Linfield v Glentoran cup final live on BBC NI
Matthew Fitzpatrick and Cameron Palmer contend for possession
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BBC Sport NI is to broadcast this season's BetMcLean Cup final between Linfield and Glentoran at Windsor Park live on BBC Two NI, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website.
The big Belfast rivals are meeting in the final of a knockout cup competition for the first time in 16 years.
The match will be played on Sunday, 15 March, with coverage beginning at 14:35 and the match kicking off at 15:00.
Presenter Stephen Watson will be joined in studio by David Jeffrey, Paul Leeman and Jim Magilton, who will provide expert analysis, with Thomas Kane joined on commentary by Colin Coates.
Nicola McCarthy will gather reaction pitchside at what is a hugely anticipated decider expected to be played in front of a huge crowd at the National Stadium.
Last week the Northern Ireland Football League [NIFL] confirmed the landmark decision that video assistant referees [VAR] technology would be used for the first time in the domestic professional game in Northern Ireland at the final.
Linfield will be targeting a 13th success in the competition, while the Glens aim to collect the silverware for the eighth time.
For the first time the winner of the competition will secure a place in the end-of-season European play-offs, leaving them just one game away from qualification for European competition.