Irish Cup: Glentoran survive scare to beat Welders in fifth round
The first round tie of the Antrim County Shield at the same venue in September was separated by a penalty shootout, with the Glens eventually winning after a 2-2 draw at the same venue.
The Welders once again proved their resistance to Premier League opponents in this competition, but ultimately failed to pull off an upset in the cup.
In the early exchanges, Jack Mills produced a fine save to deny Dylan Connolly, who was one-on-one with the home goalkeeper.
At the other end, Andrew Mills collected a smart interception from Brandon Doyle as the Welders showed some form that has kept them unbeaten in their last four Championship games, Occupying fourth place in the standings.
Jordan Jenkins had a penalty appeal dismissed after being challenged by Patterson in the box, but Singleton rose unmarked to head home from Amos’ corner.
After Te’anan O’Connor’s shot was deflected, McCubree calmly fired the equalizer past the Glens goalkeeper.
Joshua Key soon fired wide but McCubrey seized his second chance after the restart, sliding the ball into the net after latching on to O’Connor’s clever back-heel.
Fisher’s equalizer eased Glens’ nerves before Patterson was unlucky to receive an own goal from Jenkins’ pass from the left, pushing Declan Devine’s attack forward.
Hvid’s goal completed the scoring and the relieved Oval side sealed their place in Saturday’s sixth round draw.
