Marie Curie Irish Cup final - 4th May 2013
Tickets - a very limited amount remain. These will be on sale tomorrow morning in the Glentoran Superstore and in Dawson's Newsagents on the Belmont Road.
Merchandise - Cup Final Day Madness Sale. Flags £5, Scarves £5 and Rosettes £2. Get yours at the Oval on Saturday morning.
The final installment in our Cup Final Countdown before the big day tomorrow comes from our last two Irish Cup successes in 2001 and 2004 where Michael Halliday grabbed both winners.
Armagh City were our first opponents in the 2001 Irish Cup. Two goals from Justin McBride, one from the penalty spot, and another from Gary Smyth saw us safely over the first hurdle. Former Glentoran player, Alfie Stewart brought his Moyola Park team to the Oval in the next round but the Glens proved too good for the junior side; Rainey, McCann, Smyth and Nixon all on target in a 4-nil win.
Just to bring to the attention of all Glentoran fans attending The Oval tomorrow morning for the fun day before seeing the players off to Windsor Park, the Glentoran U14 side will be playing a crucial game in their season on The Oval surface from 10.30a.m. The game is in the National League Plate against Ballinamallard Utd.
This is a fantastic experience for the youngsters, getting a chance to play on one of the most significant day's in the clubs recent history and they are undoubtedly extremely excited knowing so many people will be in the area.
The following guidance has been provided by the IFA & PSNI for those going to Windsor Park on Saturday 4th May.....
As a result of discussions with the Police Service of Northern Ireland the following advice is for Glentoran supporters attending the match.
All supporters will enter the ground via the turnstiles at the Railway End of the North Stand or adjacent turnstiles for the additional seating. Supporters will approach from Donegal Avenue and over the foot bridge from the Lisburn Road direction.
It's not just the first team hoping to pick up silverware on Saturday May 4th. The Glentoran U15 team need just a point from Saturday's league fixture to be crowned champions.
Good luck to coach Lenny Scott and his team from everyone at Glentoran.
COYG
One day Glentoran Superstore IRISH CUP FINAL MADNESS SALE FRIDAY 3rd MAY
ALL KUKRI stock ( excluding Irish cup embroidered hoodies and polos)
ADULT = £10
KIDS = £5
OFFICIAL Irish Cup Merchandise also on sale.
SUPERSTORE will be open from 10am until 9pm so come on down for some great bargains while stock lasts.
McLeans were at the Oval doing interviews with Eddie Patterson and the Belfast Telegraph's Stephen Beacom. Both can be seen below.
After the four wins in a row until 1989, Linfield ended our 1989 dreams of 5 in a row but we were back at it again by 1990. Defeating the old enemy in the Irish Cup semi-final was part of the infamous 7-UP season, where we beat Linfield in all 7 encounters with Gary Macartney scoring in each game. Portadown were Irish League Champions, looking to win the double and went into the game as favourites. With the game scoreless at half-time and Glentoran’s Macartney and Campbell both off injured things looked pretty bleak.
Glentoran FC are having a party on the morning of Cup Final Day, 4th May.
The Premier Bars are open....
A Bouncy castle and inflatable assault course will be set up in the car park and be open from 9.30am to 12noon.
Face painting...especially to allow as many fans, young and not so young, as possible to get “painted” red green and black for the final will be in operation
BBQ food will be on sale for everyone to get something to eat before heading to the match and free ice cream will be available for the kids.
Glentoran BU beat Newbridge Predators at Shorts Recreation Ground on Wednesday night in their second league game of the season with an emphatic 5-0 victory. The girls were 3-0 ahead at half time with the Nadene Caldwell opening the scoring on 25 mins with a super strike from 25 yards out. This was quickly followed by two other goals on 28 and 29 minutes from Kelly Bailie and Lauren Wade respectively. In the second half two new players making their debuts for GBU scored on 65 and 75 mins; Katrina Montgomery and Eimhear O'Prey
