The visitors moved in front after 17 minutes through David Irwin when he rose unchallenged to nod home a Paul Evans cross.

However, Killymoon were back on level terms nine minutes later after a William Montgomery cross went past David Wilton after taking a deflection off defender Neil King.

But Banbridge hit back with two goals late in the first half to stun their hosts.

Barry Tumilty edged them back in front with a thumping 30-yard volley into the top corner on 35 minutes followed, barely two minutes later, by a curling Aidan McVeigh effort from just outside the area.

Killymoon reduced the deficit on the hour, though, when Montgomery picked up his second of the game straight from a corner which by-passed everyone in the goalmouth including 'keeper Wilton.

And they might have levelled a few minutes later only for James Ferguson's header over Wilton to rebound back off an upright although Town struck the woodwork themselves within seconds at the other end through Dale Malone.