Glentoran first team coach Tim McCann says there will be “no resting on our laurels” despite the club extending their unbeaten run in all competitions to nine matches by beating Ballymena United 2-0 in the quarter-finals of the BetMcLean Cup on Tuesday night.
Second-half goals from strikers Jordan Jenkins and David Fisher ensured their passage to a home semi-final against Crusaders.
“It’s great for any club to be involved in cup competitions and go as far as you can because it creates momentum as well and creates camaraderie,” said McCann.
McCann added that the Glens had to be patient against a defensively solid Ballymena side to advance on Tuesday night.
“Ballymena came here with a gameplan and it worked very well. Some of our boys were getting frustrated. We told them to be patient at half-time – just work their angles, try and get in behind, be a little bit more careful on the ball and show a little bit more creativity.
“Jordan Jenkins does what he does best. Just pure instinctive. James Singleton sets him inside and he just hits it first time.
“I don’t think three keepers would have saved that but give credit to Ballymena. They kept fighting on and it took us a while to get the second goal but once we got the second goal late on, it helped us through.”
“It’s all down to the attitude and the work rate of the players. They bought into what Declan [Devine] wants to do since pre-season and it’s all started to come to fruition and hopefully we can continue this and keep going.