Date: 011005 Competition : Irish Premier League (Match 03) Corresponding fixture last year - N/A
IPL Game 3- Lisburn Distillery 1 Glenavon 2 (HT 2-1)
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Shea is on target as brown gets first victory


GLENAVON finally got their first win of the season under manager Jimmy Brown.

A windswept pitch made good football impossible but that will not matter to the Lurgan Blues or Shea Campbell in particular, whose super first half strike proved the difference in the end.

Glenavon had an opportunity to take the lead after five minutes; Campbell pulled the ball across the area but Marty Verner miscued from 15 yards out.

Nine minutes later the visitors were in front; Campbell turned past Chris Coffey and Ryan McCann deflected Campbell's cross past his own keeper.

Distillery had several chances to pull one back.

James Willis' header dropped just over the bar, Andy Kilmartin saw his drive flash over but John Martin had their best chance earlier, on 14 minutes.

Put through by Willis, Martin was one on one with Andy McDonald but the keeper won out.

On 29 minutes Glenavon increased their lead thanks to a gem of a finish from Campbell.

Verner created the opportunity and Campbell sent a 20 yard screamer beyond the reach of Phil Matthews.

Two minutes before the break, McDonald had to push a goal-bound effort from Francis Murphy around the post.

Murphy got the home side back into things in first half injury time after being upended in the penalty box.

Darren Armour converted the resultant penalty.

On 55 minutes, Martin's shot was easily held by McDonald before Conor Walsh sent a long range effort over the Whites crossbar four minutes later.

Gerard McMahon then came close to putting Glenavon further ahead on 63 minutes.

He latched on to a poor clearance from Matthews and from the edge of the centre circle, he thumped the ball straight back towards goal with Matthews saving.

On 78 minutes Matthews again made a superb save to tip a drive from Kieran O'Connor on to the post.

LISBURN DISTILLERY: Matthews, McKeown, Thompson, Coffey, Muir, Martin, Kilmartin, McCann, Willis, Armour, Murphy.

Subs: Armstrong, McGahern, McLaughlin,.

GLENAVON: McDonald, McAlinden, Walker, Black, Montgomery, O'Connor, McMahon, Gawley, Campbell, Verner, Walsh.

Subs: Farrell, McKnight, Carvill.

Referee: David Best, Carnmoney.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
James Willis congratulates Darren Armour on his penalty Image Copyright Permission to LD net