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Yahoo
10 hours ago
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Offord wants 'more days like' this after hat-trick
Linfield striker Kieran Offord said he was "buzzing" to contribute after his hat-trick helped the Blues beat Dungannon Swifts 3-0. Offord's three goals came in the second half as Linfield began their title defence with a comfortable win at Windsor Park. And the striker, who joined the Blues in January, hopes his treble can kickstart his career at the south Belfast club. "It's the perfect day, three points and three goals," he told BBC Sport NI. "Second half we kept doing the right thing and eventually it came. the difference was we had three chances, and we took them. "I have a few personal targets and when you start to tick them off in one game it gives you confidence. I want more days like today where my goals help the team get three points."
BBC News
11 hours ago
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- BBC News
Offord wants 'more days like' this after hat-trick
Linfield striker Kieran Offord said he was "buzzing" to contribute after his hat-trick helped the Blues beat Dungannon Swifts three goals came in the second half as Linfield began their title defence with a comfortable win at Windsor the striker, who joined the Blues in January, hopes his treble can kickstart his career at the south Belfast club."It's the perfect day, three points and three goals," he told BBC Sport NI. "Second half we kept doing the right thing and eventually it came. the difference was we had three chances, and we took them."I have a few personal targets and when you start to tick them off in one game it gives you confidence. I want more days like today where my goals help the team get three points."
Belfast Telegraph
3 days ago
- Sport
- Belfast Telegraph
You can win things with kids: Crusaders winger confident club's young guns can shock big hitters
Crusaders' flying winger Stewart Nixon has backed the club's new young guns to shoot down a few big hitters this season. Following on from the productive move for striker Kieran Offord before he jumped ship for Linfield, the north Belfast side have continued to cast their recruitment net beyond Northern Irish shores by bringing in Kieran McKechnie from Arbroath, Brendan Hamilton from Aberdeen, Musa Dibaga and Adam Brooks from Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Elliot Dunlop from Airdrie and Ayr United's Fraser Bryden.
BBC News
4 days ago
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- BBC News
Víkingur v Linfield
Update: Date: 19:33 BST Title: Post Content: Vikingur 1-1 Linfield Another good chance for Linfield, owing to a piece of individual skill from Kieran Offord, who sets off on a strong run and ghosts past defender Arnbjorn Svensson before getting a fierce strike away from inside the penalty area. The effort is on target at the near post but keeper Armgrimsson is well positioned to beat the ball away before it is eventually cleared. Update: Date: 19:29 BST Title: Post Content: Vikingur 1-1 Linfield Linfield are bombarding the Vikingur rearguard with a series of angled crosses - particularly from the right hand side - but the home side are standing firm. Update: Date: 19:26 BST Title: Post Content: Vikingur 1-1 Linfield Jamie Mulgrew is alert to dispossess defender Ingi Jonhardsson inside the Vikingur penalty area and he then lashes the ball at pace across the face of goal but there are no Linfield players able to take advantage and the home side clear the danger. Update: Date: 19:18 BST Title: Post Content: Vikingur 1-1 Linfield David Healy will be delighted with his players' response to that early setback. Linfield have been the dominant team since and have kept up the momentum after that Matthew Fitzpatrick equaliser. Update: Date: 19:13 BST Title: Post Content: Vikingur 1-1 Linfield Linfield might well be ahead as a cross from the left drifts to the back post where Ethan McGee cuts back inside onto his left foot but keeper Armgrimsson is quickly off his line to block. Update: Date: 19:11 BST Title: Post Content: Vikingur 1-1 Linfield Linfield's tails are up after that equaliser and Kieran Offord tries his luck from 25 yards with a strike which keeper Armgrimsson tips over the crossbar. Update: Date: 19:08 BST Title: GOAL - Vikingur 1-1 Linfield Content: Matthew Fitzpatrick -9mins Linfield are behind for just six minutes as Chris Shields crosses from the right and Matthew Fitzpatrick's glancing header drifts over the head of keeper Hans Jakup Armgrimsson to level the scores. Update: Date: 19:03 BST Title: GOAL - Vikingur 1-0 Linfield Content: Ben Hall (o.g) - 3mins A nightmare start for Linfield as Vikingur break quickly and a low cross from the right falls between Ben Hall and keeper Chris Johns and the centre-back, at full stretch can only divert the ball into his own net. Update: Date: 18:59 BST Title: KICK-OFF Content: Vikingur 0-0 Linfield Bosnian referee