Blast from the Past. Old Reliables on target for Glanworth as they see off Glen Celtic in Saxone Cup

30th November 2003 at Glen Park.

Blast from the Past.

Old Reliables on target for Glanworth as they see off Glen Celtic in Saxone Cup quarter-final

Glen's Brendan Long tries to head the ball into the Glanworth area. 

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First half goals by old reliables Fergal Fitzgibbon and Ger O'Neill put Glanworth United into the semi-finals of the Murphy’s Stout Saxone Cup. 

But visitors Glanworth had to dig deep in a pulsating, hard-fought second half. Glen will be kicking themselves for missing chances both before and after the break. 

Team sheet, Glen on the left.

Relief for Glanworth keeper Fran Morrisson as the incoming ball eludes two Glen attackers

Fitzgibbon cracked in a 20-yard free to open the scoring, the free awarded after a foul on Paudie Walsh, and it was a Fitzgibbon cross that led to O'Neill heading the 25^th minute second.

The home side came raiding as the first half closed but found Glanworth keeper Fran Morrison in good form. Glanworth were lucky, though, when Danny Kiely beat Morrison but drove against a post.

An unidentified mutt enjoys a quiet drink as Colm Forde's penalty beats Glanworth keeper Fran Morrisson. But he moves quickly when the ball comes through the net!

There was an explosive start to the second half, and it looked as if Glen’s chances were gone when they had a man sent off just two minutes after the restart. But they were handed a lifeline about six minutes later. A Glanworth defender was handled on the line and sent off, and Colm Forde converted the spotter.

Glen's number five Michael Shaw wins his header. 

Gary O'Shea (Glen Celtic) sees his late header go just over. The keeper in the picture is the Glen number one Ken Kiely, up to aid his attack.

Glanworth came under increasing pressure as the half wore on, but Morrisson and company acquitted themselves well and made it through to the last four with a little luck.