Women’s League Cup final: League Cup win ‘a really good start’ for ambitious Reds

Cliftonville captain Kelsey Burrows said their emphatic Women’s League Cup win over Glentoran was “a really good start” in their quest for a domestic treble.

The Reds won the trophy for the fourth time in a row courtesy of a 4-0 win Over the Glens at Seaview.

Caitlin McGuinness scored twice with sister Kirsty and substitute Danielle Maxwell also finding the net as Brendan Lynch’s side sent a signal of intent against the Women’s Premiership champions.

“Everyone is delighted. We came here and wanted to push Glentoran as much as we could and we knew where their weaknesses were and the quality players we have,” said Burrows.

“We get the ball to Caitlin and she knows where the net is. Her speed and quality on the ball is great.

“The League Cup was another cup we started with this year. We’ve still got two more cups to fight for, but it’s a really good start for us going forward for the rest.”

Cliftonville won the League Cup and Irish Cup last season, but lost the league title to the Glens on final day.

The Reds are currently second in the league behind Glentoran on goal difference, having both won their first five matches of the season.

Burrows hopes their impressive performance in north Belfast, where they shut out the Glens from behind, can be a blueprint for how to beat Kim Turner’s side in the league in August.

“We faced Glentoran for the first time this season and we were a bit unsure what we were going to come up against but we studied them pretty well during the week and we really worked on our press to see how they would come out,” Burrows added.

“We knew we were going to win when we hit the high ball.”