Martin double eases pain for Whites

LISBURN Distillery put their recent run of four defeats behind them with this comfortable victory in a game that featured a number of excellent finishes in the second half.

John Martin was the man in form for the home side netting two of the goals.

James Willis should have put the Whites one up after only 26 seconds.

Conor Hagan crossed from the right but the unmarked Willis hit it beyond Gary Ramsay and wide of the target.

A minute later Willis was put clear by John Martin, his run took him beyond the keeper and a defender but he was unable to get an effort on goal after being forced wide.

In the visitors' first attack, Tommy McCallion ran in from the far by-line.

His initial cross rebounded back off a defender, and cut inside but from the angle of the six yard box his shot was deflected for a cor-ner.

When the corner was cleared the ball was swept up-field and Martin outpaced Martin Smith to run into the box.

He then hit a low shot past Ramsay from 15 yards out and the Whites were ahead in the 16th minute.

Half-time: Lisburn Dis-tillery 1 Institute 0.

On 57 minutes the Whites went further ahead thanks to an excellent finish from Ha-gan.

The ball was fed into Willis, he lopped it wide and Hagan smashed the ball across the area and into the net.

It was a goal feast after that, the Whites went 3-up in the 68th minute.

Martin put the ball into the path of Willis and he fired in a blistering drive from the edge of the 18 yard box.

A minute later McCallion pulled one back for the visitors with a spectacular 30 yard fin-ish when he cut inside and rifled the ball home.

The Whites were not fin-ished and after Ramsay had failed to collect a corner in the 74th minute, Martin was there to cap an excellent performance and stab the ball home.

LISBURN DISTILLERY: Matthews, West, Buchanan, Spence, Thompson, Hagan, Armstrong, Kilmartin, Murphy, Willis, Martin.

Subs: Ferguson, McQuillan, Johnston.

INSTITUTE: Ramsay, Boyle, Mc-Cready, Ngoma, Smith, Ogilby, G Sproule, Mullan, Divin, McCallion, McIlmoyle.

Subs: Harkin, Ketchanke, A Sproule

Referee: Hugh Carvill (Belfast).