Dungannon Swifts 1-2 Linfield

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Author: Alex KeeryPublished 27th Oct 2018

Linfield came from behind to beat 10 man Dungannon Swifts 2-1 at Stangmore Park.

Wilson had given the home side a first-half lead, but the Blues recovered through a Jake Dykes own goal, and a late winner from Mark Stafford, with Seanan Clucas shown 2 second half yellow cards for Dungannon.

Joel Cooper had caused plenty of problems as Linfield dominated the majority of the first half, but it was Dungannon who took the lead.

Mark Patton drove a long range free kick toward goal in the 41st minute and Wilson flicked on a header from the edge of the box that looped over Roy Carroll to give the Swifts the lead.

The home side went close to extending the lead just before the break as Daniel Hughes tested Carroll from range. The veteran keeper spilled the first shot, and smothered Hughes' second effort on the follow-up.

10 minutes after the break, Linfield were handed a way back into the game when Swifts defender Jake Dykes bundled Niall Quinn's cross into his own net.

Things began to unravel for the home side, as Clucas was shown a second yellow card in the 63rd minute, shortly after Hughes was taken off injured following a hard challenge by Matthew Clarke.

Swifts keeper Niall Morgan pulled off a stunning save in the 87th minute, but it was almost instantly forgotten as Stafford found himself unmarked to head home a late winner at the back post.