Setanta Cup/Portadown 2 Dungannon Swifts 2:In a dramatic finish at Shamrock Park, defender JP Gallagher pounced in the 90th minute to snatch an unlikely draw for Dungannon Swifts after Portadown had come from behind to seemingly fashion a worthy win.
Gareth McKeown, who was relieved to see a quality stop from Kevin Pressman on 12 minutes after he had back-headed a massive kick from Dwayne Nelson, made another dreadful blunder after 21 minutes that gave Ryan McCluskey a clear run at goal and his perfectly curled shot beat the former Sheffield Wednesday goalkeeper for his first Dungannon goal.
Midfielder Collins squared the tie with a header on 63 minutes from a neat centre by Gary McCutcheon and when McCutcheon sent them ahead, direct from a corner kick eight minutes later, it looked all over until Gallagher struck.
PORTADOWN:Pressman; O'Hara, Clarke, Boyle, Collins, McCutcheon, Kennedy, Marks, McCann, Smart, McKeown. Subs:Teggart for Collins (90 mins), Liggett for Smart (46 mins).
DUNGANNON SWIFTS:Nelson; Wray, Montgomery, McMinn, Gallagher, Scullion, McCluskey, McAree, T Fitzpatrick, McAllister, Baron. Subs:McGinn for T Fitzpatrick (74 mins), McConkey for McAree (38 mins), Everaldo for Baron (81 mins).
Referee: C Burns(Newtownabbey).
