Match Centre

Premiership
Saturday 11 March 2023 (kick off: 5.30 PM)

Venue: Newry Showgrounds

Attendance: 650

Referee: Declan Hassan

Newry City home-team
3 FT 4
away-team Portadown
  •   John McGovern 45'
  •   Brian Healy 80'
  •   Stephen Teggart 17'
  •   Paul McElroy 20'
  •   Joshua Archer 90+2'
  •   Benny Igiehon 90+4'
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Benny Igiehon scored Portadown's winner ©Colm Lenaghan/Pacemaker Press

SEVEN GOAL THRILLER AT THE SHOWGROUNDS

Portadown defeated Newry City by the odd goal in seven after an exhilarating encounter at The Showgrounds.

Niall Currie's side got off to the perfect start when two goals after 20 minutes fired them into an commanding lead.

Stephen Teggart opened the scoring on 17 minutes after finding space in the box and then finishing past keeper Niall Brady before, barely three minutes later, Paul McElroy added a second from close range.

Newry pulled one back on 37 minutes through the unfortunate Chris Rodgers who turned the ball into his own net whilst from a John McGovern corner.

And McGovern got his name on the scoresheet on the stroke of half-time when, from six yards out, he fired home from a Brian Healy pass.

That was how it stayed until ten minutes from time when Healy found room in the box to send a shot past Ondrej Mastny to edge Newry in front.

But, two minutes into added time, up popped Joshua Archer to equalise for Portadown from a few yards out.

Then, remarkably, Benny Igiehon struck moments after that with Portadown's winner following a scramble in the box!

Newry City: Brady, King, N. Healy, McGivern, Lockhart, McGovern, Martin, B. Healy, Donnelly, Scullion, Adeyemo subs Halpenny, Carville, Teelan, Kwelele, Montgomery, Lusty, Sloan

Portadown: Mastny, Balde, Russell, McKeown, McNally, Archer, Teggart, Rodgers, McCawl, Friel, McElroy subs Upton, Stedman, Chapman, Igiehon, Walker, O'Sullivan, Harkin

  • FULL TIME
    Newry City   3 - 4 Portadown
  • GOAL

    Benny Igiehon

    Ballymacash Rangers

    90+4'
  • GOAL

    Joshua Archer

    Linfield

    90+2'
  • red subsititutions  Substitution

    Philip Donnelly

    Annagh United

    87'
  • green subsititutions  Substitution

    Dale Montgomery

    Armagh City

    87'
  •  Yellow Card

    Dale Montgomery

    Armagh City

    82'
  • GOAL

    Brian Healy

    Ballyclare Comrades

    80'
  • red subsititutions  Substitution

    Stephen Teggart

    Armagh City

    79'
  • green subsititutions  Substitution

    Benny Igiehon

    Ballymacash Rangers

    79'
  • red subsititutions  Substitution

    Thomas Lockhart

    Newry City

    77'
  • red subsititutions  Substitution

    Olajuwon Adeyemo

    Players

    77'
  • green subsititutions  Substitution

    Declan Carville

    Banbridge Town

    77'
  • green subsititutions  Substitution

    James Teelan

    Players

    77'
  •  Yellow Card

    Joshua Archer

    Linfield

    75'
  •  Yellow Card

    Andrew Martin

    Banbridge Town

    72'
  •  Yellow Card

    Thomas Lockhart

    Newry City

    71'
  •  Yellow Card

    Mark Russell

    Players

    71'
  • red subsititutions  Substitution

    Cathair Friel

    Portadown

    70'
  • green subsititutions  Substitution

    Alan O'Sullivan

    Players

    70'
  •  Yellow Card

    Philip Donnelly

    Annagh United

    60'
  • red subsititutions  Substitution

    Alberto Balde

    Loughgall

    46'
  • green subsititutions  Substitution

    Lee Chapman

    Portadown

    46'
  • GOAL

    John McGovern

    Dungannon Swifts

    45'
  • OWN GOAL

    Christopher Rodgers

    Players

    37'
  • GOAL

    Paul McElroy

    Portadown

    20'
  • GOAL

    Stephen Teggart

    Armagh City

    17'

Newry City

  • Niall Brady
  • Darren King
  • Noel Healy
  • Ryan McGivern
  • Thomas Lockhart 71' red substitution 77'
  • John McGovern 45'
  • Andrew Martin 72'
  • Brian Healy 80'
  • Philip Donnelly 60' red substitution 87'
  • Donal Scullion
  • Olajuwon Adeyemo red substitution 77'

Substitutes

  • Shane Halpenny
  • Declan Carville green substitution 77'
  • James Teelan green substitution 77'
  • Ebuka Kwelele
  • Dale Montgomery 82' green substitution 87'
  • Matthew Lusty
  • Dylan Sloan

Portadown

  • OndÅ™ej Mastný
  • Alberto Balde red substitution 46'
  • Mark Russell 71'
  • Barney McKeown (1)
  • Patrick McNally
  • Stephen Teggart red substitution 79' 17'
  • Paul McElroy 20'
  • Joshua Archer 75' 90+2'
  • Christopher Rodgers 37' (OG)
  • Eoghan McCawl
  • Cathair Friel red substitution 70'

Substitutes

  • Lee Upton
  • Billy Stedman
  • Lee Chapman green substitution 46'
  • Benny Igiehon green substitution 79' 90+4'
  • Matthew Walker
  • Alan O'Sullivan green substitution 70'
  • Aaron Harkin

Newry City

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Portadown

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