Cliftonville boss Jim Magilton: Ronan Hale’s ‘magic’ fired us to the greatest victory of my football life
Cliftonville's Chris Curran and Joe Gormley lift the Irish Cup
Cliftonville manager Jim Magilton hailed the ‘magic’ in the boots of Ronan Hale which created history for the Reds as they won their first Irish Cup in 45 years.
In a dramatic Final in front of a sell-out crowd at Windsor Park, striker Hale netted twice in extra-time to earn a memorable 3-1 victory over Linfield which led to Magilton describing it as “as great a victory as I’ve ever had in my football life”.
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