With the postponement of Glenavon’s fixture against Linfield on Saturday 6th September, fans would have been facing the prospect of another weekend without football. However Eircom League side Shamrock Rovers have stepped into the breach.
One of the ‘glamour clubs’ of the Eircom League, Rovers have kindly agreed to play Glenavon in a friendly fixture at Mourneview Park on the 6th September with a 2:30pm kick off. Normal admission charges apply and fans will be able to relax after the game and take in the Northern Ireland World Cup Qualifier with Slovakia on the big screen in the refurbished Broomhill Suite.
A former club of current Glenavon players, Tony Grant, Trevor Molloy and Willo McDonagh, Rovers currently lie in 6th place having recently drawn with Drogheda and lost narrowly to run away leaders Bohemians.
The Glenavon Club Shop will be open tonight (Thursday) from 7-8pm.
If you have been waiting for the arrival of the new short-sleeved shirts, your wait is over as the Shop has taken delivery of a consigment this week.
Glenavon has received confirmation from the League that the home JJB Sports Premiership game against Linfield, scheduled for Saturday 6th September, has been postponed due to the call-up of Linfield goalkeeper Alan Mannus to the Northern Ireland squad for the World Cup qualifier in Slovakia.
Glenavon has not appealed against the ruling.
Glenavon 0-1 Bangor
Newboys Bangor sit proudly on top of the JJB Sports Premiership tonight thanks to a Marty Verner goal five minutes from time. Despite dominating the possession Glenavon could not turn that domination into goals thanks to a combination of poor finishing and excellent goal keeping from Bangor’s young ‘keeper Andrew Plummer.
Stephen McBride welcomed back Willo McDonagh to the team with Garth Scates dropping to the bench and Marty Quinn fielding an unchanged side following Bangor’s dramatic comeback win from 2-0 down on Saturday.
Glenavon fashioned the first two chances of the game in the 6th and 7th minutes with Conor Walsh’s 22 yard shot drawing a good save from Plummer and Tony Grant firing across goal from a tight angle. In the 25th minute McDonagh teed up the ball for himself on the ‘D’ but his volley flashed wide and four minutes later Molloy turned and unleashed a low shot from the corner of the box that Plummer held at the base of the post.
Willo McDonagh had a powerful effort at goal in the first half.
Molloy went close again in the 33rd minute after Grant crossed from the left and his strike partner flicked the ball narrowly wide at the near post.
Bangor’s only effort of the first half didn’t arrive until stoppage time when a Nathan McConnell volley flew over the bar after Cleary’s throw in was headed on for him.
With just two minutes of the second half gone Verner’s free kick was pushed over the bar by Robinson. Carville’s run in the 54th minute allowed him to pick out Grant and, although he seemed to miss-control the ball, the break favoured McDonagh. He unleashed a shot from around the penalty spot but the young Bangor keeper pulled off a fantastic save to keep out his well-struck effort.
Molloy was denied by a vital clearance at the back post by Cleary as the Bangor fullback put Turkington’s dangerous cross out for a corner in the 67th minute.
As full time approached Verner had a chance to grab the points when the ball dropped to him 8 yards but he blasted high over Robinson’s bar but the former Glenavon striker was on the spot to toe-poke the ball under Robinson when Hudson’s tackle on Anderson turned into a low cross which caught the Glenavon defence out giving the Seagulls the win despite Glenavon’s dominance of the possession.
Once again the Glenavon Lottery Jackpot has proven elusive with no-one picking all four of tonight’s numbers. The were nine ‘Match 3′ winners though.
2, 6, 18, 20
The next draw is on Monday 1st September when the Jackpot will be a whopping
