Cliftonville hit out at Irish FA for not attending meeting and raise ‘deep concerns' with PSNI
On the day, Jim Magilton's team lost a nail-biting penalty shoot-out to Dungannon Swifts at Windsor Park. However, the occasion was marred by disorderly behaviour with eight police officers treated for injury after trouble broke out near the Broadway roundabout after the game.
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