DOUGLAS STRIKES LATE ON AS GLENS BOOK QUARTER-FINAL PLACE
James Douglas knocked home Glentoran's winner as they defeated Linfield at Windsor Park to book a BetMcLean Cup quarter-final berth.
Still scoreless at the break, chances were at a premium in the first half with Kirk Millar perhaps coming closest for the Blues with a 25-yard drive from Chris McKee's lay-off but the effort didn't trouble Daniel Gyollai.
At the other end Dylan Connolly picked out David Fisher only for Chris Johns to prove equal to the threat.
The second half started much brighter as Joel Cooper found space on the edge of the box to send a low shot just wide of the post while, for the Glens, Jay Donnelly volleyed narrowly wide from a Marcus Kane flick.
Play switched again a short time later with Cooper testing Gyollai from close range only for the keeper to get a hand to turn the ball behind, and the same thing happened again deeper into the game as Gyollai threatened Cooper at the near post.
However, despite Linfield creating the clearer chances, they were rocked with three minutes remaining when Douglas bagged what proved to be Glentoran's winner after his deflected effort from Ben Hall's attempted clearance wrong-footed Johns and ended up in the back of the net.
Glentoran will now travel to face Ballymena United in the last eight on Tuesday 17th December (kick-off 7:45pm).
Linfield: Johns, East, Whiteside, Shields, Millar, Cooper, Hall, McKee, Fallon, McGee, Fitzpatrick subs Walsh, Ballantyne, Archer, McCullough, Annett, McKay, Orr
Glentoran: Gyollai, Kane, Hvid, Sule, Connolly, Donnelly, Fisher, Amos, Singleton, Wightman, Douglas subs Mills, Lyons-Foster, Aouachria, Lindsay, Russell, Jenkins, Thorndike
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