Irish Cup: Larne and Ballyclare progress to quarter-finals

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Larne FC and Ballyclare Comrades progressed to the quarter-finals of the Samuel Gelston’s Whiskey Irish Cup following their wins over Linfield and Institute respectively.

Larne’s clash with David Healy’s Linfield went all the way to penalties after finishing 1-1 after 90 minutes with the teams unable to be separated in extra time.

The visitors led 1-0 at the break at Inver Park following Kyle McClean’s goal just before the interval.

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Lee Bonis drew the tie level just over 10 minutes into the second half and the game stayed this way until the end of normal time.

Gary Haveron. (Pic by Pacemaker).Gary Haveron. (Pic by Pacemaker).
Gary Haveron. (Pic by Pacemaker).

No one could find a breakthrough in extra time and the game went to a shoot-out.