FT: Cliftonville 3-1 Linfield (AET)
Ethan McGee heads in opener on 14 minutes
Sam Ashford equalises for the Reds after 52 minutes
Ronan Hale puts Cliftonville in front early in extra-time
Hale completes double in final seconds
Cliftonville win trophy for first time since 1979
Cliftonville 1-1 Linfield
Linfield boss David Healy goes to his bench for the first time this afternoon as he introduces the youthful legs of Braiden Graham and Josh Archer in place of Chris McKee and Jamie Mulgrew.
Cliftonville 1-1 Linfield
Image source, PACEMAKERTempers fray between Linfield's Kirk Millar and Sean Stewart
Cliftonville 1-1 Linfield
Ronan Doherty's cross from the right is headed out by Daniel Finlayson.
The ball seems to take an age to drop to Rory Hale outside the penalty area and the Cliftonville skipper's strike - while well-hit - is straight down the throat of Blues keeper Chris Johns.
Cliftonville 1-1 Linfield
Sean Stewart signals to the bench that his afternoon is over after that earlier knock.
Cliftonville boss Jim Magilton will be very glad to have a naturally left-sided replacement in Stephen Mallon.
Cliftonville 1-1 Linfield
There's a brief break as Cliftonville's Sean Stewart receives treatment for what looks like cramp.
Players from both sides are glad of an unexpected drinks break.
Cliftonville 1-1 Linfield
Back come Linfield as Chris McKee releases Joel Cooper on the left-hand side of the penalty area and his low cross-shot narrowly eludes the in-rushing Matthew Fitzpatrick.
It's breathless stuff at the minute.
Cliftonville 1-1 Linfield
Rory Hale's free-kick is met by the head of Jonny Addis but the defender can't put his header on target.
No repeat of his headed goal in the semi-final for the central defender - not yet, at least!
Cliftonville 1-1 Linfield
Linfield's Ethan McGee is the next name in Jamie Robinson's notebook after bringing down Rory Hale.
Linfield's composure has been rocked by that Cliftonville equaliser.
Cliftonville 1-1 Linfield
Sam Ashford nods home from Rory Hale's cross to bring Cliftonville level.
Watch: Sam Ashford make it 1-1 at Windsor Park
Cliftonville 1-1 Linfield
It was by no means a bad game to begin with but that Ashford goal has elevated the intensity of this final to a whole new level.
Who can strike the decisive blow now in a match which is on an absolute knife-edge?
Cliftonville 1-1 Linfield
Paul Leeman
Former Glentoran captain on BBC Two NI
It's been such a good game and it really is game on now!
Cliftonville 1-1 Linfield
Jamie Mulgrew brings down Ronan Hale in the middle of the pitch to stop the Cliftonville player from launching an attack and earns an inevitable yellow card.
A definite case of 'taking one for the team' there!
Cliftonville 1-1 Linfield
Paul Leeman
Former Glentoran captain on BBC Two NI
It's Rory Hale again, he's the man for Cliftonville.
It's a tremendous ball into the box again. What a header from Sam Ashford.
What a moment for him and what a noise from the Cliftonville fans!
Cliftonville 1-1 Linfield
Lauren McCann
BBC Sport NI at Windsor Park
Sam Ashford was prefered to Cliftonville's all-time leading goal scorer Joe Gormley and their top scorer this season Ben Wilson.
It looked a big call from Jim Magilton but he has paid back his manager's faith with that goal.
Sam Ashford (52 mins)
The Reds are level!
Rory Hale swings in an inviting cross from the right flank and Sam Ashford meets it wit ha neat glancing header.
That has fairly raised the decibel level among the Red Army!
Cliftonville 0-1 Linfield
Joel Cooper takes advantage of some hesitancy from the recently-introduced Luke Kenny and fires a low cross to the back post where Sean Stewart makes a crucial intervention to thwart Kirk Millar.
Cliftonville 0-1 Linfield
We're back underway with Luke Kenny having completed a rigorous half-time warm-up for Cliftonville and he replaces the unfortunate Odhran Casey.
HT: Cliftonville 0-1 Linfield
David Jeffrey
Former Larne, Linfield & Ballymena manager on BBC Two NI
On days like today you need your star players to perform and in the first 20-25 minutes the Hale brothers were anonymous.
Then after that they became involved, they got more of the ball and started setting things up.
There was a sense of purpose and a sense of direction.
