Footage by Glens TV/DigiVibe Media
Glentoran will feel like they deserved more from the game, on the night they just came up against a Linfield team who know how to win ugly. Linfield largely dominated the possession in the first half but didn’t look particularly threatening apart from the great goal by Robson, good work down the left resulted in Robson getting her left foot on the ball and sending it looping over the head of Currie in nets.
In the second half the Glens found their rhythm and largely dominated the play, they hit the cross bar, mulligan, Rogan and Mcmaster all missed good chances. The equaliser did come on 60 minutes when a high hanging corner met Bailie at the back post she headed it across the box where McMaster headed it goal wards only for Rogan to make sure it went in.
After that it seemed Glentoran were in the ascendancy, McMaster with another great chance from 12 yards but in two minds whether to shoot first time or try beat a defender and unfortunately for her couldn’t find the net. Glentoran pressed for the winner however a lapse in concentration allowed McCarron to pick up the ball on the half way line and drive through a non-existent midfield to have a shot from 30 yards. Currie tried to get her finger tips to the ball but it wasn’t to be, the ball cannoning off the upright and into the back of the net.
Linfield could have been down to 10 women in the 85th Minute when it appeared a Glentoran player got an elbow to the face, but the referee was having none of it as Linfield now face Cliftonville in the final.
Photographs by Andrew McCarroll, AM Photopgraphy NI
Team: 22 Lauren Currie, 21 Kelly Baillie, 7 Makyla Mulholland. 23 Sarah Gamble, 15 Samantha Kelly, 9 Rachel Rogan, 8 Demi Vance, 10 Alison McMaster, 6 Nadene Caldwell, 12 Caragh Milligan, 3 Jessica Foy Subs: 19 Sarah Connolly, 5 Beglarka Nyuzo, 4 Eadaoin Ni Chiarrain, 1 Ashleigh McKinnon