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Bailie ends a 30-year career by landing the Challenge Cup for Glentoran on penalties

Kelly Bailie, 46, converted the decisive penalty with the last kick of the shootout as Glentoran beat Cliftonville 4-2 on penalties at Windsor Park to lift the Challenge Cup. The final had been pushed back three days by Storm Boelo.

By RedaçãoPublished: 10/27/2026, 22:09

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Kelly Bailie marcou a última partida de uma carreira de 30 anos convertendo o pênalti decisivo, e o Glentoran levantou a Challenge Cup ao bater o Cliftonville por 4 a 2 na disputa de pênaltis em Windsor Park.

Bailie, de 46 anos, cobrou a última penalidade da disputa na sua despedida pelo clube do leste de Belfast.

A preparação tinha sido tudo menos rotineira. A equipe de Brendan Lynch chegou sem o título da Copa da Liga, cassado depois de escalar dois jogadores inelegíveis contra o Glens, e a própria decisão foi adiada em três dias por causa da tempestade Boelo.

A final produziu pouco para lembrar antes dos pênaltis. O Cliftonville começou na frente, e o chute desviado de Kirsty McGuinness deixou a goleira Ellie Scott fora de posição, mas saiu à esquerda da trave por pouco; com o passar do primeiro tempo, as equipes praticamente se anularam — as Reds com mais posse de bola, a defesa do Glentoran lidando com tudo o que aparecia.

Pouco depois da meia hora, Charlotte Havern, recém-convocada para a seleção da Irlanda do Norte, encontrou Kirsty McGuinness em boa posição, mas a finalização com a perna esquerda saiu sem direção. Mais tarde, Caitlin McGuinness cabeceou um cruzamento de Havern na direção do gol e viu a bola ser bloqueada pela própria companheira Vicky Carleton.

Naomi McLaughlin teve duas chances em sequência logo após o reinício, ambas por cima do travessão. A oportunidade mais clara do Cliftonville veio aos 68 minutos, quando Caitlin McGuinness serviu Carleton e a finalização não foi direcionada ao gol. Nos últimos cinco minutos, Danielle Maxwell não conseguiu converter uma boa jogada construída, e Mia Moore, ao ver Maddy Harvey-Clifford adiantada, chutou para fora. Já nos acréscimos, Scott fez uma boa defesa para negar a Toni-Leigh Finnegan um gol no fim.

Jess Foy converteu a primeira cobrança e Caitlin McGuinness errou a dela. Demi Vance e Carleton também não marcaram, enquanto Aimee Kerr e Finnegan não erraram. Faye Loughan e Anna Rose Robinson trocaram cobranças certeiras antes de Bailie decidir o troféu com uma batida forte.

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