IRISH LEAGUE: Hamilton cites individual strength as key to Glenavon team progress

Goals by James Gray and Greg Moorhouse sent Glenavon marching on into the quarter-finals courtesy of a 2-0 defeat of Armagh City.

The reward is a derby date with Portadown at Shamrock Park next month and Hamilton was quick to highlight the personal performances within the team structure.

“Momentum is important in football and that comes from individuals doing the right work to help the team overall on a consistent basis,” said Hamilton. “Going into the tie we were calling for the players to produce the professional performance required to see off Armagh.

“It was a poor game of football to be honest and we took time to adjust to the synthetic pitch.

“That had an impact but we could have been a few goals up before 1-0, although Armagh also created chances.

“We made mistakes in a short period of time that allowed Armagh to attack and create some openings.