Glentoran fell to their second defeat of the week as Kevin Braniff’s second half goal gave Glenavon the three points. There were several changes to the Glentoran line up with Calum Birney coming into centre back, winger Chris Lavery starting and long term absentee Kym Nelson returning to the midfield.
Glentoran will be looking to put Tuesday’s bitter defeat behind them with a big performance against Glenavon tomorrow.
The Glens were crestfallen after their unbeaten run stretching back to five matches came to a grinding halt following a 4-0 horror show against rivals Linfield at the Oval.
After the game, boss Alan Kernaghan admitted his team were “embarrassed”, and he will be determined to dilute the setback with a convincing showing against the Lurgan Blues.
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It's every football fans' worst nightmare as Glentoran were humiliated and made to look sub-standard by fierce rivals Linfield on their own patch last night, as the Blues battered a sorry Glens side 4-0 to ironic cries of 'can we play you every week?' from the away support. A sunny evening saw a decent turn-out for two sides with little to play for except the much coveted bragging rights, but within 3 minutes many in green and red probably wished they hadn't bothered.
Glentoran will be looking to extend their recent unbeaten run when they face Linfield at the Oval this evening.
Manager, Alan Kernaghan is likely to have Jay Magee back in the squad after the big central defender missed last Saturday's fine victory at Solitude against Cliftonville. A win for the Glens and a defeat for Coleraine away to Glenavon could see the East Belfast side move into 5th position in the Danske Bank Premiership.
Tickets ARE NOT REQUIRED for this fixture although anyone who had purchased one may use it at the appropriate turnstile.
Two second half goals were enough to give Glentoran a convincing victory at Solitude this afternoon; their first league win at the North Belfast venue since 2011. Glens manager Alan Kernaghan made two changes to the side that drew at Coleraine last Saturday with Fra McCaffrey coming in for Stevie McCullough and Steven Gordon slotting in at centre back for Jay Magee who became ill overnight. Glentoran came in unbeaten in 4 whilst Cliftonville hadn’t lost any of their previous 3 games.
Glentoran’s march towards a fifth place league finish continues tomorrow when they travel to Solitude to face Cliftonville.
A 10 point return from their last four games has helped propel the Glens to within a touching distance from Coleraine, who sit above them in fifth spot in the Danske Bank Premiership.
Despite an inconsistent start to 2016, the season is far from over for the East Belfast side, who are still in contention of qualifying for Europe via the play-offs.
Danske Bank Premiership, Glentoran v Linfield, The Oval, Tuesday 19th April, kick off 7.45pm.
Following the results from last Saturday's Danske Bank Premiership fixtures the club have decided that this fixture will not now be ticketed.
Payment can be made at the turnstiles for both home and away supporters.
Glentoran FC season tickets ARE VALID for this fixture.
Anyone who has already purchased a ticket for the game may still use it on the night.
Glentoran fought back from a goal down and were unlucky not to take all 3 points against Coleraine this afternoon. On Easter Tuesday, when the two sides met at the Oval, it was the home side who scored early and then held on to claim the win. For much of the game today it looked like we were going to witness the reverse.
