Match Centre

Premiership
Tuesday 17 December 2024 (kick off: 7.45 PM)

Venue: Mourneview Park

Attendance: 613

Referee: Shane McGonigle

Glenavon home-team
3 FT 1
away-team Crusaders
  •   Michael O'Connor 43'
  •   Peter Campbell 62'
  •   Philip Lowry 19'
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LURGAN BLUES HIT BACK TO CLAIM WELCOME WIN

Glenavon collected their first three points in over two months after coming from behind to defeat Crusaders at Mourneview Park.

The Crues moved in front on 19 minutes through Philip Lowry after he ran onto a long Jordan Forsythe throw into the box to direct a glancing header beyond the reach of keeper Mark Byrne.

And the visitors might have doubled their lead a short time after that when Jimmy Callacher attempted to catch Byrne off guard with a long free-kick from the halfway line only for the keeper to touch the ball onto the crossbar.

However Glenavon levelled a couple of minutes from the break when Peter Campbell floated over a corner for Michael O'Connor to connect with and power a header past Jonny Tuffey.

Campbell then edged the home side into the lead for the first time just after the hour with a clinical finish at the back post after Christopher Atherton had knocked on David McDaid's pass.

McDaid played an instrumental part in Glenavon's third ten minutes after that. Campbell darted down the left wing following a defensive lapse and laid the ball off for McDaid who saw his finish from inside the area come back off a defender before bouncing off Jordan Forsythe and into the net.

Atherton could have added a fourth later in the game after a run down the right that ended with a powerful shot on goal only for the ball to come off the near post before falling to safety.

Glenavon: Byrne, Toure, O'Sullivan, Haughey, Snoddy, Malone, McDaid, Campbell, Atherton, McKeown, O'Connor subs Fry, Doona, Lynch, Carroll, Ward, Doran, McGovern

Crusaders: Tuffey, Callacher, Lowry, Jewitt-White, Blaney, Forsythe, O'Rourke, Williamson, Larmour, Clarke, Downey subs Kerr, Owens, Vance, Donnelly, Walker, Harrison, Karrabecaj

  • FULL TIME
    Glenavon   3 - 1 Crusaders
  •  Yellow Card

    Jordan Owens

    Crusaders

    87'
  •  Yellow Card

    Jack Malone

    Glenavon

    85'
  • red subsititutions  Substitution

    Michael O'Connor

    Glenavon

    75'
  • green subsititutions  Substitution

    James Doona

    Glenavon

    75'
  • red subsititutions  Substitution

    Harry Jewitt-White

    Crusaders

    75'
  • green subsititutions  Substitution

    Billy Vance

    Ballyclare Comrades

    75'
  • OWN GOAL

    Jordan Forsythe

    Crusaders

    72'
  • red subsititutions  Substitution

    Brandon Downey

    Crusaders

    66'
  • GOAL

    Peter Campbell

    Glenavon

    62'
  • green subsititutions  Substitution

    Ryan Donnelly

    Crusaders

    60'
  •  Yellow Card

    Ross Clarke

    Crusaders

    55'
  • red subsititutions  Substitution

    Josh Williamson

    Crusaders

    46'
  • green subsititutions  Substitution

    Jordan Owens

    Crusaders

    46'
  • GOAL

    Michael O'Connor

    Glenavon

    43'
  •  Yellow Card

    Michael O'Connor

    Glenavon

    38'
  •  Yellow Card

    Mark Haughey

    Glenavon

    28'
  • GOAL

    Philip Lowry

    Crusaders

    19'
  •  Yellow Card

    Jacob Blaney

    Crusaders

    12'

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