Irish Premiership: Linfield win title after Glentoran draw with Larne
Thomson opened the score against his former club in the 11th minute, grabbing Half-volley’s weakness through a crowded box, and Rohan Ferguson was unable to keep the ball across the line.
Minutes after the restart, Declan Devine’s allegations tightened their grip.
Dylan Connolly’s deflection cross looped toward the edge of the area, and Thomson drew an effort to get it to the bottom corner to make it 2-0.
However, visitors roared when they were young. Graham’s fierce drive pierced Daniel Gyollai’s palm, and as Ryan’s follow-up was kind to O’Neill, the forward stabbed the home from close range to build a tense final hour.
The turnaround was completed in the 67th minute. Aaron Wightman squeezed into Graham in the box, leaving the referee with few choices.
UP Stepped Ryan, who sent Gyollai from 12 yards in the wrong way to attract away games.
By then, the East Belfast side should have been out of sight, and Thomson rejected the Golden’s first half chance.
Meanwhile, visitors think they were evenly balanced in the half-time stroke, just because O’Neill put a cool finish on the cross from the Tomas Cosgrove in offside.
