Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
STUART STARS IN CELTIC WIN
close range shot from Lee Campbell and then on 20 minutes when the same player could only watch as his point blank header was again saved by Nugent. However, three minutes before the break Darren Stuart, who was to emerge as the game’s man of the match, fired home from 12 yards to give Celtic the lead. A quick-fire second goal minutes after the restart caught the visitors cold when Jay Donnelly (left) went on a solo run from 25 yards out, rounded the advancing Keenan in the Larne goal and calmly finished past unlucky last defender Devine from inside the six-yard box. Belfast Celtic were firmly in control of the tie now and both Donnelly and Stephen Beatty came close to extending their side’s lead, a respective header and shot shaving the crossbar and post. As the minutes ticked away to the final whistle Larne Tech eventually pulled a goal back with a powerful header from Matthew Devine, however it proved too little too late and it was Belfast Celtic who deservedly progressed through to the 4th round. Elsewhere on Saturday, Dromara
Village were victorious, the Co Down men eventually seeing off Cliftonville Olympic via a penalty shoot-out after the game had finished 4-4. Dromara keeper Shaun O’hare proved the hero of the day when he saved two of the young Reds’ spotkicks, while Gary Mcvicker was Immaculata’s star man following his extra-time winner at Bangor. The postponed ties – Banbridge Town v Lisburn Distillery, Fivemiletown United v Tandragee Rovers, Rathfriland Rangers v Newbuildings United and Suffolk v Chimney Corner – have been rescheduled for Saturday.