Cliftonville and Larne reach Shield semi-finals

Cliftonville and Larne will join Ballymena United and Carrick Rangers in the last four

Cliftonville defeated 10-man Linfield 4-1 to reach the semi-finals of the County Antrim Shield, as Larne beat Ballymacash Rangers 3-0.

Rory Hale and Keevan Hawthorne put Cliftonville two up at Solitude but Callumn Morrison pulled a goal back in the 44th minute.

However, the game turned when Linfield forward Chris McKee was shown a straight red card in additional time for a tackle on Hale.

Jim Magilton's side made the most of their man advantage after the restart and Ryan Curran and Thomas Lavery puts the Reds in control.

In Tuesday's other semi-final at the Bluebell Stadium, Larne beat Premier Intermediate side Ballymacash Rangers 3-0.

Tomas Cosgrove headed in the opening goal on the half-hour mark and Cormac Austin added a second with 12 minutes to play.

Conor McKendry scored a third in injury time to secure the win for Larne, who have won the Shield four seasons in a row before last year's final defeat by Glentoran.

Larne and Linfield complete the line-up for the last four after Ballymena United beat Newington and Carrick Rangers defeated Glentoran on penalties on 14 October.

The first semi-final between Ballymena United and Cliftonville is scheduled for Tuesday, 11 November, and the east Antrim derby between Carrick Rangers and Larne is set for the following day.