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BBC News
07-05-2025
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Irish Premiership: Cliftonville to meet Coleraine in European play-off final
After a nervy opening, Cliftonville had a chance when Ryan Curran reacted quickest to Odhran Casey's near post cross, but the striker couldn't keep his flicked effort on target. At the other end, Kodi Lyons-Foster got his head on the end of a Jonny Russell long throw-in, but his effort lacked the pace to trouble Lewis Ridd. Glentoran came close on the half-hour when Russell teed up Joe Thomson from 25- yards but although his daisy-cutter of a shot beat the fully extended Ridd, it whistled inches wide of the far post. Axel Piesold played a clever ball in behind the Glentoran defence which Eric McWoods ran onto, but his effort hit the side netting. Glentoran had another good chance when Thomson's cross was met by David Fisher but Ridd was able to save with his legs. Glentoran forced a number of openings in the opening stages of the second half but couldn't put efforts on target to trouble Ridd. Just as it looked as though the game would go to extra time, Cliftonville broke the deadlock with three minutes remaining when Rory Hale took a short free-kick to Jack Keaney, who spun on the edge of the area before firing a low angled shot past Daniel Gyollai. Worse was to follow for Glentoran soon afterwards as Cammy Palmer was shown a second yellow card for bringing down Hale. With Glentoran pushing forward in search of an equaliser, Cliftonville caught them on the counter-attack deep in stoppage time as a through ball released Eric McWoods, who ran on to clip a shoot past Gyollai, with the ball trickling into the net via the inside of the post.
BBC News
30-01-2025
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- BBC News
McWoods joins Cliftonville as Edogun signs for Ballymena
Irish Premiership side Cliftonville have announced the signing of American striker Eric McWoods. The 29-year old has had spells in his native USA, Estonia, Hungary and played for Finn Harps in the League of Ireland in most recent club was Sandvikens IF, who play in the Swedish second tier. Elsewhere, Ballymena United have completed the signing of forward Success Edogun from Finn Harps. "We're really looking forward to him coming in, joining the group and hopefully he can make his time here a 'success'," said Ballymena manager Jim 23, said he was "very excited" to arrive at the Showgrounds. "As a striker I'm always trying to score goals and help the team as much as I can."Glenavon, who face Cliftonville in the Irish Cup sixth round on Saturday, have signed Aaron Heaney on loan from Derry City until the end of the season.
