Glens secure Challenge Cup with Reds shootout win

Kelly Bailie scores the winning penalty for Glentoran in her final match to secure the Challenge Cup with a shootout win over Cliftonville at Windsor Park. Kelly Bailie scored the winning penalty for Glentoran in her final match to ensure her side collected the Challenge Cup with a shootout win over Cliftonville at Windsor Park. Bailie, 46, netted the final spot-kick in the shootout in her last game for the east Belfast club after 30 years. The final had plenty of talking points in the build-up with Brendan Lynch's side being stripped of their League Cup title after they fielded two ineligible players against the Glens and the showpiece being delayed by three days due to Storm Boelo.

However, the final itself did not produce many memorable moments before the penalty shootout which the Glens won 4-2. Cliftonville started the season finale on the front foot with Kirsty McGuinness' deflected shot, which had wrong-footed stopper Ellie Scott, going narrowly wide. As the half progressed, both teams cancelled each other out, with the Reds having more possession but the Glentoran defence able to deal with any threat caused. Just after the half-hour mark, a well-timed pass from Charlotte Havern found Kirsty McGuinness in a good position, with her left-footed effort just off target. Havern, who recently earned her first senior Northern