EXTRA-TIME GOALS SEE GLENS THROUGH TO DECIDER
Glentoran booked their place in the BetMcLean Cup final with victory over Crusaders in the last four at the BetMcLean Oval.
The Glens raced into an early lead when, after 12 minutes, Jordan Jenkins converted from the spot after Jacob Blaney was penalised for bringing down Dylan Connolly as he burst into the area.
Jenkins then doubled up for Glentoran with just under ten minutes of the first half remaining after cutting inside from the right before unleashing a terrific strike past keeper Jonny Tuffey.
Crusaders came out after the break on the front foot, and levelled just short of the hour mark when Stewart Nixon pounced on a loose ball from a throw-in to direct it into the bottom corner.
Then, on 76 minutes, Kieran Offord levelled for the Crues with a close range finish beyond David Gyollai after cutting in from the tightest of angles.
Jay Donnelly had a chance to seal it for Glentoran late on when he rose highest to meet a Daniel Amos corner but his header failed to find the target.
But two goals in the second period of extra-time eventually secured a place in the decider for the Glens.
Kodi Lyons-Foster edged Declan Devine's side in front on 115 minutes when, from another Amos set piece, he got the final touch to divert the ball past Tuffey.
And Donnelly made sure in the closing moments after racing clear of the defence - as the Crues all pushed forward for a corner - to knock the ball into an unguarded net.
Glentoran: Gyollai, Lyons-Foster, Sule, Connolly, Palmer, McEleney, Amos, Pattisson, Singleton, Russell, Jenkins subs Mills, Hvid, Donnelly, Aouachria, Lindsay, Douglas, Thorndike
Crusaders: Tuffey, Lowry, Blaney, Forsythe, O’Rourke, Williamson, Offord, Larmour, Smith, Clarke, Nixon subs Brown, Callacher, Jewitt-White, Owens, O’Connor, Franklin, Barr
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