220826 Coleraine

Coleraine FC

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Glenavon FC

Glenavon

Brown, Glynn, Haughey, Snoddy, Fitzpatrick, Campbell, Baird, McCloskey, Wallace, Garrett, Ward. Subs: Kerr, Norton, Scannell, Prendergast (Fitzpatrick 91), Carey, Doran (Snoddy 82), J Doyle.

Goals: Campbell 24, Garrett 48, Fitzpatrick 62

Booking: Brown 39, Baird 53, Glynn 68, Haughey 91

Match Preview

Glenavon make the long trip to the North coast tonight as they get set to face Coleraine.

The fixture has a proven track record of goals, drama and excitement, with tonight’s shaping up to be no exception. From last minute equalisers to meaty tackles, this fixture has it all, promising to be a great viewing for the travelling fan.

Gary Hamilton spoke to Glenavon Media last Saturday, looking ahead to the match.

Match Report

Coleraine 3-1 Glenavon

Match report courtesy of Michael Scott, www.yourlurgan.com

Glenavon are up and running in this season’s Danske Bank Premiership with a deserved victory over Coleraine.

Missing four players through suspension, as well as Andy Hall and Michael O’Connor, there probably wouldn’t have been many who would have given the Lurgan Blues a chance against the team who were top of the league prior to kick off.

Nine-man Glenavon suffered an agonising 2-1 defeat at home to Larne on Saturday, as former Lurgan Blue Ben Doherty scored a last-gasp penalty to secure the three points for the visitors.

The Glenavon supporters, who were praised after the game by Gary Hamilton, would have gone into the game full of early season optimism. That would have been rocked on four minutes when Paul McElroy headed the hosts in front with the first goal of the Premiership season.