Glentoran ..... (0)1 ..... Linfield ..... (0)0
A 60th minute tap-in for Conor McMenamin after Jay Donnelly pickpocketed the otherwise excellent Sam Roscoe, decided last night’s Big Two battle.
There was little between the sides in a tense 90 minutes that won’t live long in the memory for the quality of football served.
Perhaps the occasion was too important to expect the crackerjack many anticipated. On a night when the only other footballing distraction across Britain was Edinburgh City v Stirling Albion and a quartet of Cymru Premier League fixtures, the live coverage won’t have convinced too many new followers.