Match Centre

Premiership
Saturday 19 March 2022 (kick off: 3.00 PM)

Venue: Ballymena Showgrounds

Attendance: 2013

Referee: Tim Marshall

Ballymena United home-team
1 FT 1
away-team Glentoran
  •   Ryan Waide 49'
  •   Jay Donnelly 55' (pen)
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Andy McGrory and Conor McMenamin in action ©Desmond Loughery/Pacemaker Press

HONOURS EVEN AT THE SHOWGROUNDS

Ballymena United and Glentoran both picked up a point from this clash at The Showgrounds.

A quiet start with both sides looking evenly matched, it fell to home skipper Leroy Millar to create the first effort of note when he fired just wide from 25 yards with around ten minutes on the clock.

Glentoran threatened midway through the first half when Conor McMenamin set up Jay Donnelly at the back post but he could only drag his effort wide from eight yards.

And the Glens had one further chance just before the break when McMenamin tested Sean O'Neill with a curling effort but the United keeper did well to tip the ball over.

The deadlock was broken four minutes into the second half through Ryan Waide who fired the Sky Blues in front at the back post after the Glentoran defence failed to deal with a long throw.

But the visitors levelled just five minutes after that courtesy of Jay Donnelly's spot-kick after Kym Nelson had fouled Shay McCartan.

Waide then came close to restoring Ballymena's lead not long after that only to fire just over the top after bursting through the defence before play switched again for McMenamin to have an effort tipped wide by O'Neill.

However, in the end, both sides had to settle for a share of the spoils.

Ballymena United: O’Neill, Redman, Kelly, Waide, McCullough, Kane, McGrory, Millar, Graham, Nelson, Place subs Johnston (not used), Chapman (not used), McElroy (replaced Kane 72), Henderson (not used), Barr (replaced Kelly 82), Loughran (not used), J. Smith (replaced Waide 90)

Glentoran: McCarey, Burns, McCartan, Marshall, J. Donnelly, R. Donnelly, Murray, McClean, Clucas, Marron, McMenamin subs Kane (replaced McCartan 90), McDaid (replaced R. Donnelly 62), O’Connor (not used), Powers (replaced Murray 62), Plum (not used), Glendinning (not used), Cole (not used)

  • FULL TIME
    Ballymena United   1 - 1 Glentoran
  • red subsititutions  Substitution

    Ryan Waide

    Loughgall

    90'
  • green subsititutions  Substitution

    Jonte Smith

    Players

    90'
  • red subsititutions  Substitution

    Shay McCartan

    Portadown

    90'
  • green subsititutions  Substitution

    Marcus Kane

    Glentoran

    90'
  •  Yellow Card

    Caolan Marron

    Dungannon Swifts

    85'
  • red subsititutions  Substitution

    Joshua Kelly

    Glentoran

    82'
  • green subsititutions  Substitution

    Brendan Barr

    Ballymena United

    82'
  •  Yellow Card

    Joshua Kelly

    Glentoran

    80'
  •  Yellow Card

    Leroy Millar

    Larne

    78'
  • red subsititutions  Substitution

    Kenneth Kane

    Moyola Park

    72'
  • green subsititutions  Substitution

    Paul McElroy

    Portadown

    72'
  •  Yellow Card

    Robbie McDaid

    Linfield

    65'
  • red subsititutions  Substitution

    Ruaidhrí Donnelly

    Cliftonville

    62'
  • red subsititutions  Substitution

    Sean Murray

    Players

    62'
  • green subsititutions  Substitution

    Robbie McDaid

    Linfield

    62'
  • green subsititutions  Substitution

    Dillon Powers

    Players

    62'
  •  Yellow Card

    Sean Graham

    Larne

    57'
  • PENALTY SCORED

    Jay Donnelly

    Glentoran

    55'
  • GOAL

    Ryan Waide

    Loughgall

    49'

Ballymena United

  • Sean O'Neill
  • Ross Redman
  • Joshua Kelly 80' red substitution 82'
  • Ryan Waide red substitution 90' 49'
  • Steven McCullough
  • Kenneth Kane red substitution 72'
  • Andrew McGrory
  • Leroy Millar 78'
  • Sean Graham 57'
  • Kym Nelson
  • Mikey Place

Substitutes

  • Sam Johnston
  • Lee Chapman
  • Paul McElroy green substitution 72'
  • Jack Henderson
  • Brendan Barr green substitution 82'
  • Caolan Loughran
  • Jonte Smith green substitution 90'

Glentoran

  • Aaron McCarey
  • Bobby Burns
  • Shay McCartan red substitution 90'
  • Rhys Marshall
  • Jay Donnelly 55'
  • Ruaidhrí Donnelly red substitution 62'
  • Sean Murray red substitution 62'
  • Patrick McClean
  • Seanan Clucas
  • Caolan Marron 85'
  • Conor McMenamin

Substitutes

  • Marcus Kane green substitution 90'
  • Robbie McDaid 65' green substitution 62'
  • Michael O'Connor
  • Dillon Powers green substitution 62'
  • Hrvoje Plum
  • Ross Glendinning
  • Darren Cole
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