In a busy opening interval, neither aspect may actually set up an early foothold on the sport.
Cliftonville went shut halfway by way of the half when Jonny Addis’ low free-kick from simply exterior the penalty space brushed the surface of the aspect netting on its well past.
Because the Reds started to achieve some type of dominance, Rory Hale’s inch-perfect by way of ball despatched Brian Healy away from the Dungannon rearguard however Danny Wallace recovered fantastically to poke the ball behind for a nook at full stretch.
Dungannon posed little risk to the Cliftonville objective within the opening 45 minutes with Gael Bigirimana’s long-range shot straight at Reds keeper PJ Morrison.
The Swifts first clear-cut opening of the sport got here simply after the hour mark when Dillon’s pinpoint ball from midfield despatched full-back Shea Gordon clear behind the Cliftonville defence, however his shot lacked conviction and Morrison was capable of save along with his outstretched foot.
On the different finish, Rory Hale created half a yard of area earlier than discovering Liam McStravick with a go, however the attacker’s tame shot was at all times straight at Declan Dunne.
Dungannon spurned one other massive opening late on as Gordon as soon as once more received himself into a complicated place and when his preliminary shocked was saved by Morrison, the ball bounced up however substitute Andrew Mitchell may solely loop his header onto the highest of the online.
Rodney McAree’s aspect loved their greatest spell at the beginning of extra-time and had been rewarded on 98 minutes when Mitchell reduce the ball again from the right-hand aspect of the penalty space into the trail of the in-rushing Kealan Dillon, who smashed a shot excessive into the online previous Morrison.
Cliftonville had penalty appeals waved away within the second interval of additional time after referee Morrison adjudged that Cahal McGinty had blocked Keevan Hawthorne’s low cross along with his physique fairly than a hand.
However there was one last twist in stoppage time on the finish of additional time as Hawthorne’s nook was bundled dwelling on the close to publish through a mixture of Joe Sheridan and defender Danny Wallace with what proved the final motion of the sport.
Within the penalty shootout, Dungannon scored all 4 of their penalties whereas Sheridan noticed his effort saved and Wilson dragged his effort large of the publish.
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