ALL TO PLAY FOR LINFIELD win the 'Big Two' battle at The Oval to become the first side to guarantee a semi-final berth in the JJB Sports Irish Cup ..... but eight other clubs could still join them.

PORTADOWN 1-0 CRUSADERS A KEVIN Braniff penalty seven minutes from time secured a JJB Sports Irish Cup semi-final berth for Portadown at the expense of outgoing holders Crusaders.   BALLYMENA UNITED 2-0 GLENAVON BALLYMENA United made no mistake at the second time of asking to claim a place in the last four of the JJB Sports Irish Cup.   LINFIELD 4-1 DUNGANNON SWIFTS LINFIELD stretched their lead at the top of the Carling Premiership with this comprehensive defeat of Dungannon Swifts at Windsor Park.   GLENTORAN 2-1 INSTITUTE SCOTT Young recorded his first win as Glentoran manager but not without suffering an early scare at home to struggling Institute.   GLENTORAN 1-3 LINFIELD LINFIELD powered their way through to the semi-finals of the JJB Sports Irish Cup to ensure there was no fairytale beginning for rookie Oval boss Scott Young.   CRUSADERS 1-1 PORTADOWN HOLDERS Crusaders face the daunting prospect of a trip to Shamrock Park if they are to continue their defence of the JJB Sports Irish Cup.   GLENAVON 3-3 BALLYMENA UNITED GLENAVON fought back from two goals down to earn a second bite of the Irish Cup cherry at The Showgrounds on Tuesday night.   COLERAINE 1-3 LISBURN DISTILLERY LISBURN Distillery shocked Coleraine with this comprehensive Carling Premiership defeat at The Showgrounds.

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