Match Centre

Premiership
Saturday 6 April 2024 (kick off: 5.30 PM)

Venue: BetMcLean Oval

Attendance: 2610

Referee: Tony Clarke

Glentoran home-team
0 FT 0
away-team Linfield
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David Fisher and Daniel Finlayson in action ©David Maginnis/Pacemaker Press

BLUES MISS OUT ON CHANCE TO GO BACK ON TOP

Linfield missed out on the opportunity to return to the top of the table after sharing a scoreless draw with Glentoran at the BetMcLean Oval.

The Blues could have gone back into pole position following Larne's defeat earlier in the afternoon, but the point does see them cut the gap on Tiernan Lynch's side going into the final four games of the season.

Chances were few and far between in what was a largely uninspiring first half with the Glens enjoying the better of what little openings were created, albeit restricted to half chances from Jay Donnelly and Junior Uzokwe.

Things picked up a little after the break, with Ben Hall heading just wide from Kirk Millar's free-kick while play switched for Jay Donnelly to fire into the side netting soon after.

Donnelly was then thwarted by Blues keeper Chris Johns before, at the other end, Joel Cooper saw an effort turned away at the near post by Aaron McCarey.

Linfield threatened again when Daniel Finlayson had a go from outside the area but McCarey managed to turn the ball behind for a corner.

But Glentoran came closest to finding a way through a few minutes after that when David Fisher saw his effort from Fuad Sule's cross come back off the post.

Glentoran: McCarey, McCullough, Marshall, Donnelly, Singleton, Sule, Clucas, Fisher, McClean, Russell, Uzokwe subs Webber, Kane, Wilson, Burns, McCartan, Lindsay, McGinn

Linfield: Johns, Finlayson, Newberry, Millar, McClean, Cooper, Hall, Clarke, Mulgrew, McGee, Fitzpatrick subs Walsh, Shields, Stewart, McBrien, McCullough, Annett, Graham

  • FULL TIME
    Glentoran   0 - 0 Linfield
  • red subsititutions  Substitution

    Jay Donnelly

    Glentoran

    90+1'
  • green subsititutions  Substitution

    Niall McGinn

    Players

    90+1'
  •  Yellow Card

    Marcus Kane

    Glentoran

    80'
  • red subsititutions  Substitution

    Jonathan Russell

    Glentoran

    76'
  • green subsititutions  Substitution

    Marcus Kane

    Glentoran

    76'
  • red subsititutions  Substitution

    Ethan McGee

    Linfield

    76'
  • green subsititutions  Substitution

    Chris Shields

    Linfield

    76'
  •  Yellow Card

    Jamie Mulgrew

    Linfield

    60'
  • red subsititutions  Substitution

    Seanan Clucas

    Carrick Rangers

    46'
  • green subsititutions  Substitution

    Bobby Burns

    Players

    46'
  •  Yellow Card

    James Singleton

    Glentoran

    41'
  •  Yellow Card

    Seanan Clucas

    Carrick Rangers

    36'

Glentoran

  • Aaron McCarey
  • Luke McCullough
  • Rhys Marshall
  • Jay Donnelly red substitution 90+1'
  • James Singleton 41'
  • Fuad Sule
  • Seanan Clucas 36' red substitution 46'
  • David Fisher
  • Patrick McClean
  • Jonathan Russell red substitution 76'
  • Junior Ogedi-Uzokwe

Substitutes

  • Oliver Webber
  • Marcus Kane 80' green substitution 76'
  • Aidan Wilson
  • Bobby Burns green substitution 46'
  • Shay McCartan
  • Charlie Lindsay
  • Niall McGinn green substitution 90+1'

Linfield

  • Chris Johns
  • Daniel Finlayson
  • Michael Newberry
  • Kirk Millar
  • Kyle McClean
  • Joel Cooper
  • Ben Hall
  • Matthew Clarke
  • Jamie Mulgrew 60'
  • Ethan McGee red substitution 76'
  • Matthew Fitzpatrick

Substitutes

  • David Walsh
  • Chris Shields green substitution 76'
  • Jordan Stewart
  • Darragh McBrien
  • Dane McCullough
  • Rhys Annett
  • Braiden Graham
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