An early goal from Makayla Mulholland, two from Rachel Rogan (Player of the Match for the second successive game) and an own goal gave the Glens a winning start to the defence of the County Antrim Cup at Ashfield tonight.
NIFL has issued the following information on this season's European Playoffs.
The dates and competing clubs in the playoff series for the place in the qualifying round of the UEFA Conference League will be determined by the outcome of the Irish Cup Final on Saturday 7 May 2022.
Final placings for the Danske Bank Premiership will also be confirmed on Saturday 30 April after the final round of fixtures.
Scenario 1 - If Ballymena United or Newry City win the Irish Cup;
Glentoran Women made it two wins from two at the start of the Danske Bank Women’s Premiership with a 3-1 victory at Mid Ulster Ladies.
Rachel Rogan, Casey Howe and Jess Foy were all on target for the Glens in the first half while Rachael Rodgers pulled a goal back for the newly-promoted hosts after the break.
Rogan goal gave Glentoran the lead in the seventh minute and on the half hour mark it was Howe - a former Mid Ulster Ladies junior player – doubled the lead with a top-corner finish following a Glens corner.
Monday 2 May
BBC One Northern Ireland, 10.40pm
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East Belfast, in the past a place of industry and from where some music and sporting greats hail, played a key part in promoting the city on the world stage.
The terraced streets of east Belfast were also home to a close-knit working-class community and the less familiar story of Glentoran Football Club and its battle against the odds to be crowned Europe’s first champions.
Glentoran went into this game looking to improve on their disappointing post-split results. They were facing a Coleraine side who hadn't won at home in the Danske Bank Premiership since mid February and had recorded just one win in their previous 10 games (5-2 away at relegated Warrenpoint Town). The Bannsiders were also without their first choice goalkeeper for this encounter, Gareth Deane having picked up an injury in the pre-match warm up with Martin Gallagher coming in to replace him.
The club has been made aware of the decision of the arbiter on Glentoran's expulsion from this season's Samuel Gelston's Whiskey Irish Cup.
The arbiter will present the reasons for her ruling early next week.
The club will issue further comment once it has had the opportunity to read these findings.
Saturday 23rd April
3pm Kick Off
Tomorrow we travel to the Coleraine Showgrounds for our penultimate Danke Bank Premiership game of the season.
Champions Glentoran got the defence of their Danske Bank Women’s Premiership off to a winning start with a four-goal win over newly-promoted Lisburn at Ashfield.
Two goals in the opening ten minutes from Northern Ireland internationals Joely Andrews and Nadene Caldwell ensured Billy Clarke’s side were always going to be in control of the game.
Caldwell was the initial creator to set-up Andrews before she netted a fine solo goal.
The Glens and Larne played out a scoreless draw at the Bet McLean Oval this evening in the Danske Bank Premiership. It was a largely uneventful contest with decent chances far and few between. There was one controversial moment though just before halftime when John Herron struck Bobby Burns. The incident happened close to the linesman and 4th official but bizarrely only a yellow card was produced.
New boy Dillon Powers is our cover star for tonight's Gazette against Larne. Inside the USA born midfielder is interviewed by Matthew Brown, the 1923 Committee have a look at what's going on in the Championship promotion race, Henry Muldrew focuses on one of Elliott Morris's picks for his all time Glentoran XI, Philip Stevenson unearths a piece of Glentoran memorabilia which is over a century old and John Grayden reflects on the influx of foreign players to the Premiership. Plus the latest from the McClelland Files, we reflect on the ever changing kick off times this season, look forward
