After going behind to a second minute goal from a 20 yard free kick by Dundela's left back, Brian Hylands, Glenavon went close a couple of times through Aidan McVeigh before debutant Lee Duxbury found himself unmarked at the near post and nodded an equaliser from a 26th minute Marty Verner corner.

The First Division side matched Glenavon for much of the first half and Glenn Upton should have restored the lead on the half hour mark but he fired wide when well placed after good work by Craig McCracken. Four minutes later, after a clever ball from Verner, McVeigh crashed a shot off the bar with Miskelly possibly getting a touch.

Neil Gawley then had to withdraw with a tight hamstring, Gerard McMahon coming off the bench. On the stroke of half time Garth Walsh had a great chance to put Glenavon ahead as he broke quickly onto a ball by McVeigh as the home side counter-attacked from a Duns corner but his shot was well saved by Miskelly.

Glenavon upped the pressure in the second half and went close with a free kick move in the 52nd minute. McAlinden quickly took a short kick to Garth Walsh and his cross was headed goal wards by his namesake Conor but the ball went straight into the arms of a grateful Miskelly.

In the 69th minute Verner had a "goal" disallowed for offside by the referee, despite the fact that his assistant indicated he was onside. McMahon's shot was instinctively stabbed into the net by the alert Verner and the assistant referee indicated a goal but Mr Hiles intervened and ruled the goal out for offside.

Ten minutes from the end McAlinden could have won it with a header at the back post but he didn't get enough contact with the ball and it was easily cleared.

Mr Hiles missed a clear handball in the Dundela box five minutes from time when a defender's raised hand cleared a dangerous cross but three minutes later he did award a penalty for handball when McVeigh put Murray under pressure and the defender controlled the ball with his arm. Verner stepped up and smashed a left foot strike into the net, sending Miskelly the wrong way, and booking Glenavon a place in the next round.