Big Two tie in Co Antrim Shield gives Glentoran opportunity to bounce back from league defeat to Crusaders

There rarely needs to be an additional incentive when Glentoran and Linfield meet in any competition, but Tuesday night’s opening round Co Antrim Shield tie is already weighted with significance. Both teams made indifferent starts to the league, although the Blues have recovered from a first-day loss to Ballymena to win their next three games - one of which was a 2-1 victory over the Glens at Windsor Park.Glentoran have won two and lost two in the league, Saturday’s home defeat to Crusaders their second loss after that Linfield one.Read more:Declan Caddell’s ‘perfect boost’ as Crusaders stun Glentoran at the OvalThe Co Antrim Shield represents an early season chance to stake a claim for silverware.However, despite having won the competition a record 43 times, it’s coming up 10 seasons sinc