Dungannon Swifts went close to taking the lead in only the 3rd minute but Barry Meehan was in the right place to head Shea Campbell’s shot off the line after Paul Rice had raced off his line to block his initial effort on the edge of his area, leaving an open goal. From then on it was all Glenavon.

The visitors took the lead when Richard Gibson netted a brilliant tenth minute free kick from the edge of the area after Lewis Hamlin had been tripped by Johnny Montgomery.

Richard Gibson lifts the ball over the wall for Glenavon's first goal

Gibson was forced to come off eight minutes later after he was caught by a heavy challenge by Montgomery which went unpunished by Referee Colin Burns. Barely able to limp off the pitch Gibson, who has now scored in his last two games, was taken off to hospital for X-Rays and was later diagnosed with a fractured leg.

Gerard McMahon went on an amazing run through the Swifts defence and slipped the ball to Hamlin who tried a chip from the edge of the box but gave an easy catch for the keeper.

Eamonn Murray doubled Glenavon’s lead in the 23rd minute after McMahon won the ball with a strong tackle in the right back area and fed a measured pass to the youngster just inside the Swifts half. A desperate attempt at a tackle by Montgomery failed to win the ball, leaving Murray with a clear run on goal and he finished with a neat lob over the helpless keeper.

Eamonn Murray watches as his superb solo effort beats the Swift's keeper

Glenavon held the two-goal lead until the half time interval without too many scares from a Swifts side that was obviously fired up for the game but was sacrificing skill for effort, some of which was too physical at times, with Montgomery, in particular, fortunate not to see a second yellow after he pulled Kearney back as the striker turned him cleverly.

Substitute Paul Carville had a superb game after he came on at the start of Second half.

The second half got off to the ideal start for Glenavon when Paul Carville curled a fantastic free kick over the wall, his first touch after replacing McMahon for the start of the half, the skipper suffering a dead leg thanks to a collision with team-mate Meehan.

Colm Kearney, who had replaced Gibson, made it four when he rose above McMinn to head Carville’s left-wing cross past Nelson from about 8 yards.

Colm Kearney rounded off the Glenavon scoring with a brave header for the fourth goal

Paul Baron restored a little pride for the home side when he swivelled to slot Campbell’s cross past Rice from 6 yards after McAllister had done well to find the former Glenavon striker on the right wing. Kearney had a great chance to make it five with eight minutes to go but he volleyed over when he had time and space to place a shot past Nelson.

Swifts' Ryan McCluskey foolishly got himself sent off in the final minute of stoppage time when he picked up a second yellow for a crude challenge on Carville.