Relegation-threatened Glenavon had Peter Campbell as the second-half saviour to salvage a point in the Lurgan Blues’ battle to beat the drop across a derby draw that also featured the home scorer sent off in the final seconds for a second bookable offence – with Josh Ukek having put Portadown into an early lead.

95: RED (Glenavon) – Campbell. Second bookable offence

88: SUB (Glenavon) - Cartwright on for Murphy

placeholder image — Portadown and Glenavon battling for the upper hand at Mourneview Park in Saturday's Sports Direct Premiership derby date. (Photo by Alan Weir/Pacemaker Press)

84: GOAL - Glenavon 1 (Campbell) Portadown 1

Substitute Campbell makes his mark on the derby with a low free-kick that finds the net - sparking wild home celebrations for the relegation-threatened hosts

79: YELLOW (Glenavon) – Murphy

77: SUBS (Glenavon) – Lindsay and Lowe on for Carlin and Burns

77: McGovern again the Glenavon threat in the final third, opting to test Moore with a first-time shot off a tight angle

76: YELLOW (Glenavon) - Campbell

76: YELLOW (Portadown) - Wilson

75: YELLOW (Glenavon) – McMullan

72: SUBS (Portadown) – McCartan and Carson on for Teelan and Thompson

71: McGovern's corner-kick from the left to the back post is met by Ferris but he can only direct back into the middle and Portadown clear

64: McGovern, once again, offers an effort from distance - this time off a free-kick - and, once again, Moore is comfortable

63: McGovern picks it up from deep and turns to find an opening but his long-range shot lacks the power to trouble Moore

59: SUB (Portadown) – Towe on for Minzamba

58: McGovern's clever turn in the box creates an opening for a shot but, with the angle tight, Moore is on hand to save - with Campbell the creator as he continues his sparkling second-half contribution off the bench

56: Carlin's ball forward behind the Portadown backline offers Ferris space to attack but his low drive is stopped by Moore

50: Carney blocks a sliding close-range effort by Teelan after Fyfe feeds over a cross from the right

46: SUBS (Glenavon) - Mountney and Campbell on for McGerrigan and Mallon

H-T: Glenavon 0 Portadown 1

39: YELLOW (Glenavon) – Ferris

37: YELLOW (Portadown) - Chapman

30: Mallon's free-kick from outside the box is deflected over the bar at the cost of a corner-kick which the former takes and Burns heads above the target on the run

29: YELLOW (Portadown) - Minzamba

27: YELLOW (Portadown) - Fyfe

18: Teelan feeds the ball into the danger area and the alert Ukek attempts to loft the pass over the advanced Carney but the Glenavon goalkeeper's acrobatic save prevents the hosts from conceding a second

9: GOAL - Glenavon 0 Portadown 1 (Ukek)

Glenavon appeals for a foul on Mallon in midfield dismissed as Ukek attacks at pace from deep then, with options either side, opts to drill a shot home from the edge of the area

4: Murphy clears after good work by Teelan but Ukek flicks the ball back into the box and the supporting Traynor sidefoots a volley against the post

1: McGovern's curling free-kick travels from right to left across the box but Portadown gain a crucial touch at the expense of a corner-kick with McKeown attacking

GLENAVON: Jacob Carney, Jordan McMullan, Paddy Burns, Harry Murphy, Barney McKeown, Stephen Mallon, Nathaniel Ferris, Sean Carlin, Conor Falls, Paul McGovern, Luke McGerrigan.

Subs: Luke Cartwright, Peter Campbell, Kris Lowe, Gavin Gilmore, Michael Harkin, Charlie Lindsay, John Mountney.

PORTADOWN: Alex Moore, Baris Altintop, Lewis MacKinnon, Luke Wilson, Lee Chapman, Josh Ukek, Eamon Fyfe, Aaron Traynor, James Teelan, Tabu Rabby Minzamba, Gary Thompson.

Subs: Gideon Tetteh, Jack Scott, Shay McCartan, Rhys Annett, Adam Towe, Ben Quinn, Joshua Carson.

Referee: Shane Andrews.