It was the late, late show at a sun drenched Institute, but the matter of this defeat for the home side certainly will have dejected them.
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Institute 1 - 2 Glenavon
Two goals deep into stoppage time ensured Glenavon secured their first victory in five games and all but ended their worries of any of the bottom clubs catching them.
Trevor Molloy intercepted Graham Crown's pass on ten minutes, but fortunately for the young full-back the ex-Motherwell striker's centre across the box flashed harshly wide.
Molloy went close again on 25 minutes, but his long range free-kick although well hit was gathered by Gavin Cullen at the second attempt.
The home side, who started to come more and more into the game, took the lead on 32 minutes.
David McClements' left wing corner was fumbled by Glenavon keeper Andrew Plummer and the alert Paddy McLaughlin at the back post, was on hand to turn home the loose ball.
Right on the stroke of half-time 'Stute were inches away from doubling their lead when Joe McCready's flick-on found fellow striker Declan Divin, but his goal bound shot from 20 yards was tipped around his right hand post by Plummer.
The visitors thought they had an equaliser on 52 minutes, but Jay Magee's header from Liggett's cross was nodded off the line by David Ogilby.
In a disappointing second-half Institute's Joe McCready missed a good half chance just after the hour mark when Ogilby's long clearance fell to the striker, but his shot from just inside the area, while under pressure from Magee, was kept out by Plummer.
Then just when it looked like the home side were going to secured their first victory in five matches, they hit the self destruct bottom and conceded two late goals.
Firstly they failed to close down Molloy quickly enough and blasted home his 16th goal of the season in the 92 minute.
Then just when it looked like both sides were settling for a point Marty Quinn's men continued to push forward and claim the points, when substitute Stuart King's corner found an unmarked Liggett who gleefully headed home from close range.
Institute: Cullen, Crown, McLaughlin, Ogilby, Seydak; McClements, Shields, Boyle, Holmes; Divin, McCready. Subs: Blackburn for Clements (83).
Glenavon: Plummer, Campbell, Magee, Molloy, McDonagh, Gracey, Haughey, Liggett, Hamill, Harpur, Shannon. Subs: Carvill for Gracey (H-T); King for Campbell (61); Finley for Hamill (70).
Referee: Mr Dessie Loughery (Limavady).
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