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Linfield 'outworked and outfought' by Glentoran - Healy

Linfield manager David Healy described his side's second-half performance in Friday night's derby defeat to Glentoran as "rubbish", adding he "can't accept" how his side appeared to lack fighting spirit.

The hosts at Windsor Park had been markedly the better side in the first 45 minutes and should have led by more than the one-goal advantage they held through Joel Cooper's 8th minute strike.

But the second half was akin to a different game with Glentoran finding the net three times to secure a first Windsor Park win for two years.

"First half we were good, second half we were rubbish," Healy said.

"We can't accept that. We can't accept that level of performance.

"We were outworked and outfought and that's the disappointing thing."

If not for the performance of Glentoran goalkeeper Daniel Gyollai, Linfield could have had the three points wrapped up by the interval but Healy stressed he had warned the game was not won.

"Coming in at half-time, you're not thinking the game is safe, we always knew there was going to be a reaction. Glentoran got the reaction, we didn't.

"The second-half performance was a shock because we were so on top in the first half. This one leaves a sour taste because it's a derby game, we underperformed in the second half.

"We looked as if we lacked a real fighting spirit which is disappointing from a manager's point of view."