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Cookstown 0 - 5 Larne: 9 Aug 1997 HT (0-2)
Cookstown were reduced to 10 men after 13 minutes and from then on it was
plain sailing for Larne. Shane McQuillan opened the scoring from the spot after a handball
by Richard Averill who was red-carded. Lowry scored the second on 27 minutes and 10
minutes into the second half the same player forced an own goal by Glenn McMenemy. A
cracking 20-yard free kick from Kevin O'Hagen made it 4-0 after 64 minutes with Looney
adding number five three minutes later.
Team: McConnell, Craig, O'Hagan, McConkey, Mellon, Hill, Looney, Leckey, McQuillan,
Smyth, Lowry -Subs: Johnston, McDowell
Referee: Gary Anderson (Newtownards)
Hanks to Martin Harris who was moving house at the time, not even unpacked his shoot
annuals and still helped me out. 
Linfied 5 - 1
Linfield produced a power-packed second-half performance to sweep aside
brave Larne in last night's Wilkinson Sword League Cup second round clash at Windsor Park.
Larne, under new manager Kel McDermott, ran out of steam after a good opening half. The
Windsor faithful were stunned into silence when the Inver Park side took a shock lead on
two minutes. Philip Leckey floated over a corner and Adrian Hill headed over Blues
goalkeeper Bobby Geddes. And the youthful visitors could have added a second on 20
minutes, but Geddes raced off his line to clear at the feet of the impressive Peter Lowry.
McCoosh somehow managed to head over from two yards before Ritchie Johnston levelled the
score on 29 minutes, slipping the ball past Larne keeper Graeme McConnell. Robert Campbell
crashed a shot against the Larne crossbar and then McConnell saved well from a Stuart
McLean header. Larne striker Shane McQuillan was desperately unlucky on 48 minutes when,
after a super run, he watched his 25 yard effort crash against the upright and was
cleared. However, Linfield snatched the lead on 55 minutes Stephen McBride heading home a
McCoosh cross. Minutes later the tough Linfield midfielder limped off to be replaced by
Tony Gorman. McLean added Linfield's third on 68 minutes and Gorman made it four from the
penalty spot minutes later. Tom Cleland, on as a sub for McBride, completed the night's
misery for the visitors with six minutes to go, crashing home his side's fifth goal..
Team: McConnell, Craig, O'Hagan, Johnston, Mellon, Hill, Looney,
Leckey, McQuillan, Smyth, Lowry subs: McDowell, Regan
Referee: Tom Deegan (Ballynahinch)
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