Glenavon end the season on a high five
Glenavon 5 Armagh 0
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Armagh City's final game in the top flight of local football came to a
dismal end as Glenavon dominated at Mourneview Park today winning 5-0.
After early dominance, Glenavon eventually took the lead when Gerard McMahon
stormed down the right wing, turned inside the box and fired a low shot
across goal and into the bottom corner.
Armagh's first opportunity fell to Liam Cullen 10 minutes from the interval
but a good save from Tuda Murphy denied him the chance to equalise.
Another fine save was made at the other end seconds later from Stuart Addis
when he punched McMahon's volley over the crossbar for a corner.
Glenavon doubled their lead as McMahon got his second of the game a minute
from the break where he controlled Paul Carville's cross and scored with a
delightful volley.
The day got better for the Lurgan Blues with their third goal when Carville
won a free-kick on the left of the Armagh box. McMahon's effort came off the
wall to the left back who passed to Conor Walsh to fire a powerful shot past
Addis from 25 yards.
Mark Gracey headed wide from Peter McNeill's corner as Armagh tried to get
back into the game on 57 minutes.
It was to be a rare opportunity for City as an end-of-term feeling got hold
of both sides in a second-half which failed to match the first period.
There was further embarrassment for Armagh to come on 74 minutes when Mark
Gracey headed Turkington's cross into his own net.
Trevor Molloy, after missing a host of chances, finally got onto the score
sheet for Glenavon's fifth goal, a low and well-driven shot into the bottom
corner.
A great end to the season for Glenavon and a shocking finish for poor Armagh.
GLENAVON: Murphy, McKerr, Turkington, Dickson, Haughey, Harper,
McMahon, Walsh, Stewart, Molloy, Carville. Subs: McDonnell, Walsh, McCain,
Douglas, Donnelly.
ARMAGH: Addis, Latimer, Gracey, Walker, Fitzpatrick, McGeown, McCann,
Cullen, Forker, Coney, McNeill. Subs: Slater, McDonough, McSorley,
Hawthorne, Colgan.
Referee: Paddy McFadden
