The Irish Cup quarter-finals are heating up with several exciting matches on the horizon. Teams are vying for a place in the semi-finals, and the competition promises to be fierce.
Encouraging signs for the visitors as Donal Rocks whips a cross in from the right wing but it's comfortably dealt with by the Glentoran defence.This time Jarlath O'Rourke is robbed of the ball by Conor McKendry, who passes across to Andy Ryan.Crusaders fail to clear their lines with Levi Ives travelling past multiple Crusaders shirts before firing just wide of the right hand post from the edge of the box.
Premiership champions Larne were the victims of a huge Irish Cup upset on Saturday as they crashed out in the fifth round. Championship club Limavady United were the victors, with sides deadlocked until five minutes from the end when Ruairi Boorman reacted quickest after Larne failed to deal with a free-kick into their box. Rohan Ferguson was unable to gather the ball underneath his crossbar and there was the 23-year-old defender to poke the ball over the line from close range.Ballymena are aiming to bounce back from their Irish Cup exit at the hands of Championship side Ards on Satuday.Substitute Ethan Devine pulled one back but Ards held firm to clinch a stunning victory and a place in the sixth round.Glentoran came from a goal behind to defeat east Belfast neighbours H&W Welders 4-2 last Friday night and advance to the sixth round of the Irish Cup. James Singleton headed the Glens in front in the 11th minute but goals from Ewan McCoubrey in the 22nd minute and twenty seconds into the second half edged their Championship opponents in front at the Blanchflower Stadium. David Fisher's 58th-minute left-foot strike into the roof of the net drew the visitors level, then Welders defender Lewis Patterson headed into his own net 12 minutes later. Frankie Hvid was alert in the box to fire home the fourth on the rebound after Danny Amos's shot had crashed off the post on 77 minutes.Ballymena United assistant manager Stefan Seaton says that it is 'essential to get a reaction' from his side in tonight's quarter-fina
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