McDAID DOUBLE PUTS SKY BLUES BACK ON TRACK
Ballymena United picked up a much needed three points thanks to a David McDaid double at home to bottom of the table Portadown.
McDaid bagged his first after eight minutes from close range after Ross Redman’s free-kick wasn’t cleared before making sure six minutes from the end after running onto a well delivered Kenny Kane through ball.
The Ports rallied towards the end, coming close to pulling a goal back when Mark Russell crashed a free-kick off the crossbar while United keeper Sean O'Neill had to deal with an Oisin Conaty set piece.
Ballymena United: O’Neill, Redman, Whiteside, McDaid, Kelly, Waide, McCullough, Kane, Gibson, Keeley, Graham subs Nelson (replaced Kelly 80), Wilson (not used), Loughran (not used), Henderson (not used), Tweed (not used), Parkhouse (not used), Clarke (not used)
Portadown: Barr, Akiotu, Upton, Balde, Donnellan, Russell, Conaty, McNally, Archer, Teggart, Jenkins subs McKenna (not used), Wilson (replaced Donnellan 86), Stedman (replaced Jenkins 63), McKeown (replaced Akiotu 86), Moore (replaced Balde 86), Tantale (not used), Mitchell (replaced Archer 77)
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