Second-half strikes give Ballymena win over Ports

Irish PremiershipBallymena United 2 - 0 Portadown FTBallymena United secured just their second league win of the season and their first since the opening day with a hard earned 2-0 home victory over Portadown.Finley Thorndike broke the deadlock just after the hour with his first goal of the season before top scorer Igor Rutkowski doubled their advantage eight minutes from the end.Portadown had their chances, especially in the first half, but were denied by a number of fine stops from David Walsh