Match Centre

Premiership
Friday 17 February 2023 (kick off: 7.45 PM)

Venue: Ballymena Showgrounds

Attendance: 1838

Referee: Tony Clarke

Ballymena United home-team
1 FT 3
away-team Glentoran
  •   Sean Graham 28'
  •   Jay Donnelly 42'
  •   Ruaidhrí Donnelly 56' 58'
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DOUBLE DONNELLY DELIGHT FOR THE GLENS

Glentoran continued their unbeaten run under Rodney McAree with victory over Ballymena United at The Showgrounds.

But they had to come from behind to do so thanks to goals from brothers Jay and RuaidhrĂ­ Donnelly after Sean Graham had given the Sky Blues the lead.

The deadlock, in a game played in difficult conditions, was broken after 28 minutes when Graham dispossessed defender Aidan Wilson before racing clear and directing a shot beyond keeper Aaron McCarey.

Shay McCartan squandered a chance to level soon after but, with three minutes of the first half remaining, Jay Donnelly did equalise for the Glens at the back post after a cross from RuaidhrĂ­ wasn't cleared.

And RuaidhrĂ­ inflicted even more damage upon the home side with two goals in as many minutes just before the hour.

He edged the Glens in front on 56 minutes after sweeping in to turn home a Wilson knock on before doubling his tally for the night getting on the end of a poorly defended Conor McMenamin inswinging free-kick.

Ballymena United: Williamson, Nelson, Redman, Whiteside, Kelly, Waide, McCullough, Henderson, Gibson, Graham, Place subs Thompson, Kane, McGrory, McVarnock, Tipton, Taylor, Farquhar

Glentoran: McCarey, Kane, McCullough, Wilson, McCartan, Marshall, J. Donnelly, R. Donnelly, Singleton, Devlin, McMenamin subs Webber, Murphy, Crowe, Purkis, Plum, Wightman, Uzokwe

  • FULL TIME
    Ballymena United   1 - 3 Glentoran
  • red subsititutions  Substitution

    Ryan Waide

    Loughgall

    87'
  • green subsititutions  Substitution

    George Tipton

    Ards

    87'
  • red subsititutions  Substitution

    Mikey Place

    Ballymena United

    82'
  • green subsititutions  Substitution

    Robert McVarnock

    Players

    82'
  • red subsititutions  Substitution

    Marcus Kane

    Glentoran

    82'
  • red subsititutions  Substitution

    Jay Donnelly

    Glentoran

    82'
  • green subsititutions  Substitution

    Joe Crowe

    Carrick Rangers

    82'
  • green subsititutions  Substitution

    Daniel Gibson

    Carrick Rangers

    82'
  •  Yellow Card

    Hrvoje Plum

    Players

    79'
  • red subsititutions  Substitution

    Jordan Gibson

    Loughgall

    72'
  • green subsititutions  Substitution

    Kenneth Kane

    Moyola Park

    72'
  • red subsititutions  Substitution

    Shay McCartan

    Portadown

    72'
  • red subsititutions  Substitution

    Ruaidhrí Donnelly

    Cliftonville

    72'
  • red subsititutions  Substitution

    Conor McMenamin

    Players

    72'
  • green subsititutions  Substitution

    Hrvoje Plum

    Players

    72'
  • green subsititutions  Substitution

    Aaron Wightman

    Glentoran

    72'
  • green subsititutions  Substitution

    Junior Ogedi-Uzokwe

    Players

    72'
  • GOAL

    Ruaidhrí Donnelly

    Cliftonville

    58'
  • GOAL

    Ruaidhrí Donnelly

    Cliftonville

    56'
  •  Yellow Card

    Ross Redman

    Portadown

    55'
  •  Yellow Card

    Steven McCullough

    Portadown

    43'
  • GOAL

    Jay Donnelly

    Glentoran

    42'
  • GOAL

    Sean Graham

    Larne

    28'

Ballymena United

  • Jordan Williamson
  • Kym Nelson
  • Ross Redman 55'
  • Scot Whiteside
  • Joshua Kelly
  • Ryan Waide red substitution 87'
  • Steven McCullough 43'
  • Jack Henderson
  • Jordan Gibson red substitution 72'
  • Sean Graham 28'
  • Mikey Place red substitution 82'

Substitutes

  • Marcus Thompson
  • Kenneth Kane green substitution 72'
  • Andrew McGrory
  • Robert McVarnock green substitution 82'
  • George Tipton green substitution 87'
  • David Taylor
  • Craig Farquhar

Glentoran

  • Aaron McCarey
  • Marcus Kane red substitution 82'
  • Luke McCullough
  • Aidan Wilson
  • Shay McCartan red substitution 72'
  • Rhys Marshall
  • Jay Donnelly red substitution 82' 42'
  • Ruaidhrí Donnelly red substitution 72' 56' 58'
  • James Singleton
  • Terry Devlin
  • Conor McMenamin red substitution 72'

Substitutes

  • Oliver Webber
  • Harry Murphy
  • Joe Crowe green substitution 82'
  • Daniel Gibson green substitution 82'
  • Hrvoje Plum 79' green substitution 72'
  • Aaron Wightman green substitution 72'
  • Junior Ogedi-Uzokwe green substitution 72'
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