James Bell's first goal for the Whites was the winner in this uninspiring contest at New Grosvenor.The performance will matter little to Paul Kirk who has seen the side win their last three competive matches inside six days.

The visitors passed the ball about early one but failed to test Phil Matthews. He comfortably gathered Mark McAllister's shot on five minutes and then Michael Ward sliced wide on 12 minutes.Ward then put a great ball in behind the home defence but McAllister couldn't take advantage.

Conor Hagan had a shot blocked on 27 minutes, before the Whites might have got something on 33 minutes.Andy Kilmartin's long drive was kept out by Dwayne Nelson at his near post but as John Martin followed up, the keeper made another good stop.

The visitors were given a couple of yellow cards before Kilmartin's cross streaked across the box before being cleared, right on the break.

On 51 minutes, Ward broke clear, went past a couple of defenders but then fired well over the target from just outside the box.Ward was just unable to connect with a Thomas Wray cross on 73 minutes before Bell's winner on 80 minutes.

Francis Murphy crossed, Darren Armour's header was on target, the keeper stretching to claw it out from the goal and the ball dropped on the goal line.Bell reacted quickest running in to bundle the ball in before the Swifts' defence could clear.

Three minutes from time, Armour slipped the ball into McLaughlin, he beat a defender but put his shot outside the far post.

On the whistle, Matthews made his only save of the night, a superb finger-tip over the bar to keep out a 20 yard drive from Swifts' substitute Mark McConkey.