Comrades produced a performance full of passion, hard work and skill to take victory from a tough assignment at Dundela.

The hosts opened strongly playing down the Wilgar Park hill and pilled on early pressure in the first 15 minutes, but the resolute Comrades defence held firm and kept any chances from being created.

The visitors then began to get a foothold in the game. They took the lead in the 20^th minute when a hopeful high ball played forward by Harry Adair towards Calvin McCurry looked like it would be dealt with by the ‘keeper. However, he completely missed the ball with his attempted clearance allowing McCurry to nip in and slide it into the net from an angle, eluding the efforts of defenders to try to get back and clear off the line.

Comrades built on taking the lead to establish a grip on the game and frustrate Dundela whose only effort of note in the first half was when a high ball played towards the box broke kindly to Fyfe, but his resulting shot from a central position 16 yards out was comfortably saved by Richard Purcell.

Comrades threatened three minutes after the restart when the ball fell from a corner to Calvin McCurry with his back to goal. He tried a backheeled effort from 5 yards, but Shields was well placed to block.

Dundela then had a spell of pressure where they won a series of corners, one of which in the 52^nd minute saw McCurry head the ball off the line from a Magee header.

Two minutes later the visitors gave themselves breathing space with a second goal. The livewire Calvin McCurry made space in the box for a shot which was blocked by a defender, but the ball rebounded out to Darius Roohi who turned and fired a perfectly placed shot from 17 yards into the bottom corner of the net.

The hosts threatened to pull a goal back on 57 minutes when a free kick played into the box was met by a flicked header by Annett from 12 yards, but Richard Purcell was well positioned to make the save.

This was a rare threat on goal from Dundela who had to resort to extremely speculative long-range efforts, frustrated by their inability to breach the very well marshalled Comrades defence.

Stephen Small’s men looked more likely to add to their lead, backed by a raucous travelling support. In the 81^st minute a free kick was won on the edge of the box and Elliot McKim stepped up to take it, drilling a shot on target which Shields was forced to turn wide.

Then, in the 89^th minute Ian Fletcher played a long ball forward up the left which found Conall Curran in space, but his attempt to catch the ‘keeper off his line with a quickly taken shot went wide of the target from 35 yards.