Portadown's Kris Lindsay holds off Mark McDaid's challenge
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Portadown slipped to third place in the Irish Premier League after suffering a shock defeat at home to Limavady United on Saturday.
Vincent Sweeney scored the all-important goal for the Roesiders just four minutes from the end.
It as the first goal Portadown had conceded at home in the league this season and one which United manager Tommy Wright felt his side deserved.
"We played some good football from the very first minute," said Wright.
"I felt we outplayed them in midfield and restricted them to few chances.
"I judge our progress on how we do against the top three times and this is the first time we have beaten Linfield, Glentoran or Portadown since I took over a year ago."
Sweeney's decisive strike finished off a counterattacking move which saw Mark McDaid play the ball down the right to Paul Brown who crossed into the danger area.
Sweeney's first effort was blocked by keeper David Miskelly's legs but the United substitute made no mistake from the rebound.
Daily Mirror Irish Premier League
Ballymena United 2-2 Ards
Crusaders 0-0 Lisburn Distillery
Dungannon Swifts 3-1 Cliftonville
Glentoran 2-0 Institute
Omagh Town 1-8 Linfield
Portadown 0-1 Limavady United
| 1 |
Cliftonville |
23 |
16 |
43 |
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| 2 |
Glentoran |
25 |
9 |
43 |
| 3 |
Crusaders |
26 |
0 |
43 |
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| 4 |
Linfield |
23 |
20 |
42 |
| 5 |
Dungannon Swifts |
25 |
3 |
40 |
| 6 |
Coleraine |
23 |
16 |
39 |
| 7 |
Portadown |
23 |
16 |
31 |
| 8 |
Glenavon |
24 |
-10 |
30 |
| 9 |
Newry |
25 |
-20 |
27 |
| 10 |
Ballymena |
24 |
-8 |
26 |
| 11 |
Institute |
22 |
-12 |
20 |
| 12 |
Lisburn Distillery |
23 |
-32 |
14 |
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