HOW IT HAPPENED: Glenavon 1 Glentoran 2

Glentoran scored the first and last goals to record a 2-1 victory over Glenavon at Mourneview Park.
Action from Glentoran's trip to Mourneview Park to face Glenavon in the Danske Bank PremiershipAction from Glentoran's trip to Mourneview Park to face Glenavon in the Danske Bank Premiership
Action from Glentoran's trip to Mourneview Park to face Glenavon in the Danske Bank Premiership

F-T: GLENAVON 1 GLENTORAN 2

85: YELLOW (Glenavon) - Snoddy

85: YELLOW (Glentoran) - Burns

81: YELLOW (Glentoran) - Marron

79: SUBS (Glentoran) - R.Donnelly and Clucas on for Plum and McDaid

77: SUB (Glenavon) - Stafford on for Haughey

73: SUB (Glentoran) - Crowe on for Bigirimana

72: Fitzpatrick hooks over the bar with his back to goal

71: GOAL - Glenavon 1 Glentoran 2 (J.Donnelly)

A foul on Plum inside the area hands Glentoran a chance to regain the lead - with Donnelly successful from the penalty spot

70: SUB (Glenavon) - Beggs on for Waterworth

69: GOAL - Glenavon 1 (Fitzpatrick) Glentoran 1

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Fitzpatrick heads home off Snoddy's cross after great work by Garrett and Fitzpatrick during the build-up play

63: SUB (Glenavon) - Campbell on for Hall

53: Clever skill by Donnelly to get around Birney and into the danger area but he steers his shot the wrong side of the post

51: McMenamin attacks the Glenavon defence at pace, twisting and turning into the box before firing off a low shot but Brown gets down low to stop

49: Bright start to the second half by Glenavon and O'Connor's corner-kick finds Birney on the run but he's unable to gain a clean connection with his header

H-T: Glenavon 0 Glentoran 1

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35: Bigirimana slips the ball into the box for the supporting Marshall and his cutback is fired goalwards from a tight angle by the alert McDaid but Brown makes the stop for another corner-kick

34: Brown at a stretch to push away a Plum corner-kick from under his crossbar

30: Brown's punch off a Plum free-kick drops outside the box for Bigirimana but his first-time shot lacks power and Snoddy hacks away from a few yards out

29: YELLOW (Glenavon) - Garrett

26: Burns off the line as O'Connor's corner-kick is flicked towards the back post and Waterworth connects but the Glens defender is in the right place to clear the danger

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23: Minutes after a Glentoran penalty shout is turned down, another dangerous free-kick delivery by Plum - this time from the left - is met by McMenamin but it clears the crossbar

20: Ward's clipped inswinging cross from the right finds Waterworth in space inside the area but his header drops wide of the target from a promising position

15: GOAL - Glenavon 0 Glentoran 1 (McCullough)

Plum's free-kick from wide on the left is whipped into the packed penalty area at pace - Brown can only parry and McCullough reacts first to head home

12: First effort on target as Fitzpatrick swivels in the box and fires goalwards from the right-hand side on the turn but McCarey is behind the attempt

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GLENAVON: Brown, Birney, Haughey, Waterworth, O'Connor, Hall, Snoddy, Fitzpatrick, Wallace, Garrett, Ward.

Subs: Stafford, Campbell, Beggs, Harmon, O'Mahony, Hunter, Doyle.

GLENTORAN: McCarey, McCullough, Bigirimana, Burns, Marshall, J.Donnelly, McDaid, McClean, Marron, McMenamin, Plum.

Subs: R.Donnelly, Mitchell, Clucas, O'Connor, Smith, Crowe, Glendinning.

REFEREE: R.Dunlop.