Linfield player hit by firework

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Cliftonville fans threw fireworks onto the pitch at Windsor Park after the final whistle blew.

A Linfield player has been struck by a firework at the end of the County Antrim Shield final at Windsor Park in Belfast.

Conor Hagan fell to the ground after being struck by the device seconds after the final whistle.

The firework was thrown by Cliftonville fans whose team had won the match by 2-1

Mr Hagan, a former Portadown and Distillery midfielder, signed for Linfield in May this year.

He said he had been shaken up when hit by the firework.

"I think it hit my back and just bounced off, a couple of yards off me.

"The bang scared me most and shook me up a bit and for a couple of seconds I was scared, actually."