Two late Robbie McDaid goals gave Glentoran their first three point haul of the season after this thrilling encounter at the Ballymena Showgrounds.
Mick McDermott made two changes to the starting line-up following last Saturday’s defeat at Dungannon, Paul O’Neill in for Thomas Byrne and Conor Pepper, making his first appearance of the season after suspension, replacing Malachy Smith at right back.
Ross Redman has been made available for transfer. Ross joined Glentoran from Portadown in June 2016 and has made 104 first team appearances for the club.
Saturday 24 August 2019, Kick Off 3.00pm
On Saturday our apparently endless run of Saturday away trips continues (we have had three Saturday home matches so far in 2019!) as we travel to the Showgrounds to face Ballymena United.
It was a very disappointing night for the Glens Women and Under 20s teams tonight as both fell to defeats.
Glentoran Women slipped from first to third in the Danske Bank Women's Premiership with a 4-0 away defeat to second places Sion Swifts. A full report will appear here.
A very young Glentoran U20s team fell to a first half goal at the Oval to lose 1-0 to Dungannon Swifts U20s. A full report will appear here.
Glentoran will host Ballyclare Comrades in the first round of this year's Toal's County Antrim Shield. The match will be played on Tuesday 10th September, Kick off 7.45pm.
The winners will be at home in the second round to either Larne or PSNI on Tuesday 15th October.
Glentoran Women 4-0 Comber Rec Ladies
Holders Glentoran Women continued their Electric Ireland Women's Challenge Cup defence with a four-goal semi-final defeat of Comber Rec Ladies at Seaview.
The game was only 90 seconds old when Rachel Rogan latched onto a pass and calmly placed a side footed shot past keeper Leigh Skelton from the left hand corner of the 18-yard box.
A second late goal in five days from Paul O'Neill, this time proved nothing other than consolation as Glentoran fell to a deserved first defeat of the season at Stangmore Park.
There were two changes to Tuesday’s starting line up. Skipper Marcus Kane replaced Ross Redman at left back on his return from suspension. Up front Darren Murray dropped to the bench to give Curtis Allen a start up front between Robbie McDaid and Tom Byrne.
Saturday 17 August 2019, Kick Off 3.00pm
On Saturday we make our first visit of the season to Stangmore Park.
Glentoran 2006s paraded the much coveted Super Cup to our large home support at Tuesday nights IPL game against Coleraine at the Oval to round off an amazing journey in their young careers!
In the competition itself a couple of weeks back the boys had to mount a comeback after a shaky start on day one of the tournament where the boys lost 2-1 to Bertie Peacock against the run of play which put them up against it as it usually takes three wins to top a super cup group and only first place in the group make the super cup proper.
Brendan Hamilton scored on day one.
Glentoran Women returned to the top of the Danske Bank Women's Premiership on goal difference tonight with a comfortable win over Derry City at the Brandywell. The Glens goals came from Rachel Rogan (2), Joely Andrews and Kerry Beattie.
Glentoran are on level points with Sion Swifts and a point ahead of Linfield Ladies. However those two teams have one and two games in hand respectively.
Full report here
