Glentoran’s Irish Cup journey ended in a penalty shootout defeat against Larne, after the two sides couldn’t be separated after 120 minutes.
Ferguson the Hero as Larne Win on Penalties
Penalties were taken in front of the travelling fans, after Larne won the coin toss.
Tomas Cosgrove made no mistake with the first penalty kick, finding the back of the net via the crossbar. Rohan Ferguson then dived to his left and saved Pat Hoban’s spot kick! Cammy Palmer struck to his right but was denied by Rohan Ferguson! Paul O’Neill struck the crossbar and was denied. Sean Graham found the bottom right-hand corner. Rohan Ferguson saved again, this time denying Jordan Jenkins! Cricky Gallagher found the top left corner to seal the win for Larne.
- Tomas Cosgrove scored for Larne
- Pat Hoban was denied by Rohan Ferguson
- Cammy Palmer was denied by Rohan Ferguson
- Cricky Gallagher scored the winning penalty for Larne
Larne have certainly done their homework on the penalty takers for Glentoran!
Late Missed Chance for Glentoran
Sean Graham squandered a big opportunity by firing high and wide of the target from close range with his left foot.
With less than five minutes to go, the game headed for spot kicks at the Oval.
Extra Time Changes and Chances
Gary Haveron made a double change 10 minutes into extra time as Benji Magee and James Simpson were introduced. Jordan McEneff and goalscorer Andy Ryan were withdrawn. Logan Wallace replaced Benji Magee for the visitors, after Magee was only introduced in the first half of extra-time. Magee looked to be hobbling off.
Cammy Palmer turned past Conor McKendry and let fly with his right foot with a long-range effort, but he couldn’t keep it on target as it whistled past the far post.
Tomas Cosgrove brought Jordan Jenkins to ground as Glentoran looked to break. Ryan Cooney struck the resulting free-kick underneath the wall but couldn’t keep his effort on target.
Semi-Final Spot for Larne
Larne book their place in the Irish Cup semi-finals!
Declan Devine will probably look back to the red card for MJ Kamson-Kamara.