Niall McGinn masterclass sees Glentoran annihilate Linfield at The Oval
Glentoran 4 Linfield 0
Glentoran players celebrate Daire O'Connor's first goal.
Glentoran manager Warren Feeney at last had something to smile about as he savoured his first win over Big Two rivals Linfield at the BetMcLean Oval.
The former Northern Ireland international striker has experienced a difficult start in his reign, having replaced Rodney McAree in the summer.
His appointment didn’t go down well with a section of Glentoran fans, but he sent them all home dancing with joy following this victory.
Suddenly things look a lot brighter around the Mersey Street club. In midweek, they booked their place in the Senior Shield final having beaten Carrick Rangers, they now await the winners of the Larne versus Ballymacash Rovers semi-final next week.
Feeney promised silverware – he is now only one game away from achieving it.
Goals from Shay McCartan, Daire O’Connor and man-of-the-match Niall McGinn – the first two coming inside 10 minutes -- in a whirlwind opening half did the damage against David Healy’s Blues, who could now lose their slot at the top of the Sports Direct Premiership table should Larne win at Ballymena United on Saturday.
Glentoran’s Daire O'Connor scores against Linfield at The Oval
O’Connor piled on the agony in the second half by bagging his second of the night.
It was Linfield’s only second defeat in 13 League games.
Although it was Feeney punching the air with delight at the end, his boys still have a massive amount of work in front of them if they are to exorcise the hoodoo of not having lifted the League title since 2009 – under the reign of the later Alan McDonald.
The moved the Glens into fourth place in the table, level with Crusaders – although they are still 12 points adrift of their
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