How It Happened: Coleraine 2 Portadown 0

A Paul Finnegan own goal and a late strike from Matthew Shevlin sealed the three points for Coleraine at home to Portadown.

90+1: GOAL - Long clearance by Carson sends McKendry clear he squares the ball back for Shevlin to fire home

89: Bonis heads over from Teggart's cross

84: O'Donnell rises highest to connect with McKendry's corner but can only direct his header wide of the post

Conor McKendry teed Matthew Shevlin up for Coleraine's secondplaceholder image
Conor McKendry teed Matthew Shevlin up for Coleraine's second

80: Teggart floats a header over the bar from Conaty's cross

61: Kane tries his luck from the edge of the box after another surge forward by McKendry, but Barr saves well

56: Carson squares the ball across to McKendry after good work by Shevlin, but the winger fires over

53: Cross in by Hall is glanced wide by Lavery

HALF TIME: Coleraine 1 Portadown 0

28: GOAL - Shevlin races clear from a Kane pass, his pull back for Friel was deflected into his own net by Finnegan

21: Surging run forward by Glackin before getting a shot off, Barr spills the ball with the clearance dropping to Carson who screws wide

17: Barr pulls off another great save to palm away another effort from McKendry, which took a deflection on its way to goal

10: Salley tries his luck at the other end but Deane saves easily

9: McKendry picks up the ball over the half line, skips past a couple of players before forcing Barr into a save with a powerful shot

Coleraine: Deane, Kane, Brown, McKendry, Lowry, Carson, O'Donnell, Glackin (Wilson 72), Traynor, Shevlin, Friel (Parkhill 89).

Subs: Shiels, Mullan, Jarvis, Tweed, Kelly.

Portadown: Barr, Hall, Ruddy, McCallum, Finnegan, McKeown (Anderson 85), Lavery (Tipton 76), Salley (Conaty 72), Bonis, Teggart, McLeod.

Subs: Doherty, Kerr, Warde.

Referee: Shane Andrews

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