'We'll take it' - Ballymena-Glens tie moved to Oval

The Oval in east Belfast will host Tuesday's BetMcLean Cup quarter-final

Tuesday's scheduled BetMcLean Cup quarter-final between Ballymena United and Glentoran has been switched from Ballymena Showgrounds to the Oval.

The decision to move the venue for the game was made on Tuesday morning after heavy snowfall in the Ballymena area made the pitch at the Warden Street ground unplayable.

The match will have a 19:45 GMT kick-off time.

The last-eight tie was originally to take place on Tuesday 17 December but was called off on that occasion because of a waterlogged playing surface at the Showgrounds.

NIFL League Cup competition rules indicate that "should a match be postponed twice at the registered ground of the first drawn club the NIFL League Cup Committee reserve the right to switch the tie to the registered ground of their opponents on a date to be determined by the Committee."

Glentoran manager Declan Devine told BBC Sport NI that it was "a slight advantage" that the game was now bring played at his side's home ground but he expected a very difficult encounter against the Sky Blues.

"We'll take it. The Oval is sitting in perfect condition. The groundsman has done a wonderful job on it," said the Glens boss.

'We're in for a tough game' - Devine

The winners of the Ballymena-Glentoran tie will face Crusaders in the semi-finals.

Larne will play Cliftonville in their semi-final at Inver Park on Tuesday 14 January.

"We know Ballymena are a good side. They have players like Ben Kennedy and Patrick McEleney so we know we're in for a tough game," added Devine.

"When we played them there a couple of months ago it was an extremely difficult game and there was very little between the teams that night.

"We know they'll be hurting from Saturday and we know we need to improve from Friday. It has the makings of a really good game."

Crusaders will face Larne in a rearranged Irish Premiership match on Tuesday night, 7 January, (19:45 GMT).