Blues Euro boost.STEPHEN Beatty is hoping to be fit for tomorrow night's Coca Cola Noun 1. Coca Cola - Coca Cola is a trademarked cola Coke cola, dope - carbonated drink flavored with extract from kola nuts (`dope' is a southernism in the United States) Cup final against Cliftonville at Windsor Park This article refers to the home ground of the Northern Irish Football Club. For other uses of Windsor Park, see Windsor Park (disambiguation). Windsor Park is the home ground of the Northern Irish football club, Linfield FC, in Belfast. . The talented midfielder helped Linfield clinch a place in the UEFA UEFA Union of European Football Associations UEFA n abbr (= Union of European Football Associations) → U.E.F.A. Cup with a 2-0 home win over Glenavon, but will be on the Terry Hayes Terry Hayes is an English screenwriter and producer born on the 8 October 1951. In 2001, he was nominated for the Bram Stoker Award for Best Screenplay for his work on From Hell. treatment table at this evening. ''I'll be OK for Tuesday's last game, I'm sure,'' said Beatty. ''I suffered damage to the big toe big toe n. The largest and innermost toe of the human foot. in left foot, my kicking foot, during the big league win against Cliftonville. Jody Tolan accidentally stood on it. Fortunately the toe wasn't broken. ''I did the full training last Thursday and was delighted to be in from the start against Glenavon. There's bit of swelling in the toe. ''I'm so delighted we managed to beat Glenavon. It's nice to be back in Europe again. I'veplayed in 15 European matches, and I know the experience will do the youg lads in our squad a power of good." Glenn Ferguson's two glorious first-half strikes settled the issue. Says Stephen: ''Our first goal began with an excellent ball in from the left by young Pat McShane Pat McShane is a legend defender currently playing his trade with Linfield F.C. in the Irish Premier Division. A former Lisburn Youth and Northern Ireland Youth player. . Glenn rose above Gary Smyth to get in a great header.'' Beatty had a hand in the second, and killer goal, in the 41st minute. Beatty and Ferguson had a quiet word in the ear of Gorman before the Letterkenny hotshot pulled the trigger from the right edge of Glenavon's box. Because of a first-half deluge, and the Glenavon goalmouth goal·mouth n. The area directly in front of the goal, as in soccer or hockey. Noun 1. goalmouth - (sports) the area immediately in front of the goal awash with mud, Beatty felt a firm ground shot might cause all sorts of mayhem for veteran goalkeeper Dermot O'Neill. ''Tony, Glenn and myself had a wee chat. We felt if the ball was kept on the floor, and for Tony to try and make it bounce on the ground before reaching Dermot it would be difficult to control. And that's what happened,'' recalled Stephen. O'Neill spilled the ball. Ferguson was in like a flash to right foot home his 24th goal of the season, and eighth the since the 28 year old's pounds 55,000 move from Lurgan in January. Meanwhile, newly crowned champions, Cliftonville, completed their programme in style, beating Portadown 2-1 at Shamrock Park Shamrock Park is a multi-use stadium in Portadown, Northern Ireland. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Portadown F.C.. Shamrock Park used to be used for stock-car racing, but this has been discontinued in recent years. with Barry O'Connor grabbing both goals. Portadown replied through Colm Tresson. Andy Kirk fired Glentoran into a first half lead against Crusaders at the Oval, but substitute Brian Russell levelled things up after the break. Coleraine turned in an impressive display to defeat Omagh Town at St Julian's Road with goals by Stephen Young, Paul Gaston and Karl Deeney . . . Martin Mooney had previously shot the home team into the lead. Paul Muir and Dessie Loughrey earned Ballymean United an easy 2-0 win over relegated Ards at Castlereagh Park. |
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