Tiarnan O’Connor ghosts between defenders to meet Conor McKendry’s inviting cross from the right. His glancing header looked bound for the bottom corner until Mark Byrne sprang across to turn it behind for a corner.

James Knowles tries his luck with a free kick from very long range for Dungannon but it strikes the defensive wall and is cleared.

Glentoran defender Ryan Cooney has gone down again, having failed to recover from an earlier knock.

He is replaced by Josh Kelly.

Paul O’Neill nods the ball down into Tiarnan O’Connor’s path, and the striker spins before volleying goalward, only to be denied by a brave block from Harry Murphy.

Mark Randall takes responsibility for the resulting free-kick, but his effort thuds against the wall and loops away for a corner that the visitors clear with minimal fuss.

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He'll be frustrated there, unfortunately he fluffed his lines on that occasion.

Some nice inter-play between Pat Hoban and Jordan Jenkins puts the latter into a decent area but he gets his shot all wrong and fires wide.

That's the first inter-changes we've seen from Glentoran's strike duo this evening.

The hosts threaten for the first time as Conor McKendry lets fly from 20 yards, but Jack Malone throws himself in the way to make the block.

In doing so, Malone clips McKendry late and concedes a free-kick in a dangerous position.

From the first corner of the game, the ball is returned to corner taker Danny Amos, but he takes an extra touch and the chance to cross again is gone.

An early statement of intent from the Lurgan Blues as Oran O’Kane’s cross from the left is only half-cleared, and Jordan McMullan meets it with a thunderous volley that whistles just wide.

Dungannon's Junior has won a couple of free-kicks following tackles from Ciaran Coll in the opening quarter of this game.

The former Glentoran striker is a real handful for any defender.

Referee Tony Clarke whistles to get the ball rolling at Inver Park.

James Knowles sends in a deep free-kick for Dungannon which is nodded goalwards by Cahal McGinty, but it lacks the power to trouble Andrew Mills.

It's been a disjointed opening 10 minutes at The Oval with no real pattern established in these early stages.

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Dungannon's formation on the pitch looks like something straight off Rodney McAree's tactics board.

They are well set up and forcing Glentoran to work for any space in these opening minutes.

Referee Shane Andrews blows his whistle to start the action at the Oval.

It's been another challenging week of weather conditions for the Glentoran ground staff but the playing surface has held up remarkably well.

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The pitch looks reasonable; there isn't the puddles that were evident in the Northern Ireland under-21s' game last week.

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Michael Clarke is joined on commentary by former Linfield boss David Jeffrey.

Both of these sides have had almost a fortnight to mull over defeats in their respective previous outings.

Glentoran boss Declan Devine makes two changes from the side which lost to basement side Glenavon.

Jordan Stewart starts a league game for the first time since mid-September, with Ciaran Coll also recalled in defence. They replace Michael-John Kamson Kamara and club captain Marcus Kane, with James Singleton wearing the skipper's armband.

Swifts boss Rodney McAree also resists the temptation to make wholesale changes following his side's loss at Cliftonville last time out.

He opts for two midfield changes with Tiernan Kelly and James Knowles replacing Kealan Dillon and Leo Alves, who are both listed among the Dungannon substitutes.

Glentoran: Mills, Cooney, McEleney, Coll, Amos, Singleton, Palmer, Burt, Stewart, Hoban, Jenkins.

Subs: Crellin, Kelly, Thomson, Pattison, Kamson Kamara, Fisher, Russell.

Dungannon Swifts: Dunne, Scott, Marron, McGinty, Wallace, Glenny, Kelly, Knowles, Bigirimana, McAllister, Junior.

Subs: Glass, P Maguire, Dillon, Alves, T Maguire, Smith, McAleese.

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