Newry City AFC2–3Match Finished
HT 0–1
Linfield ✓ WinnerMatch Summary
In a thrilling League Cup encounter at The Showgrounds, Newry City AFC battled Linfield but fell just short, finishing the match 2-3. The home side put up a fierce fight but could not secure the victory against Linfield, who proved to be the stronger team on the night.
Match Events
- 33'C. Morrison Linfield
- 59'C. Allen (I. Baird) Linfield
- 59'M. Yates (M. Fitzpatrick) Linfield
- 65'I. Baird Linfield
- 66'E. McEnteggart Newry City AFC
- 75'C. McNally (K. Rossiter) Newry City AFC
- 79'C. Morrison Linfield
- 81'K. Millar (J. Graham) Linfield
- 84'Substitution 2 (C. McGrath) Newry City AFC
- 84'Substitution 3 (J. Heaney) Newry City AFC
- 84'Substitution 4 (C. Lynch) Newry City AFC
- 87'K. Dalton Newry City AFC
- 90'E. McGee (S. Roscoe) Linfield
Lineups
Newry City AFC
- 1 J. Craughwell
- 3 J. King
- 4 M. Rendina
- 7 J. Chambers
- 8 D. Carville
- 11 S. Forbes
- 12 E. McEnteggart
- 17 C. McNally
- 19 K. Dalton
- 20 S. McCullough
- 26 G. Poynton
Substitutes
- R. McKeown
- K. Rossiter
- C. McGrath
- J. Heaney
- 27 J. Kelly
- C. Lynch
- R. O'Connor
Coach: D. Mullen
Linfield
- 51 D. Walsh
- 27 E. McGee
- 4 S. Whiteside
- 15 B. Hall
- 24 S. Brown
- 32 S. Taylor
- 8 K. McClean
- 7 K. Millar
- 10 C. Allen
- 20 M. Yates
- 38 C. Morrison
Substitutes
- 1 C. Johns
- 2 S. Roscoe
- 26 I. Baird
- 29 M. Fitzpatrick
- 77 J. Graham
- O. Wade
- 74 J. Farr
Coach: David Jonathan Healy
Match Info
- Competition
- League Cup
- Round
- Quarter-finals
- Venue
- The Showgrounds, Newry