Cliftonville in late Irish FA Women’s Cup comeback

Cliftonville scored twice in the dying minutes for a 3-2 Irish FA Women’s Challenge Cup 2nd Round victory at Lisburn Rangers.

Lisburn Ladies 1-0 Mid Ulster
Carrick Rangers Falcons 0-3 Ballyclare Comrades
Glentoran 8-0 Greenisland
Lisburn Rangers 2-3 Cliftonville
Larne v Bangor – Monday 21 July
Derry City H/W Armagh City
Linfield H/W Portadown

Bye: Crusaders Strikers

Fionnuala Morgan did give Cliftonville an early lead but Lisburn Rangers turned the match around, until Caitlin McGuinness equalised on 87 minutes and then Morgan won it with her second.

Glentoran overcame Greenisland to reach the semi-finals, with four goals in either half.

Also on Friday, Ballyclare Comrades went through 3-0 at Carrick Rangers Falcons, while Lisburn Ladies edged Mid Ulster with a first-half goal in the tie played on Monday.

Wilf Frith

Wilf Frith is a women’s football news editor who works for Her Goal Magazine and had been with all its predecessors since 1996, becoming a founding team member after running Sunday Kicks. He has also held previous long-term roles as press officer for the Cornwall Women’s Football League and Penzance Ladies FC.

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