Write a commentNewry 1’s 0-1 Portadown 1’s
After a resounding win last week, Newry hoped to keep the form going but unfortunately they suffered a 1-0 defeat. It was a poor performance from the home side which Portadown took full advantage of to go away with all three points.
Newry started brightly forcing a short corner within 5 minutes, however this was as close as they would get in the first quarter. In the second quarter Portadown took the lead when loose marking allowed a simple tap in at the back post. Peter McKnight nearly drew the sides level but his short from a tight angle flash just over the bar.
In the second half Newry huffed and puffed but could not force a way through, the visitors were hitting on the counter attack. Richard McGivern in the Newry goals kept them at bay and the home side in the game. Chances late in the game fell to Keith McWilliams and John Taylor but neither could convert. Newry host Mossley next Saturday at home in what will need to be a much better performance to get anything from the game.
Team: R. MCGivern, A. Baird, C. Holmes, N. Davenport, J. Greer, I. Steen, J. Taylor, C. McKnight, P. McNiece, P. McKnight, K. McWilliams, C. Large, M. Russell, J. Gregg, K. Fletcher
Newry 2's vs Lisnagarvey Postponed.
