Lomboto red 'unbelievably poor call' - McLaughlin

Glenavon manager Paddy McLaughlin says the decision to send off forward Francely Lomboto was an "unbelievably poor call".

Substitute Lomboto was sent off by referee Mark Dillon for an off the ball incident with Coleraine captain Lyndon Kane with 14 minutes remaining when the game was level.

Coleraine piled pressure on in the closing stages and found a late winner through Matthew Shevlin.

"It was an unbelievably poor call and it changed the game completely," McLaughlin said.

"We talk about referees every week and nothing seems to be done about them.

"It's about time we done something about this because it's scandalous every week."

McLaughlin's side remain without a win in four matches despite a strong performance against Coleraine.

Adam Long opened the scoring before Paul McGovern equalised with the Lurgan Blues' first goal of the season.

McLaughlin said the game was on a "knife edge" when Lomboto was controversially dismissed, and "you can't give Coleraine a man advantage".

"We were already up against it as it is. That's the kind of things that can happen to you when you get off to a poor start or are on a poor run of results," he said.

"The performance was excellent and the commitment from the players was excellent.

"It gives you a lot of encouragement going toe to toe with the title favourites".