STORY OF THE MATCH: Portadown 0 Warrenpoint Town 2

89: SUBS (Warrenpoint) - McVeigh and Knox on for Evans and Hutchinson

85: SUB (Warrenpoint Town) - Carroll on for Doyle

82: GOAL - Portadown 0 Warrenpoint Town 2 (Swan)

Stooping header by Swan to divert home Deasy’s clipped cross

72: Doyle plays in Swan down the middle but a combination of Finnegan and Carney prevents Warrenpoint from adding to the lead

70: SUBS (Portadown) - Murray and Salley on for Warde and Guy

65: GOAL - Portadown 0 Warrenpoint Town 1 (Doyle)

Doyle’s composed finish caps great work by McCaffrey

60: Three sights of goal in quick succession for Warrenpoint as Ball opts for a shot from a tight angle, Dillon tests Carney from distance and the Ports goalkeeper tips over a Deasy drive

54: SUB (Portadown) - Lavery on for McCallum. McCallum off with hamstring problems

46: Vital Deasy interception prevents a free run at goal for Tilney off Guy’s pass

41: Bonis’ cross finds Guy in the box with time and space but he opts for a first-time sidefoot shot that Sava saves

37: Carney alert to gather Doyle’s shot on the turn from a tight angle after a Ball ball into the Ports penalty area

25: Inswinging Teggart cross travels from right over the danger area and hits the far post - with Bonis’ follow-up shot from close range saved

19: Inswinging corner-kicks by Tilney causing problems, with Sava having to collect at the second attempt on the line

8: Warde drive saved from promising position after good work by Guy and Hall

PORTADOWN: Carney, Hall, McCallum, Finnegan, McKeown, Bonis, Guy, Teggart, Warde, Healy, Tilney.

Subs: Buchanan, Lavery, Tipton, Salley, Murray, Conaty, Kerr.

WARRENPOINT TOWN: Sava, Deasy, Ball, Dillon, McCaffrey, Gallagher, Swan, Hutchinson, Wallace, Evans, Doyle.

Subs: Coleman, McVeigh, O’Connor, Carroll, Mullen, Cowan, Knox.

Referee: Evan Boyce

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