Irlanda del Nord: il Glentoran campione per la ventiduesima volta.


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Nel campionato dell’ Irlanda del Nord il Glentoran si è nuovamente aggiudicato il titolo nazionale che mancava in casa dei “Glens” dal 2005. Fino all’ ultima giornata il successo nella competizione è stato conteso dal Linfield che ha chiuso la stagione con un solo punto in meno mentre il divario tra le “Big Two” e le altre sfidanti è stato imbarazzante; infatti, i Crusaders, terzi, hanno chiuso a diciannove lunghezze dai vincitori. Il campionato dell’ Ulster  vive da sempre sulla sfida storica tra i “Blues” del Linfield ed il Glentoran, antagonismo sfociato, spesso, in problemi di ordine pubblico. Anche le partite tra  il Linfield, la cui tifoseria ultraprotestante intrattiene rapporti con le frange estreme di Chelsea e Rangers, ed il cattolicissimo Cliftonville, finito sesto, destano parecchia preoccupazione. Al seguito del Glentoran troviamo invece tifosi di un’ estrazione abbastanza composita: si vedono bandiere con la “Red Hand” ma vi sono anche spettatori cattolici che seguono la squadra. Per il Glentoran si è trattato del titolo di campione nazionale numero ventidue.

 


FOOTBALL: Glens secure first title since 05


Published Date: 03 May 2009

GLENTORAN claimed their first league title success since 2005 with a 3-1 over Cliftonville to win the inaugural JJB Premiership by one point from Linfield.
Dean Fitzgerald forced the ball in from the rebound in the sixth minute after Gary Hamilton had hit the post. Kyle Neill fired in the second through the legs of goalkeeper John Connolly on 17 minutes and Mattie Burrows lobbed Connolly for the third on 82 minutes.
Rory Hamill slotted in a consolation for the Reds with four minutes left. In the opening minutes of the game, Neill appeared to have his shirt tugged inside the area but the referee waved play on.
Elliott Morris made a vital early save from Barry Johnston’s deflected shot to keep the match scoreless before Fitzgerald beat Connolly to break the deadlock.
Halliday hit the sidenetting, Neill made it 2-0 and Morris blocked Rory Hamill’s effort.
For the second, Davy McAlinden’s header back to the goalkeeper fell short, Hamilton picked the ball up and passed the ball to Michael Halliday, who set up Neill to score.
The second half petered out as the Glens contemplated their 22nd Irish League championship success but substitute Burrows took advantage of poor Cliftonville defending to chip Connolly.
Hamill scored late on for the visiting Irish Cup finalists.2
( “Newsletter” )

“Title-winning Glentoran boss Alan McDonald has hinted that he may not be at the club next season after admitting that the uncertainty surrounding his future at The Oval made capturing the Gibson Cup the most difficult achievement of his long footballing career.The former Northern Ireland captain has yet to be offered a new contract and he made no secret of his frustration at the fact that despite sitting at the summit, in the run-in, he didn’t know if he would still be boss the following season — to see them try and retain it.You could say it was typical Glentoran, that on the day they win their first league title in four years, the talk afterwards was whether or not they will spend the summer looking for a new manager.While the scenes of euphoria at the capture of the club’s 23rd league title were still going on, on the pitch and in various rooms around The Oval, Alan McDonald sat in the medical room speaking to the gathering press, his face offering a range of emotions — only he knows what was going through his head”

( “Belfast Telegraph” )

 

POS Section A P W D L F A PTS GD
1 Glentoran (C) 38 24 9 5 63 36 81 27
2 Linfield 38 24 8 6 69 28 80 41
3 Crusaders 38 16 14 8 63 45 62 18
4 Lisburn Distillery 38 15 11 12 53 41 56 12
5 Coleraine 38 15 6 17 46 51 51 -5
6 Cliftonville 38 12 14 12 52 48 50 4
POS Section B P W D L F A PTS GD
7 Institute 38 13 9 16 47 55 48 -8
8 Newry City 38 11 11 16 47 57 44 -10
9 Glenavon 38 11 8 19 49 63 41 -14
10 Ballymena United 38 11 8 19 39 57 41 -18
11 Bangor 38 9 9 20 42 67 36 -25
12 Dungannon Swifts (PO) 38 8 11 19 49 71 35 -22
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