Eamon Fyfe wriggles free in the box for Portadown and stings the palms of Gareth Deane from close range.

Lee Chapman follows in and pokes the rebound into an empty net, but the assistant’s flag is up before he can celebrate.

Offside, and the home side are denied.

Niall Currie’s side have settled into a tidy spell in Bangor territory, but it’s all a bit safe.

Plenty of sideways and backwards probing, but very little to worry Gareth Deane.

Ben Wylie bursts clear from midfield, latching onto a clever through ball and driving toward goal with real intent.

He goes for the near post, trying to catch Gareth Deane out, but the effort skims just wide and into the side netting.

Ross Clarke clears one off the line! Peter Campbell's in-swinging corner is met by Kyle McClelland and his header is destined for the bottom corner but Clarke sticks out a leg at the perfect time.

That's the closest we've come to an opener at either end as we approach the half hour mark.

Reece Neale’s corner almost catches out the home side, and Niall Currie’s charges are scrambling as Aaron McCarey claws the ball onto the post, and eventually it's cleared.

Eamon Fyfe whips a wicked free-kick for Portadown that completely catches out Gareth Deane, the Bangor keeper fumbling it into a sea of bodies.

Lewis MacKinnon reacts quickest, throwing himself at the loose ball and smashing it off the crossbar from barely a yard out.

It's somehow still level.

A spell of Crusaders pressure ends as Ross Clarke's floated ball is met by the head of Elliot Dunlop but it is an easy save for Mark Byrne.

Curtis Allen
Former Glentoran and Carrick Rangers striker on BBC Sounds

It has a bit of a feeling of two teams who have lost a few games in the last few weeks.

It is starting to open up a bit, but with no major sparks.

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Ben Arthurs thinks he has put the Seasiders ahead, racing onto a perfect through ball from Ben Cushnie and rolling it past Aaron McCarey, but the flag is up sharpish.

The striker looked level, but the linesman says he's gone a fraction too early.

From the resulting free-kick, Tiarnan Mulvenna whips one in for the visitors, and it eventually breaks to Ben Cushnie, who meets it first time from around 15 yards.

It’s clean enough, but straight at Aaron McCarey. Either side of the Ports stopper, and that's the opener.

A superbly-weighted ball from Jack Malone puts Peter Campbell in behind but just as he prepared to shoot, Lloyd Anderson gets in the way to turn it behind bravely.

The Crues then try to hit their visitors on the break from the resulting corner but Jordan McMullan beats Odhran McCart to a through ball.

Lewis MacKinnon goes into the book after a late one on Ben Arthurs.

The former Carrick Rangers defender arriving a fraction too slow as the frontman rolled away from him.

Mark Byrne comes to the edge of his box to complete a headed clearance but directs it straight to Ross Clarke.

He can't get a shot away but picks out Adam Brooks, whose header drifts harmlessly over.

This has been an open and entertaining game without an abundance of chances so far.

Dean Shiels
Former Coleraine and Dungannon Swifts boss on BBC Sportsound

As soon as Glenavon win the ball, they look so dangerous in transition.

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Divin Isamala bursts into the box for the Ports and hits the deck under a late challenge from Jay Boyd, but Ross Dunlop isn’t interested and awards a goal-kick as the ball trickles out of play.

Reece Neale has all the time he wants to step onto a loose ball for the Seasiders and lets fly from a good 40 yards, but you quickly see why no one rushes to close him down.

The defender's effort drifts harmlessly wide, failing to trouble Aaron McCarey in goal.

The visitors have settled into the game and have had spells of possession.

Bridel Boskani tries a long-range effort, but that one troubled the cars on the M2 more than Jonny Tuffey.

Eamon Fyfe drives straight at the heart of the Bangor back line for the home side, opening up to fire across goal from the edge of the box.

It has the crowd rising, but Gareth Deane gets down early and gathers without much fuss.