How It Happened: Coleraine 1 Portadown 1

Adam Salley earned a point for Portadown with a spectacular striker to cancel out Stewart Nixon's opener for Coleraine, but the Ports man ended up seeing red for a challenge on Lyndon Kane.
Adam Salley levelled for the Ports before before sent off late onAdam Salley levelled for the Ports before before sent off late on
Adam Salley levelled for the Ports before before sent off late on

86: RED CARD - Salley sent off for a challenge on Kane

80: McCallum produces a great block tackle to deny Nixon another goal

77: Another slick passing move sees the ball end up with Lowry on the edge of the box, but his placed shot goes narrowly wide

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73: GOAL - Lavery's cross finds Salley in the box and he lashed the ball in from 15 yards out

67: GOAL - Swift move down the right Nixon's cross was blocked but he latched on to the loose ball and lashed a left foot shot past Carney

64: Carson can only find the side netting after Lowry had a shot blocked from a tight angle

55: Neat passing move Lowry takes on the shot from the edge of the box, Carney gets down well to save

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52: Salley tries his luck from distance but his effort goes wide

HALF TIME Coleraine 0 Portadown 0

44: Allen in on goal but Carney got enough on his attempted lob to allow Scannell to race back and hook the ball off the line

44: Ball drops to Canning in the box but he flashes a shot past the post

29: Bradley bends a free kick wide of the target

26: Finnegan reacts well to the loose ball in the box but Gallagher produces an excellent block with his leg to deny him

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21: McCallum misplaces a pass which allows Bradley to run through on goal but he shoots over under pressure from Finnegan

18: First effort of the game from the visitors as Conaty tries his luck from distance but he drags his shot harmlessly wide

6: Clash of heads between Finnegan and Bradley both players able to carry on after receiving treatment

Coleraine: Gallagher, Kane, Canning, Lowry, Bradley (McLaughlin 34), Carson, McConaghie, Tweed, Glackin, Traynor, Allen.

Subs: Deane, Jarvis, Wilson, Parkhill, Nixon, Beverland.

Portadown: Carney, Hall, McCallum, Finnegan, McKeown, Lavery, Tipton, Salley, Conaty, Scannell, Tilney.

Subs: Buchanan, Murray, Croskery, Guy, Teggart, Kerr, Jordan.

Referee: Keith Kennedy