Greenock Juniors  1  v  1  Benburb

A nine-man Greenock Juniors side ended their game against Benburb with a point - but could have taken all three after serveral chances in the closing minutes.

Benburb started aggressively and Greenock quickly woke up with Sutherland having chances after 11 minutes and another 23rd minute.

Possession changed constantly and chances were few for Greenock - and even less for Benburb.

Things changed after 43 minutes when Richford was brought down outside the box and Mooney was booked for the tackle.

Benburb man Munro stepped up and set up Billy Ferguson for a header that went straight past Davie Rodgers making the score 1-0. Soon after, Greenock's Colin Sutherland was ordered off the pitch after some post-tackle contact in 46 minutes.

The second half saw Greenock step up their game, but Benburb kept looking for a winning goal with another chance by Ferguson after 55 minutes.

Fast play by Greenock paid off when a free kick from Stephen Mooney flew into the box in 61 minutes and came off Benburb defender Thomson and into the net, making it 1-1.

Greenock lost another player when Fraser Church was given his second yellow card after 69minutes.  The last 15 minutes of play saw Greenock dominate play but striker Jp Dow was unable to finish despite several opportunities.

Two chances in the same minute for Dow and McLachlan were both denied by the Bar in 85 minutes and the game ended 1-1 despite Greenock's best efforts.

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