Luka Bilbija blows his whistle to start the action on a drizzly evening in Torshavn. Can Linfield secure a positive result to take into next week's second leg at Windsor Park? Update: Date: 18:58 BST Title: Post Content: Vikingur v Linfield (19:00 BST) There's certainly no lack of experience as the two captains come together to shake hands. Jamie Mulgrew, at the age of 39, is already the club's record appearance holder in European competition and he extends that sequence further tonight as he makes his 63rd appearance in continental competition. But he is almost a youngster in comparison to his counterpart Atli Gregersen, who skippers Vikingur at the age of 43! Update: Date: 18:55 BST Title: Linfield travel to the Faroes Content: Vikingur v Linfield (19:00 BST) Linfield will be feeling good following their 2-0 win against Zalgiris after the scoreless draw in the first leg in Lithuania. They will seek to build upon that when they take on Vikingur Gota from the Faroe Islands in round three of qualifying, but their opposition have had their moments in European qualifying in the past. Vikingur won a third league title in their history in 2024 to take their place in the Champions League qualifiers, but lost out to Gilbralter's Lincoln Red Imps which saw them drop into round three of the Conference League qualifiers. Last year, they beat Latvia's FK Liepaja over two legs in qualifying before bowing out against Belgium's Gent, while their best European run occurred in the 2014-15 season when beating Latvia's FC Daugava and Norway's Tromso before falling to HNK Rijeka of Croatia. Domestically, this season has not gone to plan as they currently sit in fourth place in the Faroe Islands Premier League, 19 points behind leaders Kl Klaksvik. The first leg takes place in Torshavn tonight with the return leg at Windsor Park next Thursday. The winner will move into a final play-off against the loser of the Europa League tie between Shelbourne and Croatia's HNK Rijeka. Update: Date: 18:51 BST Title: Thursday's Conference League Fixtures Content: Vikingur v Linfield (19:00 BST) A reminder of the kick-off times and venues for tonight's two Conference League fixtures involving Irish Premiership sides. Thursday's Conference League Fixtures Update: Date: 18:48 BST Title: Team news Content: Vikingur v Linfield (19:00 BST) Linfield boss David Healy names an unchanged line-up from the side which saw off Zalgiris a week ago, with midfielder Josh Archer having recovered from an injury which forced him off in that game. There are personal milestones for Blues duo Jamie Mulgrew, who plays his 800th game for the club, and Kirk Millar, whose 37th appearance in European competition sees him move above the legendary Noel Bailie and into third position on Linfield's all-time list of appearances in continental competition. Vikingur: Armgrimsson, Olsen, Gregersen, Svensson, Jonhardsson, Kallsberg, Ellingsgaard, Atlason, Skala, Vatnhamer, Johansen. Subs: Reynatreo, Nielson, Brandsson, Djurhuus, Radlsavlevic, Jarnskor, Bjarkhamar, Olavsson, Hansen, Arngrimasson, Joensen. Linfield: Johns, Orr, Hall, Rose-Byrne, McGee, Shields, Mulgrew, Archer, Millar, Offord Fitzpatrick. Subs: Walsh, Whiteside, McClean, Allen, McKee, Brown, Annett, McKay. Update: Date: 18:45 BST Title: Blues and Larne in Conference League action Content: Vikingur v Linfield (19:00 BST) Hello and welcome to our coverage of tonight's two Uefa Conference League third qualifying round first leg games. First, at 19:00 BST, Irish Premiership champions Linfield are in the Faroe Islands to take on Vikingur. Then at 20:00 BST, Larne, who reached the league stage of this competition last season, host Portuguese side Santa Clara at the Ballymena Showgrounds. We will have live text commentary of both games as well as reports and reaction. Thanks for joining us - enjoy!
BBC News
21-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Linfield's 2024-25 season in review
2024-25 League position: ChampionsPlayer of the season: Joel CooperAfter a two-year gap, Linfield regained the Gibson Cup. The Blues were comfortable winners in the end, becoming the first team to ever claim the league title before the end-of-season split and finishing 22 points clear of their nearest challengers. Having had to fend off interest from Scotland in their manager David Healy before enduring endless speculation about star forward Joel Cooper in January, the title charge was not without its stresses, but that never showed on the pitch where they were by far the league's most consistent side. The Blues will be aware that their 85 points was the same tally they amassed in 2023-24 when finishing runners-up to Larne and will be braced for a stronger set of challengers next loss of Cooper is a serious blow, but in January signings Kieran Offord and Callumn Morrison, they have already recruited some firepower with a view to filling the void. 2025-26 signings so far:2025-26 departures so far: Joel Cooper (Coleraine)
