Larne v Shamrock Rovers | Visitors cruising to victory thanks to blistering start

Lovely play by Larne and an equally good save by Léon Pöhls!

Mark Randall is the one to seize on a poor ball out from the back by Rovers to push forward, he feeds it to Andy Ryan on the edge of the box and the striker is able to lay it off to Lusty, whose shot is deflected on the way through and Pöhls is able to re-adjust his body at the last second to make the save and then snatch it to his body at the second attempt!

If there was going to be a dramatic comeback, that’s it over now.

Larne are trying to catch Shamrock Rovers out on halfway but when the Rovers manage to get the ball beyond there, the chances are coming and this one falls to Nugent as he drives forward and gets a stroke of luck when his attempted pass to Johnny Kenny is deflected straight back into his path with a clear run to goal, but his stinging low effort is well saved by the legs of Rohan Ferguson.

The rebound falls kindly for Trevor Clarke on the left side of the box, but his rasping drive is straight at Ferguson and the goalkeeper is able to comfortably palm it to safety.

Another good bit of skill down the right hand side by Sean Graham as he manages to beat his man and pull the cross back into a dangerous area but Léon Pöhls is out like a flash to catch the cross!

Brilliant work down the left by Jordan McEneff to beat his man and get to the by-line, he’s able to pull the ball back to the six-yard box but there’s Roberto Lopes to get in ahead of Andy Ryan and prevent the striker from getting his shot away on goal!