David Rainey celebrates after his equaliser against Portadown who went on to win 2-1.
Co-operative Insurance Cup holders Portadown will take a 2-1 lead into the second leg of their third round tie against Crusaders on 10 November.
Gary McCutcheon opened the scoring with a 23rd-minute penalty after Wesley Boyle had been fouled inside the area.
Mark Dickson poked the ball wide but a minute after half-time David Rainey got ahead of his marker and shot past David Miskelly who made several good saves.
Kevin Braniff headed into the bottom corner for the 72nd-minute winner.
Gary McCutcheon shields the ball from Chris Morrow at Shamrock Park
After Rainey's equaliser Ryan McCann's volley was saved by Miskelly, then Philip Leckey twice went close and Boyle was just off-target with a chance for the Ports.
Miskelly pushed a Jordan Owens effort onto the crossbar before Braniff netted the winner at Shamrock Park.
Last year's beaten finalists Newry took a 1-0 lead over Linfield with a tap-in from Andy Graham in the 73rd minute but Paul Munster met Michael Carvill's cross with a diving header to level eight minutes from time.
Kevin Keegan and Stephen Garrett had first-half chances for the home side while Michael Gault missed a scoring opportunity for Linfield.
Billy Joe Burns sent a header wide from six yards out before the second-half goals.
Glentoran players congratulate Daryl Fordyce at the Oval
Comeback specialists Glentoran recovered from a 2-0 half-time deficit to earn a 2-2 draw with Glenavon at the Oval.
Gary Liggett fired a shot into the bottom right hand corner beyond the outstretched hand of Elliott Morris for the opener in the 10th minute.
Stuart King's free-kick then flew straight into the net on the half hour but Kyle Neill pulled one back when his low free-kick crept under the arms of Tuda Murphy on 56 minutes.
Daryl Fordyce scored the Glens' equaliser eight minutes from time to ensure an intriguing second leg at Mourneview Park.
Chris Scannell and Francis Murphy were just wide with first-half efforts against Donegal Celtic at Suffolk Road but Scannell scored the winner with a low right-foot shot past Declan Browne after 72 minutes.
Michael Smith sliced the ball into the back of the net to put Ballymena United 1-0 ahead against Institute at Drumahoe but Kevin Ramsey fired in a right-foot shot into the corner past Dwayne Nelson a minute after half-time.
Ramsey turned and shot past Nelson for the winner in the 53rd minute and had another effort ruled out for offside.
Timmy Adamson headed Dungannon into the lead in the 10th minute against Larne at Stangmore Park but veteran striker Davy Larmour restored parity after 33 minutes.
Andy Hamilton put the Swifts in front with a powerful 37th-minute header and Ryan McIlmoyle made it 3-1 with a fantastic strike into the top right-hand corner in the 72nd minute.
The game between Lisburn Distillery and Coleraine at New Grosvenor was abandoned after 16 minutes because of heavy rain, hail and thunder.
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