Cliftonville supersub Joe Gormley has joked he was just one goal away from receiving a late call-up to Ian Baraclough’s Northern Ireland squad.
Gormley bagged a double in Sunday’s thrilling 4-3 win over Coleraine in the BetMcLean League Cup final to help the Reds lift silverware at Windsor Park.
And the 32-year-old striker was inches away from helping himself to a hat-trick, only for his 113th minute header in extra-time to be ruled out for offside.