Match Centre

Premiership
Saturday 21 December 2024 (kick off: 3.00 PM)

Venue: Shamrock Park

Attendance: 1201

Referee: Christopher Morrison

Portadown home-team
1 FT 0
away-team Crusaders
  •   Steven McCullough 58'
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©Stephen Hamilton/INPHO

PORTS EDGE OUT CRUES

Portadown moved into second spot in the Sports Direct Premiership with victory over Crusaders at Shamrock Park.

The Crues had the best of the opening action, coming closest when Jordan Forsythe turned a free-kick against the bottom of an upright and again with a header from a corner.

Portadown's best effort perhaps came towards the end of the half when Josh Ukek met another set piece with a header only for the ball to sail over the top.

Crusaders struck the woodwork again early in the second half when, from a throw-in, Jordan Stewart smashed his shot against the crossbar while Ross Clarke couldn't convert the rebound.

And four minutes after that Stewart was again denied by the bar after Kieran Offord had flicked the ball into his path.

Portadown hit back with Gary Thompson finding Ryan Mayse who sent a shot towards the top corner but keeper Jonny Tuffey was on hand to make a great save.

The deadlock was finally broken just before the hour, however, when Steven McCullough edged the Ports in front with a low driven effort into the back of the net from the edge of the area.

The Ports could have doubled their lead not long after that through Ahu Obhakhan after being found with a great Ben Wylie cross but his effort went just wide.

Portadown: McCarey, Altintop, MacKinnon, Chapman, Mayse, McCullough, Fyfe, Wylie, Ukek, Obhakhan, Thompson subs Ray, Wilson, McElroy, Henderson, Traynor, Riley, Mullan

Crusaders: Tuffey, Callacher, Lowry, Jewitt-White, Stewart, Blaney, Forsythe, O'Rourke, Offord, Larmour, Clarke subs Kerr, Williamson, Owens, Smith, Vance, Donnelly, Downey

  • FULL TIME
    Portadown   1 - 0 Crusaders
  •  Yellow Card

    Eamon Fyfe

    Portadown

    90+2'
  •  Yellow Card

    Jacob Blaney

    Crusaders

    88'
  • red subsititutions  Substitution

    Ross Clarke

    Crusaders

    88'
  • green subsititutions  Substitution

    Ryan Donnelly

    Crusaders

    88'
  •  Yellow Card

    Lewis MacKinnon

    Portadown

    87'
  • red subsititutions  Substitution

    Philip Lowry

    Crusaders

    84'
  • green subsititutions  Substitution

    Josh Williamson

    Crusaders

    84'
  • red subsititutions  Substitution

    Harry Jewitt-White

    Crusaders

    77'
  • green subsititutions  Substitution

    Jordan Owens

    Crusaders

    77'
  •  Yellow Card

    Jarlath O'Rourke

    Crusaders

    71'
  • red subsititutions  Substitution

    Josh Ukek

    Portadown

    68'
  • green subsititutions  Substitution

    Paul McElroy

    Portadown

    68'
  •  Yellow Card

    Philip Lowry

    Crusaders

    60'
  •  Yellow Card

    Jordan Forsythe

    Crusaders

    60'
  • GOAL

    Steven McCullough

    Portadown

    58'
  •  Yellow Card

    Ryan Mayse

    Portadown

    36'
  •  Yellow Card

    Baris Altintop

    Portadown

    25'

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