Loughgall snatch late equaliser against nine-man Strabane Athletic at The Showgrounds
Loughgall secured a share of the spoils with a dramatic late equaliser against nine-man Strabane Athletic in a fiercely contested encounter at The Showgrounds, Limavady.
Northern Ireland Football League - Championship
Strabane Athletic....1
Loughall….1
LOUGHALL struck in stoppage time to secure a share of the spoils against Strabane Athletic in a fiercely contested encounter at The Showgrounds, Limavady, that saw three players sent off.
Strabane appeared to be heading for victory after Sam McClintock calmly converted a penalty on 38 minutes to give the hosts the lead.
However, the game took a dramatic turn 11 minutes into the second half when McClintock was shown a straight red card.
The task for Tommy Canning's ten man Athletic became even tougher on 70 minutes when Ryan Morrow received a second yellow card, reducing the Tyrone side to nine players.
Loughgall's numerical advantage was partially diminished three minutes from time when Reece Glendinning was sent off, setting up a tense finale.
Just as Strabane looked set to hold on for all three points, Loughgall found a breakthrough in the first minute of stoppage time.
Niko Lovrekovic found the net to snatch a dramatic late equaliser and earn the Villagers a valuable point.
The result means Strabane now sit above basement side Armagh City on ten points.
They are back at 'home' on Friday night when they host Ballinamallard United in a North West derby.
Strabane Athletic: McDermott, Morrow, O'Hagan, Crawford, McCallion, McClintock, Curry, Burke, Sweeney, Porter, Falconer.
Subs: White, Sharkey, McGlynn, Deeney, Woods, Burns, McLaughlin.
Loughgall: Ross Glendinning, Wilson, Norton, Reece Glendinning, Stewart, Graham, Jordan, McElroy, Anderson, McLaughlin, Kerr.
Subs: Henry, Lovrekovic, Murphy, McAdam, O'Hara, McCann.