A late Paul Munster header gave Linfield the edge in a low-key Co- operative Insurance Cup quarter-final first leg at the Oval.

A drab encounter looked destined for a draw when Munster scored in the 82nd minute after Jim Ervin's bye-line call had caught out keeper Elliott Morris.

The best chance before that fell to Colin Nixon who saw his shot well saved by Linfield keeper Stuart Addis.

The second leg is at Windsor Park on Tuesday, 15 December.

After a 20-minute delay to allow water to be cleared from the pitch perimeter, the first leg took a long time to get going.

Linfield defender Damien Curran made an important clearance to deny Nixon a great chance to score with a header in the first half.

Michael Carvill was shown a yellow card for diving by referee Brian Turkington.

After the break Billy Joe Burns had a shot deflected for a corner for the Blues while Munster's effort was saved.

Munster was then booked for catching keeper Morris when going for the ball.

Glens boss Alan McDonald sent on top scorers Andrew Waterworth and Michael Halliday with 13 minutes to go but it was Linfield's Munster who got the score - his ninth of the season.

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