90+8’ FULLTIME!!!
NEWRY 1 PORTADOWN 0
What a win!!!!!
90+6 Back to back corners for the Ports. Keeper is up.. but we clear
90+2 ‘ DISALLOWED!!!
Portadown think they have scored but the flag goes up! Hearts in mouth moment!
89’ Teelan with another great cross but Newry defend well
85’ First real glimpse of Teelan who puts over a great cross but an offside is called.
The tension is rising!
78’ Jack Kelly comes on, not 100% sure who he replaced as ut wasn’t called out on the tannoy!
74’ 🟥 RED CARD
Lee Chapman is given a straight red for lashing out after winning a free kick. Stupidity!
72’ SUB Eamon Fyfe comes on for Portadown
62’ GOAL!!!
Lee Newell with a superb header at the back post. The ball canons in off the post
NEWRY 1 PORTADOWN 0
60’ Triple substitution for Portadown including James Teelan who returns to his old hunting ground.
59’ Great effort from Forbes. His shot from 26 yard is deflected just over the bar. The resulting corner comes to nothing.
58’ Portadown corner is caught well by Craughwell.
52’ Newry win the first corner of the 2nd half after a strike from Forbes is deflected wide but it ends with a free out for a foul on the keeper.
20:45 Second half begins
HALFTIME
Newry City 0 Portadown 0
45’ Newry win back to back corners but the delivery is poor on both attempts. Keeper catching the latter.
43’ Rayhaan Tulloch is found well with a great cross field pass but he shoots wide from the edge of the box.
40’ Superb defending again from Manny to thwart another attack. Been our man of the match so far.
32’ Great defending by Manny who slides in to to prevent a Ports breakaway. What a bonus it is to have him back!
28’ Lee Newel shows good speed to get away down the left but the defender does well to get his body between the ball and draws a foul.
That is the fastest Ive ever seen Lee run!
24’ Ports have the first shot on target with a header from a free kick but Craughwell saves easy.
20” First corner of the game goes to Portadown. Craughwell does well to tip it away and it is eventually cleared.
14’ Poynton gets a stern warning from the ref for a bad challenge. Really should have been the first booking of the game.
11’ Not much happening but there is nothing between the teams. We have started well.
4’ Newry have the first opportunity of the game but Chambers free kick is poor and is easily caught by the keeper.
19:45 Portadown kick us off.
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