalty area as Campbell’s shot is deflected up in the air and Purkis’ reaction header hits off Hall and out for a corner-kick

65: Promising Ports opening off McNally’s ball upfield involving Burns and Murray ends with a comfortable save for Taylor off the latter

63: YELLOW (Glenavon) - Coates

61: SUB (Portadown) - Burns on for Guy

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56: Campbell, once again, a threat on the left and he cuts the ball back but Jenkins fires over from a promising position

54: GOAL - Glenavon 1 (Campbell) Portadown 2

Former Portadown Youth player Campbell, on his Premiership debut, finds the net at the far post as half-time subs O’Mahony and McCloskey combine for Glenavon

50: Campbell finds McCloskey inside the area but Portadown regroup to block the shot

50: Guy feeds the ball across the edge of the area but the shot by Bonis, racing on, lacks the power to trouble Taylor

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46: SUBS (Glenavon) - McCloskey and O’Mahony on for Byrne and Norton

H-T: Glenavon 0 Portadown 2

44: Birney and Byrne both attack a Norton cross into the box but the header fails to trouble Pierce

43: Promising opening created by Byrne to find Campbell, with the low cross towards Jenkins cleared by McNally

42: Byrne’s low free-kick delivery from wide on the left is guided back to Snoddy outside the area but his drive from distance drops wide

32: GOAL - Glenavon 0 Portadown 2 (Murray 2)

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Portadown intercept possession and Lavery’s superb sliderule pass from deep cuts open the Glenavon backline. With home calls for offside ignored, Murray keeps his composure to slot home

23: YELLOW (Glenavon) - Jenkins

23: A loose ball fired upfield leads to a chase by Purkis but Pierce is out quickly to clear the danger

9: Byrne is at the heart of the Glenavon response and goalkeeper Pierce is off his line but unable to claim the Glenavon midfielder’s teasing corner-kick

7: GOAL - Glenavon 0 Portadown 1 (Murray)

Murray back on the scoresheet at Mourneview Park - but this time in Ports colours to net the visitors’ first goal back in the Premiership. Murray slotted home after Lavery’s pass down the left was steered across by Guy on his debut

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6: Well-struck free-kick from distance by Byrne but Pierce behind it for a comfortable save

GLENAVON: Taylor, Coates, Birney, Byrne, Jenkins, Purkis, Campbell, Snoddy, R.Norton, Singleton, Garrett.

Subs: Larmour, Doyle, McCloskey, O’Mahony, Hamilton, taylor, H.Norton.

PORTADOWN: Pierce, Hall, Finnegan, Lavery, Tipton, Bonis, Murray, Wilson, McNally, Guy, Kerr.

Subs: Pengelly, Crane, McCallum, McGrandles, Burns, Croskery, Glenfield.

Referee: Ian McNabb.

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