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