Image source, Press EyeHT: Cliftonville 0-1 Linfield
Lauren McCann
BBC Sport NI at Windsor Park
Anything that could go wrong for Cliftonville in that first half did go wrong.
They lost a goal from poor defending from a free-kick and then two key players, David Odumosu and Odhran Casey, to injury.
It will be a huge ask for Jim Magilton's side to get back into this one, but they have shown in flashes, that they are a threat going forward.
Ronan Hale and Sam Ashford will need more service, whilst they also have their top goal scorer Ben Wilson and the club's all-time leading scorer Joe Gormley waiting in on the bench.
HT: Cliftonville 0-1 Linfield
David Jeffrey
Former Larne, Linfield & Ballymena manager on BBC Two NI
I think the frustrating thing for Jim Magilton is that the goal was avoidable.
Yes the free-kick was soft but in the lead up to it, the ball was given away needlessly and that will have frustrated Jim.
But Linfield took advantage and what a header!
Ronan Hale struck twice in extra-time to help Cliftonville to beat Linfield
A double from Ronan Hale in extra-time helped Cliftonville come from behind to beat Linfield 3-1 and win their first Irish Cup in 45 years.
Ethan McGee gave Linfield an early lead with a header from a corner before Sam Ashford equalised for the Reds in the second half of a pulsating game.
Hale struck in the first minute of extra-time and the last minute of extra-time to seal the comeback victory for the Reds in front of a sell-out crowd at Windsor Park.
The official attendance of 14,898 was the largest attendance at an Irish Cup final since Cliftonville's last victory in 1979.
Ronan Hale double seals Irish Cup victory for Cliftonville
Linfield captain Jamie Mulgrew said in the build-up to the game that he hoped that winning the Irish Cup would soften the blow of losing out on the Irish Premiership title to Larne, and the Blues certainly started like a side out to prove a point.
Chris McKee and Joe Cooper forced David Odumosu into two early stops at a sold-out Windsor Park, which was a cacophony of noise.
They then deservedly made the breakthrough on 14 minutes as McGee darted in front of Shea Kearney and rose highest to head home from Kirk Millar's inviting free-kick from the right-hand side.
That was the first goal Cliftonville had conceded in this year's competition, and they seemed shell-shocked by it as they struggled to impose themselves on the game.
It continued to be one way traffic for Jim Magilton's side with Kyle McClean then testing Odumosu.
The Reds fashioned their first chance of the game on 25 minutes with their first real passage of play.
Sean Stewart fed Rory Hale, whose deep cross was inches away from finding Ashford at the back post.
Ronan Doherty then curled an effort well wide after another promising move.
Cliftonville's afternoon went from bad to worse however, when first-choice goalkeeper David Odumosu and centre back Odhran Casey both forced off with injuries before half-time.
Watch: Ronan Hale & Jim Magilton react as Cliftonville lift the Irish Cup
The Reds came out with renewed intent in the second half, helped by the increased influence on the game from captain Rory Hale and they drew level seven minutes after the restart.
Ashford, who was preferred to Cliftonville's top scorer this season Ben Wilson and all-time record goal scorer Joe Gormley, glanced a header past Chris Johns from close range from Rory Hale's cross.
It was an end-to-end encounter after the equaliser, with both sides squandering good chances.
Rory Hale almost set up a second Cliftonville goal just after the hour mark as he found Jonny Addis with a deep free-kick, but the defender's header landed the wrong side of the far post.
He also had a volley from the edge of the box saved by Johns.
At the other end, Joel Cooper cut inside and saw his low drive whistle past the post with Gartside beaten.
Both teams tired as the game edged towards full-time, with neither wanting to make a costly error as they settled for extra-time.
Watch: Chris Curran reflects on his time at Cliftonville
The Reds then struck early in extra-time as substitute Wilson found Ronan Hale, who drove into the box and fired an unstoppable strike into the far corner.
With momentum in their favour, Ronan Hale went close to adding another for Cliftonville, but his low strike was deflected into the side netting by Ben Hall.
Linfield continued to search for an equaliser with Nathan Gartside thwarting Irish Premiership Player of the Year Kyle McClean and Jordan Stewart blazing over the crossbar.
As Linfield pilled forward in search of an equaliser from a corner, Cliftonville broke and Wilson found Hale, who walked home a third to seal the win, which provoked an outpouring of emotion from both players and supporters alike.
The celebrations 45 years in the making can now begin in north Belfast as the side of 2024 have written their name into Cliftonville folklore by ending the long Irish Cup drought.