Larne booted out of cup - see full story
Larne booted out of cup - see full story
Cookstown 0 - 5 Larne: 9 Aug 1997 HT (0-2)
Cookstown were reduced to 10 men after 13 minutes and from
then on it was plain sailing for Larne. Shane McQuillan opened the scoring
from the spot after a handball by Richard Averill who was red-carded. Lowry
scored the second on 27 minutes and 10 minutes into the second half the
same player forced an own goal by Glenn McMenemy. A cracking 20-yard free
kick from Kevin O'Hagen made it 4-0 after 64 minutes with Looney adding
number five three minutes later.
Team: McConnell, Craig, O'Hagan, McConkey, Mellon, Hill, Looney,
Leckey, McQuillan, Smyth, Lowry -Subs: Johnston, McDowell
Referee: Gary Anderson (Newtownards)
Hanks to Martin Harris who was moving house at the time, not even unpacked
his shoot annuals and still helped me out.
Linfied 5 - 1
Linfield produced a power-packed second-half performance
to sweep aside brave Larne in last night's Wilkinson Sword League Cup second
round clash at Windsor Park. Larne, under new manager Kel McDermott, ran
out of steam after a good opening half. The Windsor faithful were stunned
into silence when the Inver Park side took a shock lead on two minutes.
Philip Leckey floated over a corner and Adrian Hill headed over Blues goalkeeper
Bobby Geddes. And the youthful visitors could have added a second on 20
minutes, but Geddes raced off his line to clear at the feet of the impressive
Peter Lowry. McCoosh somehow managed to head over from two yards before
Ritchie Johnston levelled the score on 29 minutes, slipping the ball past
Larne keeper Graeme McConnell. Robert Campbell crashed a shot against the
Larne crossbar and then McConnell saved well from a Stuart McLean header.
Larne striker Shane McQuillan was desperately unlucky on 48 minutes when,
after a super run, he watched his 25 yard effort crash against the upright
and was cleared. However, Linfield snatched the lead on 55 minutes Stephen
McBride heading home a McCoosh cross. Minutes later the tough Linfield
midfielder limped off to be replaced by Tony Gorman. McLean added Linfield's
third on 68 minutes and Gorman made it four from the penalty spot minutes
later. Tom Cleland, on as a sub for McBride, completed the night's misery
for the visitors with six minutes to go, crashing home his side's fifth
goal..
Team: McConnell, Craig, O'Hagan, Johnston, Mellon, Hill, Looney,
Leckey, McQuillan, Smyth, Lowry subs: McDowell, Regan
Referee: Tom Deegan (Ballynahinch)
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