Comrades ended a run of three league defeats, producing a well-organised performance on the road to defeat in-form Limavady.

The visitors started brightly. Three minutes in they created a chance when a short corner routine saw Darius Roohi play a dangerous ball into the area where a scramble ensued, ending with Owen McConville seeing an effort gathered by the ‘keeper. At the other end on six minutes Limavady tested Gerard Walker from a corner, when the ball played to the near post was glanced on target off the head of Matthew Walker. However, the Comrades ‘keeper was able to save low on his line.

A minute later Comrades hit the front. A high ball played forward by Ronan McAleer proved awkward for the home defence. Brian Healy got onto it by outmuscling a defender and advanced into the box where he calmly stroked the ball past the advancing ‘keeper.

With a keen wind behind them and seeking a quick equaliser Limavady began to press the visitors back into their own half. However, Comrades were defending well to minimise the threat. The closest the hosts came during this period was on 19 minutes when a ball played over the top allowed McCready to muscle his way past Owen McConville and get into the six-yard box, but his resulting effort from a tight angle was blocked at the near post by Gerard Walker.

The visitors rode the storm of the dominant Limavady spell with well-marshalled defending. Towards the latter part of the half, they began to come back into the game themselves in an attacking sense. In the 34^th minute a free kick whipped to the far post was met by the stretching boot of Ronan McAleer, but running out of room at the byline his effort hit the side-netting. On 40 minutes the hosts came close to levelling the scores. They won a free kick 25 yards out which Lowry stepped up to take, seeing his wind driven effort coming back off the bar with the ‘keeper beaten.

The second half started with play evenly balanced and defences on top. The first threat after the break came in the 58^th minute when Ronan McAleer had to make a superb block to prevent the ball entering the net after a scramble in front of goal. A minute passed and Limavady won a free kick 30 yards from goal. However, from this promising position the experienced Lowry managed to get himself a straight red card after an off the ball incident involving Brian Healy.

Comrades were now in a strong position, with a one-man advantage. In the 64^th minute Darius Roohi received the ball inside the area and took on his marker to get in a strong shot which ‘keeper Gallagher had to tip over the bar. Two minutes later, with the home defence stretched, Roohi again had an effort when he shot from 20 yards, but Gallagher was well-placed to save. The visitors were well in control at this stage but found it difficult to create the chance which would allow them to kill off the game.

As the minutes ticked by the hosts started to come back into the game and push forward for an equaliser, but they found the Comrades defence in top form and couldn’t come close to testing Gerard Walker. The Comrades ‘keeper did make a superb save on 78 minutes, but the effort was from an offside position so would not have counted in any case.

The travelling supporters faced a nervous wait for the final whistle but when it came, they gave their team a rousing reception after a fine performance.