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Gareth Fullerton

Linfield take on Dinamo Bucharest during Marbella training camp

Linfield have been continuing their pre-season preparations in Spain as they prepare for the new NIFL Premiership kick-off.

The Blues will begin their domestic campaign at home to Institute on Saturday, August 10.

It will be the first step on their road towards trying to defend the Gibson Cup in 2019/20.

David Healy's side have been based in Marbella where they enjoyed some warm-weather training.

They also played a behind-closed-doors friendly against Dinamo Bucharest at the Marbella Football Centre on Wednesday evening.

Linfield went down to a narrow 2-0 defeat, with the goals coming in the 15th and 75th minutes.

The Blues team featured new signing Shayne Lavery who started up front. Goalkeeper Alex Moore also started the game in nets.

Meanwhile, recent arrival Ross Larkin started from the bench.

Linfield starting XI:

  1. Alex Moore
  2. Jamie Mulgrew
  3. Mark Stafford
  4. Niall Quinn
  5. Chris Casement
  6. Jimmy Callacher
  7. Kirk Millar
  8. Daniel Kearns
  9. Joel Cooper
  10. Stephen Fallon
  11. Shayne Lavery

Subs

  1. Gareth Deane
  2. Matthew Clarke
  3. Jordan Stewart
  4. Trai Hume
  5. Ross Larkin
  6. Jake Corbett
  7. Brandon Doyle 
     

Other players who were involved in the Spanish trip but did not feature in the squad were Andy Waterworth, Josh Robinson, Mark Haughey and Ryan McGivern.

Linfield continue their pre-season prep with a friendly against Scottish side Motherwell this Saturday, June 29 at Windsor Park (1.30pm).

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