Glentoran and Bangor share spoils at Oval

Irish Premiership Glentoran 1 - 1 Bangor FT Glentoran are now without a win in their past three league matches after a 1-1 draw with Bangor at the Oval. Lewis Francis' header broke the deadlock in the final 10 minutes of an even first half, to the exasperation of the home fans. However, the Glens levelled on 56 minutes when James Douglas' effort struck the crossbar, deflected off stopper Patrick Solis Grogan and found the back of the net. The result means that the Glens have won just two of their opening six games, while the Seasiders have drawn two of their past three matches. Glentoran respond in second half The away side came close to breaking the deadlock on 17 minutes when Steven McCullough's deflected free-kick crashed off the crossbar. Zeno Ibsen Rossi then nodded Harry Lynch's header from a McCullough corner off the line after stopper Billy Crellin had been beaten. The Glens had multiple good chances of their own with Solis Grogan called into action to gather Jack Malone's effort and Ethan Brown's header which found the back of the net ruled out for a foul in the build-up. Bangor's patience paid off in the 38th minute when they opened the scoring after Glentoran failed to clear MacKenzie Strachan's corner which was headed on by Harry Lynch and Tiarnan Mulvenna before the unmarked Francis converted from close range After the restart, Glentoran looked much more dangerous and levelled the match when James Douglas' effort from 35 yards struck the woodwork before taking a deflection off the helpless Solis Grogan and finding the back of the net. The Glens pushed for another goal in the closing stages, but substitute Greg Sloggett and Jordan Stewart were both unable to keep their efforts on target.