CLIFTONVILLE’S treble hopes were dashed by North Belfast rivals Crusaders after the Shore Road men came from behind to beat their near-neighbours 2-1 in the semi-final of the Samuel Gelston’s Irish Cup at Windsor Park on Friday evening.
Sadler s Peaky Blinder Irish Cup quarter-finals preview
They ll barely have had time to catch their collective breaths but for the remaining eight sides in the Sadler s Peaky Blinder Irish Cup it s back into the heat of action tonight and one step closer to glory later this month.
The quarter-final draw at the weekend produced four intriguing ties and, as was proven on Saturday, nothing can be taken for granted when it comes to a one-off, all to play for occasion.
Loughgall grabbed many of the headlines with victory over Warrenpoint Town to earn the plum draw of welcoming NIFL Premiership league leaders Linfield to their Lakeview Park ground.
The second round of the Sadler's Peaky Blinder Irish Cup produced an afternoon of everything you could wish for from cup football - goals galore, shocks, ten.