Glentoran vs Coleraine: BetMcLean Cup semi-final

Glentoran will meet Linfield in the BetMcLean Cup final after Jordan Jenkins’ extra-time goal helped them see off Coleraine 2-1 in their semi-final at the Oval.
The Glens went ahead late in the first half through Pat Hoban, before Joel Cooper scored a fine equaliser for Coleraine.
Jenkins then netted the winner on 93 minutes as Declan Devine’s side reached a second successive BetMcLean Cup final.
They will face the Blues in the decider at Windsor Park on Sunday, 15 March.
After an entertaining start to the game, the first real chance fell the way of the visitors on 13 minutes, as Ben Wylie drilled across the goal-line, but Mathew Shevlin failed to get his toe to the ball.
Seven minutes later, Cooper burst past two men and into the Glentoran box, but his shot was straight at the legs of goalkeeper Billy Crellin, who parried it away.
The Glens went close again before the break as Ryan Cooney delivered from the right and Jenkins swivelled and hit a rasping effort from 12 yards, but Ryan Schofield made a superb reflex save.
A minute later the Glens did have the lead, as Hoban poked home from a Cooney corner for his 16th goal of the campaign.
Coleraine rallied and levelled eight minutes after the restart through a moment of magic from Cooper.
The winger did well to keep the ball in play before skipping past James Singleton and making his way into the box, where he unleashed a whistling left-footed effort high into the goal that gave Crellin no chance.
With no further goals in normal time the game went into extra time and the Glens struck early.
Substitute Danny Amos made an instant impact as he played the ball across the area to Joe Thomson, who had a shot superbly saved by Schofield, but on the rebound, Jenkins fired into the bottom corner to send the Glens into the final.




