Larne are looking to pick up their first points of their UEFA Conference League campaign when they welcome Swiss side St. Gallen to Windsor Park for their third game of the league phase.
After losing to Molde and Shamrock Rovers in their opening two games, Tiernan Lynch’s side will be eager to finally get off the mark when they kick-off at 8pm.
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Both are appealed for handballs by the visitors, and it looks like they might have a half-case in the Bolger incident, but the referee waves play-on.
It’s an absolutely glorious pass from Chima Okoroji that unlocks the Larne defence, his arrow-perfect ball over Sam Todd’s head falling perfectly onto the right boot of captain Lukas Gortler, who beats the offside trap perfectly, and he lasers the volley into the far corner past Rohan Ferguson.
Magnificent goal, we are level at Windsor Park.
Certainly looked like Ryan was fouled and, if so, there was definitely an argument there for a red card as the last man. Not a great start for Diaby.
It’s Jordan McEneff who shows superb strength to win the 50/50 battle with Chima Okoroji and then hold off the defender to advance towards the edge of the box, he puts the cross in aiming for Andy Ryan but it’s Abdoulaye Diaby who slides in to try and prevent the striker from getting it, only to inadvertenedly turn it into his own net!
Dream start for the Inver Reds!
It was a superb ball from the back by Chima Okoroji that sends Kevin Csoboth through into the box and he places the finish perfectly into the bottom corner beyond Rohan Ferguson, but the assistant waves it off on the far side!
Some comical boos as the PA announcer cheers out Larne.
Larne:
(5-3-2) Ferguson; Seary, Todd, Bolger (c), Want, Ives; Gallagher, Thomson, Sloan; Ryan, McEneff.Subs: Besant, Donnelly, McKendry, Randall, O’Neill, Graham, Magee, Lusty.
St. Gallen: (4-1-2-1-2) Ati-Zigi; Vandermersch, Vallci, Diaby, Okoroji; Stevanovic; Görtler (c), Csoboth; Toma; Geubbels, Akolo.
Subs: Watkowiak, Muslija, Witzig, Cisse, Yannick, Faber, Ruiz, Konietzke.
Referee: Ishmael Barbara (Malta)
Kick-off is at 8pm.