Cliftonville and Glentoran meet again in the Women's League Cup final at Seaview, with both teams having strong performances this season.
Cliftonville and Glentoran will meet in the Women's League Cup final at Seaview, a repeat of last year's thrilling final. On that occasion Cliftonville defeated Glentoran 4-2 to win the championship for the third time in a row. It will be the first meeting between the teams, who are currently first and second in the Women's Premiership table this season, with an interesting battle ahead. Ahead of Sunday's final, BBC Sport NI has looked at what you should know about both teams.
Cliftonville started their title defense with a 3-1 win over Derry City in April, with Carla Devine scoring twice and Caitlin McGuinness another. Brendan Lynch's side then drew 1-1 with Lisburn Rangers, with Fi Morgan scoring a late equalizer.
An impressive 8-0 win over Larne put them top of their group and easily into the finals, with Lucy Kelly, Caitlin and Kirsty McGuinness scoring twice and Teegan Lynch and Eimear Ward also getting their names on the scoresheet.
Women's Premiership champions Glentoran kicked off their League Cup campaign with an easy 2-0 win over Lisburn Ladies with goals from Demi Vance and Aimee Kerr. They then defeated the Crusaders 4-1 at Seaview, with Jenna Kearney and Nadene Caldwell scoring and Faye Loughran scoring twice.
Glentoran won three matches in a row to win the group. After defeating Linfield 3-1 at Blanchflower Stadium, Caldwell scored again, with Gracie Conway and Jess Foy also scoring in the win.
Both teams entered the final with perfect records in the Women's Premiership that were disrupted by international call-ups and the All-Island Cup, their records being nearly identical. Both of them played five matches and won all of them. conceding only three goals
Glentoran led the way with 24 goals, while Cliftonville scored 23. Kim Turner's team had big wins over Lisburn Rangers, Lisburn Ladies and Larne and went into the final with confidence.
Cliftonville also defeated Lisburn Rangers and Crusaders in landslides. But they must show their strength in a comeback to beat Linfield 3-2 in May. This shows that they can win when they are not at their best.
Like already mentioned The two teams had met in last year's finals at Seaview, a match filled with emotion. In the first half Northern Ireland's Emily Wilson scored two goals to put Glentoran ahead.
But Cliftonville came back with two goals by Caitlin McGuinness in the second half and Marissa Callaghan scored Cliftonville's third goal.
Cliftonville will be wary of Glentoran's teenage forward Gracie Conway, who has scored 23 goals in 39 appearances and has seven assists in all competitions this season.
And Cliftonville's Caitlin McGuinness is a key player to keep an eye on. She has scored in the Irish Cup final the past two years and has six league goals this year.
Cliftonville manager Brendan Lynch said: “This is an opportunity to get better and win the championship. So it's great to be here.”
Glentoran goalkeeper Ellie Scott said: “This is an opportunity for revenge. It hurts that last year we were ahead and then lost. But this will be a good motivation for us to win the trophy back.”
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