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Dungannon Swifts 2-1 Ballymena United

Ballymena's season goes from bad to worse, the Braidmen lost to a last minute goal from Adam McMinn at Stangmore Park and the bad news continued as Albert Watson headed to Craigavon hospital with a suspected broken leg and Aiden Watson received a red card.

Linfield 3-1 Dungannon Swifts

Linfield move second with a 3-1 home win over Dungannon Swifts with goals from Mulgrew, Miskimmin and Ferguson, the defeat drops Dungannon into the bottom two.

Dungannon Swifts 1-0 Glenavon

Injury ravaged Glenavon lost out by a single goal to managerless Dungannon Swifts at Stangmore Park. An own goal by Glenavon captain Hugh Dickson was the difference between the sides. 

 CIS Cup Round 3 

 

The draw for the Third Round of the CIS Cup has taken place, all ties will be played over 2 legs with the games scheduled for 28/29 October and11/12 November.

 

 

Ards or

Limavady United

 v

Newry City

Ballymena United

v

Glentoran

 Bangor

 v

Lisburn Distillery

Carrick Rangers

v 

Coleraine 

 Glenavon

v 

Crusaders

Linfield

v

Dungannon Swifts

 Loughgall

v 

Institute

Portadown

v

Cliftonville 

 Dungannon Swifts 0-1 Lisburn Distillery

 

Lisburn Distillery moved into second place in the JJB Sports Premiership with a 1-0 victory over lack lustre Dungannon Swifts at Stangmore Park.

Gary Browne scored the decisive goal for the whites in the 68th minute to send Paul Kirk home happy.

Ballymena United 0-3 Dungannon Swifts

 

Ballymena United boss Roy Walker is still waiting his first win in charge of the Sky Blues following this crushing defeat at home to Dungannon Swifts.

The visitors almost gained an early advantage when, on six minutes when  Rodney McAree hit the crossbar from 25 yards .

But Timmy Adamson finally put Dungannon ahead after 12 minutes with a back post finish after the United defence failed to deal with a Marc McCann through ball .

And McCann made it 2-0 on 32 minutes with a clinical finish after Rodney McAree knocked a ball over the top of the Ballymena defence.

The game was over as agood as over three minutes into the second half when Adamson claimed his second after he took advantage of apoor defending from Blayney who failed to deal with a Jamie Tomelty cross.

Dungannon Swifts 1-1 Linfield

 

It was nearly a case of Déjà vu for Linfield as they travelled to Dungannon Swifts, the blues had lost heavily at Stangmore Park in the corresponding fixture last season and they seemed to be heading to another defeat as Dungannon lead 1-0 through a Rodney McAree penalty as the game entered its forth minute of injury time, when up stepped 19 year old Billy Joe Burns with a spectecular volley past Dwayne Nelson and into the top right hand corner of the net. 

Coleraine 1-0 Dungannon Swifts

 

David Platt had the perfect start to his tenure as Coleraine manager with a hard fought 1-0 victory over Dungannon Swifts.

Davy Patton fired the Bannsiders into the lead after just 72 seconds with a left-foot effort after collecting a through ball out of defence from John Neill and that proved to be the winning strike.

 
 

Coleraine v Dungannon Swifts - Preview

 

COLERAINE boss Davy Platt will be hoping his side manage to play all 90 minutes following the abandonment of his side’s game with Newry last Saturday.

"Pre-season friendlies are a decent indicator of how things are going to go. Obviously the real test is on Saturday, and certainly in my eyes, the squad are looking a lot fresher, fitter, and stronger in mind and body, so I am definitely looking forward to 3.00pm on Saturday," he said.
Saturday will give Platt a chance to see Coleraine's new signings in action, along with youngster Kevin O'Neill who has been called into the squad.

Meanwhile Swifts boss Harry Fay can be expected to give a run out to some of his new signings during the match at the Showgrounds, including Marc McCann, signed from Portadown.

"Marc only became a Dungannon player (last) Friday and I took advantage of the postponement to take a look at him. He played 90 minutes and scored with Mark McAllister making his return from injury with a good half hour with the second string,” he told the Tyrone Times.
"As well as that, Jamie Tomelty wasn't available for the match at Crusaders as he was in Cyprus for a wedding, the strike means that we don't lose him for any games" added Fay.
However they have lost the services of Gary Fitzpatrick who has signed for Bangor, who had trained with Dungannon since completing his one year contract with Armagh City.

Dungannon Swifts v Bangor Preview
Following last Saturdays false start the new JJB Premiership opens this weekend in what promises to be one of the most open and exciting seasons in Irish League history.
Dungannon manager Harry Fay will be looking for a positive start to the new season following a dissappointing campaign last year which saw the Swifts struggle to compete around the top end of the table.
Bangor under new manager Marty Quinn have recruited heavily in the transfer market on their return to the top teir and will be looking for a positive start to life in the premiership.

 

 

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