Linfield — Ballymena United: 2:1, Premiership
Premiership
Linfield
W5 Sep · Home Carrick Rangers · 1:0W12 Sep · Away Dungannon Swifts · 1:0D15 Sep · Away Portadown · 1:1W19 Sep · Home Crusaders FC · 1:0W25 Sep · Away Coleraine FC · 3:1W20 Oct · Away Larne · 2:1
2:1
Finished
Kick-off was UTC
Ballymena United
L11 Sep · Away Coleraine FC · 2:3D15 Sep · Home Carrick Rangers · 1:1D19 Sep · Away Dungannon Swifts · 1:1W26 Sep · Home Portadown · 2:0W3 Oct · Away Cliftonville FC · 1:0W20 Oct · Away Newington Youth · 3:1
Venue:
Windsor Park
City: Belfast
In the Premiership game on 31 January 2026, Linfield beat Ballymena United 2:1. Match numbers: corners 16:6, attacks 204:168.
Key numbers
Attacks
204
–
168
Corners
16
–
6
Free kicks
26
–
20
Offsides
6
–
2
⚽
12' M. Yates — Goal
🟨
17' M. Clarke — Yellow card
🟨
22' A. Jarvis — Yellow card
⚽
53' I. Rutkowski — Goal
⇄
67' A. Frizzell — Substitution
⇄
68' D. O'Conchubhair — Substitution
🟨
69' M. Clarke — Yellow card
🟥
69' M. Clarke — Red card
🟨
72' S. McEleney — Yellow card
⇄
72' S. Brown — Substitution
🟨
77' K. Corbally — Yellow card
⇄
78' I. Rutkowski — Substitution
🟨
81' E. McGee — Yellow card
⇄
84' I. Baird — Substitution
⚽
90' P. McEleney — Own goal
🟨
90+4' C. Allen — Yellow card
Match events
-
12'
Linfield
Goal
M. Yates
-
17'
Ballymena United
Yellow card
M. Clarke
-
22'
Ballymena United
Yellow card
A. Jarvis
-
53'
Ballymena United
Goal
I. Rutkowski assist: D. Toure
-
67'
Linfield
Substitution
A. Frizzell off: K. Millar
-
68'
Ballymena United
Substitution
D. O'Conchubhair off: J. Thompson
-
69'
Ballymena United
Yellow card
M. Clarke
-
69'
Ballymena United
Red card
M. Clarke
-
72'
Ballymena United
Yellow card
S. McEleney
-
72'
Linfield
Substitution
S. Brown off: S. Taylor
-
77'
Ballymena United
Yellow card
K. Corbally
-
78'
Ballymena United
Substitution
I. Rutkowski off: J. Hood
-
81'
Linfield
Yellow card
E. McGee
-
84'
Linfield
Substitution
I. Baird off: C. Allen
-
90'
Linfield
Own goal
P. McEleney
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90+4'
Linfield
Yellow card
C. Allen
Statistics
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