Glentoran have agreed a loan deal with Crusaders for Gary Smyth.  Gary will be out on loan with the Crues until January.

Glentoran's upcoming fixture against Larne in the CIS Insurance Cup on Saturday 8th September, is set to be rescheduled for an earlier kick off.  Plans are currently to kick off at 2:00pm.  Glentoran.net will be updated as soon as this has been officially confirmed.

The draw for the County Antrim Shield was made today.  All games are set to be played on Tuesday 11th September.  Glentoran will play Lisburn Distillery at the Oval, a kick off time is to be confirmed.

The entire draw is as follows:

• Glentoran v Lisburn Distillery
• Ballymena Utd v Donegal Celtic
• Linfield v Cliftonville
• Crusaders v Larne
  

Alan McDonald made 10 changes to the Glentoran line-up from the team that defeated Larne on Saturday, and watched as a Dean Fitzgerald goal in each half saw off the visitors in tonight's County Antrim Shield encounter.

Congratulations to Wilbur Graham who won tonight's Half-Time Halfers draw.  Wilbur won £150 with ticket number 5610

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Glentoran came out on top at the end of an eventful 5 goal game at The Oval, which also saw each side given a penalty kick, and Larne defender Andrew Cleary receive a red card.

The visitors had taken the lead following a dubious penalty decision, before Kyle Neill and Gary Hamilton sparked the come back.

Congratulations to Matt Meeke who was the  Half-Time Halfers Draw winner today.  Matt won £410 with the ticket number 5108.

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We are pleased to announce that Glentoran's 125th Anniversary friendly against Manchester United made history in drawing the largest ever audience for a Glentoran match.  Statistics revealed today show that the game's live coverage on Sky Sports drew over 1 million viewers.  This history making event will be remembered as one of the clubs greatest achievements and is a credit to all involved in the organisation and planning of the game.  This achievement is not only a tribute to those involved in organising the 125th Anniversary match, but also to Glentoran FC and it's players, officials and staff throughout it's 125 years of existence.

Glentoran were well represented at Tuesday's U21 International game between Northern Ireland and Finland.  All appearing as part of the squad were newcomer Daryl Fordyce, Philip Simpson and BJ McMenamin with Alan McDonald running the team through their paces.

The match saw Northern Ireland make an impressive comeback from 1-0 with 2 goals in the final 15 minutes of the game.  A 2-1 win at the Ballymena showgrounds was exactly the right result for their final warm up game before the U21 European Championship Qualifiers begin next month.  

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Pictured are (L to R) Jimmy Carter (Chairman of the Glentoran Supporters Committee 1923), Aubry Ralph (Vice-Chairman of Glentoran Football Club), Clifford Logan (Designer – Glentoran Gazette) and Sam Robinson (Deputy Editor – Glentoran Gazette). Photograph by RUSSELL PRITCHARD

Gary Hamilton followed up his hat-trick last week with a double strike, one either side of the Half Time break and a Distillery equalizer.

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• Armagh City match report with Photographs
• Manchester United match report with Photographs

All photographs are courtesy of Pacemaker Press International

Gary Hamilton secured a fine first-half hat-trick, while Colin Nixon also notched up his first of the season. Daryl Fordyce and David Scullion completed the rout on their competitive debuts for the Glens.

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First half strikes from Campbell, Evra and a spectacular effort from Nani secured a comfortable win for the English Champions in what was the final pre-season friendly for both clubs, before the serious business starts on Saturday.

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Glentoran.net would like to welcome all of the Manchester United players, officials and fans and hope that all in attendance enjoy this history making celebration of 125 years of Glentoran Football Club.

There are still a small number of terracing tickets available at our usual local outlets priced at £18.  For those who have not yet purchased one click here for ticket outlet information.

We advise that all fans attending the game arrive as early as possible to the ground in order to have all fans accommodated for the 7:45 kick off.  Supporters are advised that all terracing tickets are for a specified area (either the City or Sydenham end) and seating tickets each have an allocated seat.  All fans parking at the city end of the ground are advised when leaving the ground to turn right toward Dee Street where traffic police will be at hand to assist traffic flow.

Following a meeting with Health and Safety officials, Glentoran are pleased to release a further 250 terracing tickets for tomorrow night's 125th Anniversary Friendly with Manchester United. These tickets will be distributed today to the usual local ticket outlets and will be available to purchase for £18.  This will be the final batch of tickets released so we urge all fans to get their tickets as soon as possible.

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Due to a late rush in sales today all seated tickets for Wednesday's 125th Anniversary Friendly have officially sold out.  Glentoran are now unable to offer any further seated tickets, however more standing tickets have been delivered to our usual outlets and will be available on a first come first serve basis. Click here for more information.

We would like to remind all supporters attending the game to arrive as early as possible in order to accommodate all fans prior to kick off.  Kick off for this match will be at 7:45pm.

• Westbourne Glentoran Supporters Club

• Dawson's - Belmont Road

• Maxol Station - Frances Street, Newtownards

• Spar - Ravenhill Road, Opposite My Lady's Road

Be a part of Glentoran history and join the fans, players and management in celebrating 125 years of Glentoran Football Club.

• Tickets bought for the Sydenham end and the City end are different and are clearly marked, we are not able to admit anyone to an end for which they do not have a valid ticket.
• Those holding a ticket for the stand must sit in the designated seat, as displayed on their ticket.

Glentoran Football Club would like to stress the importance of this to all fans attending the game and would ask for their full cooperation in this matter.