IN PICTURES | Linfield reach Irish Cup final
Linfield are into the Sadler s Peaky Blinder Irish Cup final after a three goal victory over Ballymena United.
Stephen Fallon found the net first for David Healy s side from a Shayne Lavery cross. The striker working well to recover the ball high up the pitch before providing the assist.
Lavery then grabbed a goal of his own, again capitalising on a mistake at the back before slotting past the goalkeeper.
The game was put beyond Ballymena when Lavery netted his second of the game, continuing his impressive scoring form. The win sees Linfield play Larne in the Sadler s Peaky Blinder Irish Cup final at Mourneview Park on Friday evening, kick-off 7:45pm.
Larne to face Linfield in Irish Cup final
Larne and Linfield will contest the Sadler s Peaky Blinder Irish Cup final at Mourneview Park on Friday evening, kick-off 7:45.
Double-chasing Linfield reached the decider courtesy of a three-goal defeat of Ballymena United while Larne, in their first final since 2005, got past Crusaders on penalties after it ended one apiece at the end of 90 minutes.
In the afternoon kick-off, Philip Lowry opened the scoring for the Crues on 27 minutes after Ben Kennedy delivered a cross from the left for the 31-year-old to stab home at the near post from the edge of the six-yard box.
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.