Match Centre

Championship
Saturday 20 April 2024 (kick off: 3.00 PM)

Venue: Shamrock Park

Referee: Mark Dillon

Portadown home-team
1 FT 1
away-team Dundela
  •   Ryan Mayse 67'
  •   Jordan Jenkins 77'
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DRAW ENOUGH AS PORTS CLINCH TITLE

Portadown clinched the Playr-Fit Championship title following this draw with Dundela at Shamrock Park.

The Ports needed a win going into the game to make sure of top spot regardless of events elsewhere, but with the Institute-Bangor also ending in stalemate it meant Niall Currie's side had done enough to claim the championship and an immediate return to the top flight.

Scoreless at the break, both sides had their chances in the first half with Jordan Jenkins seeing an effort blocked by Brandon Diau while Ryan Mayse sent a shot just wide for the Ports.

Mark Patton then came close later in the half with a well taken free-kick that keeper Gareth Buchanan did well to turn away for a corner.

The Duns threatened again early in the second half after Jenkins combined with David McMaster but he couldn't keep his effort on target before, at the other end, keeper Lewis Hunter pushed another Mayse attempt over the top.

Hunter then denied Eamonn Fyfe and Diau in quick succession but, on 66 minutes, the Ports finally made the breakthrough when Mayse fired into the bottom corner.

It proved to be only a short lived lead, however, when Jenkins levelled for the visitors ten minutes after that from close range.

And the visitors almost snatched it late on after Lee Rea had a go from the edge of the area only for his shot to come smashing back off the upright.

Portadown: Buchanan, Wilson, Chapman, Mayse, Russell, Fyfe, Henderson, Traynor, Thompson, Dobbin, Diau subs Hogg, McCawl, McElroy, Kane, Barr, Murray, Browne

Dundela: Hunter, Fletcher, Dinu, McGovern, McMaster, Corbett, Dornan, White, Patton, Kelly, Jenkins subs McClurg, McCreery, Rea, Burns, Smyth, Kalla, Faulkner

  • FULL TIME
    Portadown   1 - 1 Dundela
  • red subsititutions  Substitution

    Ryan Mayse

    Portadown

    85'
  • green subsititutions  Substitution

    Zach Barr

    Ards

    85'
  • red subsititutions  Substitution

    Ewan Kelly

    Dundela

    85'
  • green subsititutions  Substitution

    Anthony Burns

    Ballymacash Rangers

    85'
  • red subsititutions  Substitution

    Jack Henderson

    Portadown

    82'
  • green subsititutions  Substitution

    Eoghan McCawl

    Portadown

    82'
  • GOAL

    Jordan Jenkins

    Glentoran

    77'
  • red subsititutions  Substitution

    David McMaster

    Dundela

    75'
  • red subsititutions  Substitution

    Jake Corbett

    Rathfriland Rangers

    75'
  • green subsititutions  Substitution

    Lee Rea

    Bangor

    75'
  • green subsititutions  Substitution

    Casey Smyth

    Glentoran

    75'
  • GOAL

    Ryan Mayse

    Portadown

    67'
  •  Yellow Card

    Luke Wilson

    Portadown

    65'
  • red subsititutions  Substitution

    Mark Patton

    Dundela

    64'
  • green subsititutions  Substitution

    William Faulkner

    Ballymacash Rangers

    64'
  • red subsititutions  Substitution

    Mark Russell

    Players

    48'
  • red subsititutions  Substitution

    Ciaran Dobbin

    Ards

    48'
  • green subsititutions  Substitution

    Paul McElroy

    Portadown

    48'
  • green subsititutions  Substitution

    Kenneth Kane

    Moyola Park

    48'
  •  Yellow Card

    Gary Thompson

    Portadown

    35'
  •  Yellow Card

    Jaimie McGovern

    Players

    32'
  •  Yellow Card

    Ewan Kelly

    Dundela

    30'

Portadown

  • Gareth Buchanan
  • Luke Wilson 65'
  • Lee Chapman
  • Ryan Mayse red substitution 85' 67'
  • Mark Russell red substitution 48'
  • Eamon Fyfe
  • Jack Henderson red substitution 82'
  • Aaron Traynor
  • Gary Thompson 35'
  • Ciaran Dobbin red substitution 48'
  • Brandon Diau

Substitutes

  • Aaron Hogg
  • Eoghan McCawl green substitution 82'
  • Paul McElroy green substitution 48'
  • Kenneth Kane green substitution 48'
  • Zach Barr green substitution 85'
  • TJ Murray
  • Jamie Browne

Dundela

  • Lewis Hunter
  • Ian Fletcher
  • Sam Dinu
  • Jaimie McGovern 32'
  • David McMaster red substitution 75'
  • Jake Corbett red substitution 75'
  • Charlie Dornan
  • Jake White
  • Mark Patton red substitution 64'
  • Ewan Kelly 30' red substitution 85'
  • Jordan Jenkins 77'

Substitutes

  • Matthew McClurg
  • Dale McCreery
  • Lee Rea green substitution 75'
  • Anthony Burns green substitution 85'
  • Casey Smyth green substitution 75'
  • Ronan Kalla
  • William Faulkner green substitution 64'

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