MATCH BALL FOR MITCHELL AS SWIFTS PROGRESS
Andrew Mitchell hit a hat-trick as Dungannon Swifts stormed past Portstewart at Stangmore Park.
The 30-year-old fired the Swifts in front after a quarter-of-an-hour, with Leon Boyd doubling up with a back post header six minutes after that.
Mitchell bagged his second of the night midway through the first half with a close range smash after receiving the ball from Niall Owens before hitting his hat-trick goal not long after the interval with Owens again providing the assist.
Steven Scott completed the scoring on 64 minutes with a low, hard strike past the keeper after being teed up by Tomas Galvin.
Dungannon Swifts: Henderson, S. Scott, J. Scott, Owens, Dillon, Boyd, Galvin, Hutchinson, Wallace, Mitchell, Bigirimana subs Solis Grogan, Knowles, McGovern, Alves, Taggert, Connolly, Hegarty
Portstewart: McMullan, Forgrave, McBride, Watt, Bradley, McNeill, Law, Doherty, Stewart, Devenney, Bradley subs Oliver, Dealey, O’Hara, Smyth, Mackle, Donnelly