Larne celebrate lifting the Irish Premiership title after a 5-0 win over Coleraine at a joyous Inver Park.
Larne celebrated lifting the Irish Premiership title after a 5-0 win over Coleraine at a joyous Inver Park.
Amid a party atmosphere at an expectant Inver Park it was the champions who took the lead after a quarter of an hour. The home side added a third a minute before the break when O’Neill dispossessed Coleraine skipper Stephen O’Donnell inside the penalty area before curling an assured finish beyond Gallagher.
As a rather uninspiring first half developed, it was the hosts who had the best chance. Chris McKee's perfectly weighted through ball found Matthew Fitzpatrick down the right-hand channel, who squared the ball across to Braiden Graham, who was about to shoot but for a superb intervention from Jonny Addis.
After a quiet start, James Teelan was barged in the back in the box by Conor Kerr just after 20 minutes and David Cushley buried the spot kick into the top corner. Efforts from David Toure and Jamie Doran were easily handled by Ross Glendinning and, despite late red cards for Teelan and Robbie Garrett, Carrick did enough and will face Crusaders at Seaview on Wednesday in the European play-off semi-final.With both mangers having an eye on Wednesday's play-offs, it was two very under-strengthened sides that faced off against each other at the Oval. And with that, the unfamiliarity brought a quiet contest as the two teams lacked cohesion and fluency.
McLaughlin added a second five minutes later before captain Marcus Kane turned in Bobby Burns' corner in the 73rd minute to complete a devastating 10-minute spell from the hosts.
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