Match Centre

Premiership
Tuesday 23 February 2021 (kick off: 7.45 PM)

Venue: Stangmore Park

Attendance: BCD

Referee: Evan Boyce

Dungannon Swifts home-team
1 FT 2
away-team Glenavon
  •   Oisin Smyth 84'
  •   Conor McCloskey 19'
  •   Matthew Fitzpatrick 24'
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Matthew Fitzpatrick doubled Glenavon's lead midway through the first half ©Brian Little/PressEye

FIRST HALF DOUBLE ENOUGH FOR GLENAVON

Two first half goals proved enough for Glenavon to get the better of Dungannon Swifts at Stangmore Park.
 
Glenavon might have moved in front after just ten minutes but Andrew Doyle and Colin Coates saw headers cleared off the line from a Peter Campbell corner.
 
The visitors did seize the advantage, however, on 19 minutes after Conor McCloskey rifled a terrific effort from a tight angle into the top corner.
 
And it was 2-0 just four minutes later. McCloskey turned provider on this occasion, slipping the ball to Matthew Fitzpatrick to poke home from close range.
 
The ball was in the Swifts net for a third time moments after that but Campbell's effort was ruled out for handball while, later in the half, Sean Ward sent the ball just wide of the far post after McCloskey had knocked the ball on.
 
Glenavon might have extended their lead twice early in the second half with Campbell having a shot blocked by Roy Carroll while Fitzpatrick came close after Michael O'Connor had found him on the right side of the box.
 
However, as the game progressed, Dungannon displayed more purpose and almost pulled a goal back when Terry Devlin saw a looping effort turned away by Craig Hyland, and from the corner that followed James Convie cannoned the ball off the bar.
 
The Swifts did reduce the deficit with six minutes remaining when Oisin Smyth sent a well executed dipping effort beyond Hyland, who a short time earlier was forced to gather a Ben Gallagher shot at the second attempt.
 
Both sides suffered a sending off moments later when Caolan McAleer and James Singleton were dismissed following a disagreement.
 
Dungannon almost snatched a point right at the end when Gallagher delivered a free-kick into the box only for Devlin to nod narrowly wide.
 
Dungannon Swifts: Carroll, Coyle, Byers, O. Smyth, Campbell, Carvill, Devlin, Convie, Glenny, M. Smyth, Patterson subs Teggart (not used), Wilson (not used), McAleer (replaced Carvill 52), Byrne (not used), Gallagher (replaced Patterson 70), McGee (replaced Coyle 46), Teelan (not used)
 
Glenavon: Hyland, Coates, A. Doyle, Purkis, Campbell, O'Connor, Fitzpatrick, McCloskey, Singleton, Garrett, Ward subs Byrne (not used), Snoddy (not used), Harmon (not used), O'Mahony (replaced Campbell 77), Douglas (not used), J. Doyle (replaced Fitzpatrick 73), McCaffrey (replaced Purkis 65)

  • FULL TIME
    Dungannon Swifts   1 - 2 Glenavon
  •  Yellow Card

    Colin Coates

    Ballymena United

    90+3'
  •  Yellow Card

    Jack O'Mahony

    Ballymena United

    89'
  •  Red Card

    Caolan McAleer

    Loughgall

    86'
  •  Red Card

    James Singleton

    Glentoran

    86'
  • GOAL

    Oisin Smyth

    Players

    84'
  • red subsititutions  Substitution

    Peter Campbell

    Glenavon

    77'
  • green subsititutions  Substitution

    Jack O'Mahony

    Ballymena United

    77'
  •  Yellow Card

    Ben Gallagher

    Players

    73'
  • red subsititutions  Substitution

    Matthew Fitzpatrick

    Linfield

    73'
  • green subsititutions  Substitution

    Josh Doyle (1)

    Players

    73'
  • red subsititutions  Substitution

    Rory Patterson

    Players

    70'
  • green subsititutions  Substitution

    Ben Gallagher

    Players

    70'
  • red subsititutions  Substitution

    Daniel Gibson

    Carrick Rangers

    65'
  • green subsititutions  Substitution

    Gareth McCaffrey

    Players

    65'
  •  Yellow Card

    Peter Campbell

    Glenavon

    57'
  •  Yellow Card

    Terry Devlin

    Players

    54'
  • red subsititutions  Substitution

    Michael Carvill

    Players

    52'
  • green subsititutions  Substitution

    Caolan McAleer

    Loughgall

    52'
  • red subsititutions  Substitution

    Caolin Coyle

    Players

    46'
  • green subsititutions  Substitution

    Ethan McGee

    Linfield

    46'
  •  Yellow Card

    Conor McCloskey

    Loughgall

    45'
  • GOAL

    Matthew Fitzpatrick

    Linfield

    24'
  • GOAL

    Conor McCloskey

    Loughgall

    19'

Dungannon Swifts

  • Roy Carroll
  • Caolin Coyle red substitution 46'
  • Callum Byers
  • Oisin Smyth 84'
  • Rhyss Campbell
  • Michael Carvill red substitution 52'
  • Terry Devlin 54'
  • James Convie
  • Adam Glenny
  • Matthew Smyth
  • Rory Patterson red substitution 70'

Substitutes

  • Alan Teggart
  • Douglas Wilson
  • Caolan McAleer 86' green substitution 52'
  • Conner Byrne
  • Ben Gallagher 73' green substitution 70'
  • Ethan McGee green substitution 46'
  • James Teelan

Glenavon

  • Craig Hyland
  • Colin Coates 90+3'
  • Andrew Doyle
  • Daniel Gibson red substitution 65'
  • Peter Campbell 57' red substitution 77'
  • Michael O'Connor (1)
  • Conor McCloskey 45' 19'
  • Matthew Fitzpatrick red substitution 73' 24'
  • James Singleton 86'
  • Robert Garrett
  • Sean Ward

Substitutes

  • Conan Byrne
  • Matthew Snoddy
  • Aaron Harmon
  • Jack O'Mahony 89' green substitution 77'
  • Josh Doyle (1) green substitution 73'
  • Gareth McCaffrey green substitution 65'
  • Calvin Douglas

Dungannon Swifts

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Glenavon

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