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BBC News
11-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Watch: Coleraine host Cliftonville with Euro place on the line
How we got here Coleraine v Cliftonville (14:00 BST) Cliftonville advanced to this final - their third of the season after featuring in Irish Cup and BetMcClean Cup deciders - thanks to a 2-0 win over Glentoran in the last four. Jack Keaney and Eric McWoods scored late at the Oval to give the Reds the win after they finished seventh in the league. For Coleraine, Declan McManus scored what proved to be the winner after only three minutes of their semi-final against Crusaders. After Dean Shiels guided the side to a fifth-place finish in the league, the win over the Crues was new manager Ruaidhri Higgins' first game in charge of the side. Stand by for highlights of both those games.
Belfast Telegraph
08-05-2025
- Sport
- Belfast Telegraph
Jim Magilton reveals what really helped Cliftonville overcome Glentoran to set up a European shoot-out
Cliftonville manager Jim Magilton hailed his team's bravery and tenacity following their European play-off semi-final win over Glentoran at the BetMcLean Oval. Late goals from Jack Keaney and Eric McWoods helped heal the seeping wounds from Saturday's Irish Cup Final defeat by Dungannon Swifts.
BBC News
07-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Irish Premiership: Jim Magilton 'proud' of Cliftonville's 'resolve' in Glens win
Glentoran manager Declan Devine and Cliftonville boss Jim Magilton speak to BBC Sport NI after the Reds' 2-0 victory at the Oval helped them reach Sunday's European play-off final. Devine on the defeat: "We didn't do enough which is the biggest disappointment. We were looking for a reaction tonight, but we didn't play with any intensity and our attacking play was non-existent. We switch off from a free-kick then and we are severely punished." On the disappointing end to the season: "We have to change our mentality here because the reality is we haven't scored enough goals this year. We had second place in our hands and threw it away." Magilton on the win: "We played really well in parts but above all else we were tremendous in character and guts to get a result after the huge disappointment of Saturday. To show the resolve and resilience, I'm so proud of the players." On Jack Keaney and Eric McWoods' goals: Once Rory (Hale) lands on the ball he has that kind of vision and Jack was brilliant all night and recognised there was an opening and then it was a fantastic finish. "Glentoran were then pressing for an equaliser, and we caught them on the counter and Eric worked his socks off all night and deserved his goal." On Sunday's final: "If we qualify for Europe this way it's up there with the great achievements. We know it will be a huge task. We tend to like to do things the hard way so we will be ready."
BBC News
21-02-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Curran and Keaney end Glens unbeaten run at Solitude
Goals from Ryan Curran and Jack Keaney in the space of three second-half minutes saw Cliftonville end Glentoran's 16-game unbeaten run with a 2-0 victory at a goalless first half, Jim Magilton's side made the breakthrough after the hour mark when Rory Hale's parried shot fell to Ryan Curran, who scored his fifth league goal of the minutes later that lead was doubled thanks to Ryan Keaney's header as the home side took full control of the game and saw out the move up to fifth in the table, level on points with Portadown who face Ballymena on Saturday, while Glentoran missed the chance to reduce Linfield's impressive 19-point lead at the top of the table. In a dress rehearsal ahead of next month's BetMcLean Cup final between the sides, the opening half was a cagey affair with little clear chances created by either Devine's side had the better of the rare chances in that opening period with Danny Amos, Kodi Lyons-Foster and Christie Pattisson going failing to capitalise on those first-half chances, the visitors should have taken the lead early after the keeper Lewis Ridd managed to parry Pattisson's low drive, but the rebound fell perfectly for Ferris, only for Reds defender Harry Wilson to produce a heroic last-ditch there, Magilton's side stole a march on the game and their two quick-fire goals sealed the 65 minutes on the clock, the impressive Hale unleashed a fierce drive from the edge of the area. Daniel Gyollai managed to get a hand to it but could only push the ball into the path of Curran, who reacted quickest to steer home from close Glentoran could settle, the home side struck again. Alex Parsons delivered an inviting corner to the back post, where Keaney rose above his marker and powered home his first goal in Cliftonville colours.
