Glenavon suffered the first defeat of the pre-season warmup campaign when Knockbreda FC defeated the Lurgan Blues at Breda Park 2-1 on Thursday night. The hosts took a 2-0 lead before Bobby Burns scored for the visitors. Andrew Mitchell saw his penalty saved after he had himself been brought down in the box.

Next up is a trip to Dublin on Saturday to play Cherry Orchard, kick-off time is 3pm.