Ben Arthurs’ goal brace secured Bangor away success by 2-1 despite Glenavon breaking the deadlock off Jack Malone in Lurgan.

F-T: Glenavon 1 Bangor 2

92: YELLOW (Bangor) - Lynch

89: SUB (Bangor) – Boyd on for Arthurs

placeholder image — Corey Smith attempts to find the net for Glenavon against Bangor at Mourneview Park in the Sports Direct Premiership. (Photo by Alan Weir/Pacemaker Press)

85: SUB (Glenavon) - McGerrigan on for Quinn

77: Now Bangor have a penalty appeal waved away after Arthurs picks up a clearance and drives towards goal, twisting and turning under pressure before going down in the box

76: McClelland's first contribution is to clear the loose ball after Arthurs forces Byrne into a close-range save due to sheer persistence and physical presence

73: SUBS (Glenavon) - Bosakani and McClelland on for Smith and McKeown

71: YELLOW (Bangor) – Devlin

69: SUBS (Bangor) - Haughey and Garrett on for Morgan and Cushnie

63: Solis Grogan in position to collect O'Kane's attempt on the climb at the far post from a tight angle

62: YELLOW (Bangor) – McGuinness

55: Home penalty appeals waved away with a free-kick awarded following a coming together - with Glenavon calls that the contact took place on or inside the line

51: Twisting and turning McGovern works a sight of goal but his curling attempt drops just wide from the left-hand side of the box, with Glenavon appeals dismissed for a corner-kick

47: Cushnie's long-range effort comes back off the face of the crossbar after a late dip

H-T: Glenavon 1 Bangor 2

42: GOAL - Glenavon 1 Bangor 2 (Arthurs)

Bangor move on top as Morgan steers the ball into the middle of the box for an unmarked Arthurs to head home

31: GOAL - Glenavon 1 Bangor 1 (Arthurs) Arthurs no mistake from the spot after referee Shane Andrews awards a penalty following goalkeeper Mark Byrne challenging with Michael Morgan for the ball

27: Quinn and McGovern combine to find Smith, who attacks the line but his low cross is cut out by the Bangor backline

25: Well-worked opening for Bangor as Arthurs' first-time lay-off finds the run from deep of Cushnie but he cannot find the finish from a promising position inside the box

23: SUB (Glenavon) - Kee on for Campbell

21: McMullan driving forward finds Malone on the edge of the area and he forces Solis Grogan to push a shot wide at the cost of a corner-kick

13: Glenavon pressure after taking the lead as Malone works space from distance but Solis Grogan is behind the low drive

7: GOAL - Glenavon 1 (Malone) Bangor 0

O'Kane's swinging ball from the left towards the back post is forced home by a sliding Malone

3: Brilliant angled ball from the left-back area by Quinn in behind Bangor's backline and Smith attacks off the right to meet, taking it past Solis Grogan but delays the shot in the crowded box and the visitors recover to block

GLENAVON: Mark Byrne, Jordan McMullan, Patrick Burns, Harry Murphy, Barney McKeown, Jack Malone, Peter Campbell, Oran O’Kane, Corey Smith, Paul McGovern, Niall Quinn.

Subs: Sean Hamill, Kyle McClelland, Ben Wilson, Joshua Kee, Bridel Bosakani, Luke McGerrigan, Charlie McShane.

BANGOR: Patrick Solis Grogan, Reece Neale, Lewis Harrison, Ben Arthurs, Ben Cushnie, Jack O’Mahony, Harry Lynch, Lewis Francis, Oisin Devlin, Michael Morgan, Stephen McGuinness.

Subs: Lawton McMahon, Mark Haughey, Tom Mathieson, Robert Garrett, Jay Boyd, Liam Burns, Alfie Mitchell.

Referee: Shane Andrews