Portadown have now won back-to-back Irish Premiership games
Portadown boss Niall Currie praised his side’s second-half display as they came from a goal down to beat rivals Glenavon 3-1 at Shamrock Park.
Teenager Luke McGerrigan scored an early opener for Glenavon, but the Ports fought back in the second half with goals from Luke Wilson, Steven McCullough and Ben Quinn helping the hosts to pick up all three points.
“I thought we thoroughly deserved it, even coming in 1-0 down at half-time, I felt we were hard done by,” Currie said.
“We controlled most of that first half after conceding a poor goal. We do like to give ourselves mountains to climb sometimes, and that was another one tonight, but in the second half, we raised our levels, kicked on again and got what we deserved.
“Once the first goal went in, you could feel the momentum shift. We had a great effort saved just before that, and you sensed it was coming.
“We talked at half-time about staying calm – no panic, just keep doing the right things. The three goals we scored were fully justified.”
Currie also singled out Ryan Mayse for praise as the forward assisted the first two goals.
“I thought this was the perfect game for him. Ryan’s been coming off the bench most of the season, but tonight felt right to start him. He’s produced two brilliant assists, and that’s fantastic,” Currie added.
“Sometimes it’s horses for courses – if you expect to have more of the ball, you need that bit of creativity, that spark to open things up.
I felt this game would suit him, and it turned out exactly that way. His quality on the ball made a real difference for us.”
