The first ever Boxing Day derby between the Whites and Donegal Celtic saw the home side record an impressive win.

The visitors had the first attack of the game, Sean Armstrong laying the ball wide to Gavin Melaugh whose angled drive streaked across the goal, just beyond Daniel Lyons.

Declan Brown then held a header from Darren Armour before the Whites went ahead on 10 minutes. Marty Verner tapped a free-kick on to James Bell, his short pass in behind the defence was chased by Andy Kilmartin and he finished superbly with a low shot across the goal and in.

On 16 minutes it looked as though DC would level things when Armstrong's pass wasn't intercepted and Lyons ran clear. He couldn't finish however and his shot went straight into the arms of Phil Matthews.

Brown then caught a Hagan volley before Matthews had to be alert to tip over a 30 yard free kick from Paul McVeigh. But on 37 minutes the game ebbed away from the visitors who had been on the attack, when Hagan broke clear down the right and crossed. Kilmartin rose in the air to hook an unstoppable volley into the goal - a gem of a goal.

The Whites finished the half on the attack, and after the interval, Paul Muir's free-kick thumped off the post.Verner went close before he dived to head into the goal on 60 minutes, the cross again coming in from Hagan on the right.

Subs Andrew Waterworth and John Martin then linked up to lay the ball back to Kilmartin but his shot was wide of the goal.Two minutes later Ciaran Donaghy hooked Damien McLaughlin's effort off the line as the Whites carved the visitors open once more.

Waterworth netted the fourth on 84 minutes after Martin had broke down the line and dragged the ball back for the number nine to fire home. Waterworth could have added another minutes later, but as it was, McVeigh ended the scoring on the day with a cracking consolation goal - a long distance volley that sailed into the net.

Seven successive wins puts the Whites in a confident mood for the final game of the year away to Loughgall on Saturday.