Our thoughts and prayers are with the Brazilian club, Chapecoense which lost most of its players in a plane crash in Colombia in the early hours of this morning.
GlensTV take you behind the scenes again and give you an insight to a different variation of training at Glentoran, Billy Boyd from BCSDN came down and put the players through their paces in Boxing. We also speak to manager Gary Haveron and midfielder Aaron Harmon on how it went.
The Glens climbed to seventh place in the Danske Bank Premiership with a victory over Ards at the Oval this afternoon. Curtis Allen was the man on target with his fourth goal of the season coming in the 41st minute.
Glentoran were delighted to welcome Alex Wright, Sean Mann and Todd Kropp, owners of Detroit City FC, and their partners to the Oval.
Detroit, MI – In the summer of 2016, Detroit City FC made soccer history when they renovated 80-year-old Keyworth Stadium with the help of Michigan’s largest ever community investment campaign.
It’s matchday 18 in the Danske Bank Premiership and Glentoran, following last week’s deserved draw at Glenavon, can move up to 7th in the table should they beat Ards and Dungannon Swifts lose to Crusaders.
When the two teams met in Bangor earlier in the season it was newly promoted Ards, then occupying 3rd spot in the table, who took all 3 points with a comfortable 2-nil victory. Glentoran were in 9th spot, a position they still occupy. Roy Coyle was in charge for that fixture, the game coming just a few days after Alan Kernaghan’s resignation.
Another jam packed edition of Northern Ireland's top match day programme goes on sale at tomorrow's game against Ards. As well as all the usual features and news from around the Oval there's an interview with Glentoran chaplain David Thompson, the third part of Brian McClelland's story of Glentoran legend Sammy Hughes and Roy Downes tells the tale of Glentoran's first American born player. Talking of things American look out for the announcement of a major event to mark the 50th Anniversary of the Detroit Cougars next year. Don't miss it!
Glentoran U20s got back to league action following Saturday's 5-1 defeat to Ards Rangers in the Intermediate Cup.
Glentoran had a chance early in the game following good work from Karl Hamill, Kris Gaw's 25 yard strike going just over.
