Glenavon 2-2 Coleraine
Last updated 4th Nov 2017
Glenavon and Coleraine played out a frantic 2-2 draw at Mourneview as the top 2 sides in the Danske Bank Premiership shared the points.
The home side spent most of the afternoon playing with 10 men as an early red card reduced their numbers shortly after the visitors opened the scoring.
In the 8th minute a Coleraine ball was flicked forward by Joe McCready to leave the Glenavon defence flat-footed. Simon Kelly and Andrew Doyle stood and waited for a flag while Jamie McGonigle raced in behind.
He had plenty of time and space but kept his composure to clip the ball past Jonny Tuffey from 20 yards while the home defence waited for a flag from the linesman which never came.
Glenavon's day looked to have completely fallen apart in the 14th minute when James Singleton was sent off.
The Bannsiders Josh Carson slipped a pass in behind the defence for Ian Parkhill to chase, but Singleton had his hands all over him, hauling him down just outside the box.
A swift 25th minute counter attack saw Glenavon pull themselves level, despite the deficit.
Andrew Hall knocked it into the path of Mark Sykes who had surged forward from midfield, bursting into the Coleraine box before poking the ball beneath goalkeeper Chris Johns.
After the break, Coleraine put themselves back into the lead with 7 minutes played.
The impressive Josh Carson was out on the left when collected the ball from Ciaron Harkin 25 yards from goal, drifted across to his right foot, and drove a low shot into the corner which left Jonny Tuffey with little chance.
Glenavon had shouts for penalty turned away shortly after when Andrew Mitchell went down just inside the box, and Coleraine then went close as McGonigle headed wide from a corner.
In the 78th minute, Sammy Clingan coolly slammed home a penalty to draw his side level at 2-2. Visiting goalkeeper Chris Johns had conceded the spot kick and got himself booked after clattering Josh Daniels while clearing a high ball.