EUROPA LEAGUE PLAY-OFF FINAL: Glentoran ace Curtis Allen ready to down Cliftonville at Solitude

Glentoran striker Curtis Allen scored the all important fourth goal against Linfield at Windsor Park on Wednesday night to keep the east Belfast's Europa Cup dream alive.

Allen’s goal was the difference as the Glens saw off Linfield 4-3 in the last four to set-up tomorrow’s Play-off final against Cliftonville at Solitude - in what is a must win for both sides because of the finances involved.

And few would have believed the east Belfast side would have seen off the Blues - especially after being 2-0 down - but they did and now after finishing seventh in the league standings have a chance to qualify for Europe and bring in much needed cash to the Oval.

And Allen says they now they face a tough test when they tackle the Reds on their home patch tomorrow afternoon.

“We have given ourselves a huge opportunity and this European money would be great for the club and we need to strengthen the squad but to come back from 2-0 down against the Blues is unbelievable and we had four different scorers.

“We have belief now in the dressing room and we believe we can on now and win there and that belief is in the dressing room that we can get the job done.”

And Glentoran interim boss Ronnie McFall was pleased with the way his side fought back against the Blues but he knows there is work still to be done.

“We need one more big performance. Yes, it was a good display against Linfield, but we haven’t achieved anything yet.

“We’ll need a similar type of performance against Cliftonville to get us into Europe.

“It doesn’t get much more difficult . . . we know it’s going to be another battle.