FOOTBALL: Glens bandwagon marches on
UNBEATEN Glentoran's bandwagon rolled on last night as they outgunned Lisburn Distillery to reach the County Antrim Shield Semis.
Daryl Fordyce, Andy Waterworth and Neal Gawley had all struck for the home team before the interval to seemingly take the tie well beyond the Whites at 3-0.
But the visitors had found some second half form with substitute Gary Browne knocking in two goals to give the Glens a real fright.
Ciaran Martyn though made it 4-2 for Scott Young's side six minutes from the end to give the Glens what ended up as a comfortable victory.
The Whites in fact had had a bright enough start.
In the opening six minutes Gary Liggett clipped a cross shot from the right low past the far posts.
Then a rare Sean Ward slip presented the ball to Scott Davidson who rounded Glen's keeper Elliott Morris but couldn't turn his effort into the home net.
The Glens though began to knock the ball around well and they had their opener on 13 minutes set up by a surging Ward run.
He ran from half way to the edge of the Distillery area where he overran the ball.
But the Distillery defence allowed the loose ball to run on to Fordyce and from around the penalty spot he turned to rattle a low shot to keeper Phil Matthew's left corner.
That was Fordyce's ninth goal of the season.
Six minutes later and it was Fordyce again with a stinging shot from the right well pushed past by the flying Matthews.
Liggett had an effort from the Distillery left beaten away by Morris at his right post but then in the 34th minute it was 2-0.
A Jamie McGovern corner on the left was blocked out to Waterworth and he first timed a lovely half volley high into the net.
If the Whites weren't out of the tie then they were three minutes later!
Waterworth was sent flying on the edge of the visitors area and Gawley stepped up to chip the perfect free kick past the unmoved Matthews for three nil.
The visitors though weren't about to completely throw in the towel and they had a goal back on 54 minutes.
Browne had come on as the sub after the interval and as the Glens conceded a soft enough penalty Browne slammed in from the spot.
Distillery now needed a second goal to get themselves back in the cup tie.
The best they could do however at that stage was a half chance to the right of the Glens area which Liggett blasted well over the crossbar.
Distillery weren't finished yet and the Glens were shocked back 11 minutes from time when the visitors added a second goal.
It came from Browne following a superb solo run on the right ending with a spectacular right foot shot into the roof of the net.
Any nerves Glentoran might have felt were swept away on 84 minutes as sub Peter Steele set up Martyn for his side's fourth goal – a side foot finish from 12 yards.
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