Glenavon’s high-tempo first-half performance was rewarded with goals for Michael O’Connor and Jack Malone before David McDaid tucked away a penalty after the break in a convincing 3-1 home success over Cliftonville as Stephen McGuinness’ late strike offered little consolation.

F-T: Glenavon 3 Cliftonville 1

93: GOAL - Glenavon 3 Cliftonville 1 (McGuinness)

McGuinness finds the top corner from distance but it offers Cliftonville little cause for celebration

placeholder image — Isaac Baird (right) battling with Cliftonville's Conor Pepper during the Sports Direct Premiership meeting hosted by Glenavon at Mourneview Park. (Photo by Alan Weir/Pacemaker)

89: Driving forward run from deep by Kearney ends with a ball into the danger area that appears set to fall for Ojo but Toure nips in from behind to cut out the threat

84: SUB (Glenavon) - Atherton for O'Connor

81: SUB (Cliftonville) - Wilson for Parsons

81: SUB (Glenavon) - Snoddy for Malone

78: SUB (Glenavon) - Prendergast for McDaid

64: Gordon's ball into the box drops at the feet of Ojo off a Murphy deflection but he screws the instinctive close-range shot wide on the turn

59: YELLOW (Glenavon) – McKeown

58: SUBS (Cliftonville) - Gordon and Graham for Pepper and Lowe

57: YELLOW (Cliftonville) - Pepper

55: YELLOW (Glenavon) - O'Connor

51: GOAL - Glenavon 3 (McDaid, pen) Cliftonville 0

McDaid tucks away after a foul by Keaney on Toure following McKeown's searching ball forward

46: SUB (Cliftonville) - Corrigan for Glynn

H-T: Glenavon 2 Cliftonville 0

46: Parsons' curling free-kick drifts just past the post

42: Glynn and McGuinness link up on the left and the ball into the box heads towards Parsons but he's unable to fire off a clean connection and Glenavon clear

32: GOAL - Glenavon 2 (Malone) Cliftonville 0

Malone delivers a decisive and delicate lob over Ridd inside the penalty area, with Carlin impressive in the build-up

27: SUB (Cliftonville) - Ojo for Curran. Enforced change as Curran heads off the pitch, following a period of treatment, with a facial injury

27: GOAL - Glenavon 1 (O'Connor) Cliftonville 0

Great work by Malone and O'Connor to put Cliftonville on the back foot and the latter shows clever footwork before a composed finish

14: Awkward bounce on a passback leaves goalkeeper Ryan stranded on the edge of his area and Curran's pass is steered goalwards by Parsons from distance but it drifts wide of the gaping goal

12: Lovely touch by O'Connor off Quinn's ball opens up a path to goal for McDaid but Cliftonville get numbers back to block the threat

6: Parsons picks up a downward header by Curran but his shot from outside the area lacks direction

5: McDaid with a shot from distance but Ridd is down to save during a bright start by the hosts

4: Toure and Malone combine on the right and the final delivery finds O'Sullivan but he can only direct his header over the bar

GLENAVON: Tadhg Ryan, David Toure, Len O’Sullivan, Jack Malone, David McDaid, Niall Quinn, Isaac Baird, Barney McKeown, Harry Murphy, Michael O’Connor, Sean Carlin.

Subs: Mark Byrne, Rhys Marshall, Matthew Snoddy, Harry Lynch, Christopher Atherton, Aaron Prendergast, Paul McGovern.

CLIFTONVILLE: Lewis Ridd, Conor Pepper, Shea Kearney, Rory Hale, Ryan Curran, Kris Lowe, Micheal Glynn, Odhran Casey, Jack Keaney, Stephen McGuinness, Alex Parsons.

Subs: David Odumosu, Jonathan Addis, Destiny Ojo, Shea Gordon, Harry Wilson, Ryan Corrigan, Leon Graham.

Referee: Christopher Morrison.