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When Glenavon's first effort on target didn't come until the 82nd minute, that just about sums up how poor this performance was. Colin Malone went with the same starting eleven that won last week at Inver Park but this time the Lurgan Blues just didn't match their opponents for effort and work rate.

Tuda Murphy in action for Glenavon against his old club

Donegal Celtic got off to the brighter start but both sides failed to test the opposition keeper in the opening 20 minutes. Neal Gawley had the best chance but dragged his shot well wide after he burst into the DC box in the 6^th minute and the same player fired high over the bar ten minutes later.

In the 26th minute Kearney flicked on Cowan’s’ free kick and the clearance came straight back to him just outside the box. His left foot volley flashed wide of Brown’s right hand post.

The closest either side came to scoring in a dull first half was when Gavin McDonnell headed narrowly wide from Douglas’ free kick in the 32^nd minute, with Paul McVeigh’s shot easily saved by Tuda Murphy a minute later.

McVeigh’s 59^th minute flick header forced Murphy to dive and turn it round the post as he rose to meet Bradley’s free kick. The DC striker scored what proved to be the winner in the 75^th minute with a well taken free kick after he himself was rather fortunately adjudged to have been fouled on the edge of the area by Gavin McDonnell.

Kearney’s back post header from Okunaiya’s 82^nd minute cross was Glenavon’s first effort on target but it was well saved by Brown at the expense of a corner.