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Last-gasp drama as seniors win to boost chances of beating the drop.
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Portadown Times (Portadown, Northern Ireland)
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July 31, 2008
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PORTADOWN 80 (5) NEWCASTLE 77 (2)
PORTADOWN resumed their NIBA division one programme realising that their top flight status was very much in the balance. In modern-day parlance, Saturday's meeting with Newcastle was a 'must win' affair.
Any two of half-a-dozen clubs are in danger of relegation and having enjoyed division one status since 1973 the Pleasure Garden men are determined not to be one of the doomed duo. That was the attitude with which they went out to face visitors, Newcastle, and it served them well in what proved to be a memorable match.
The locals looked set to be thwarted in their status-preserving objective when, with 18 ends gone, the guests held ...
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