UEFA Champions League
Larne (3) 2 – 1 (1) Tre Fiori FT
Larne booked their place within the second qualifying spherical of the Champions League for the primary time courtesy to a 2-1 win over nine-man Tre Fiori at Inver Park.
Commercial
Pietro Mengucci gave the guests a shock lead early on, earlier than objectives from Matt Ridley and Dan Bent both aspect of the break turned the sport on it is head.
Each Simone Rea and Tommaso Bernardi have been despatched off by referee Sigurd Kringstad for 2 yellow playing cards in fast succession within the second half as Tre Fiori completed with 9 males.
A date with Pink Star Belgrade now awaits Gary Haveron’s aspect within the second spherical qualifying after a reasonably comfy 3-1 combination victory over the San Marino-based aspect.
Larne battle previous Tre Fiori to make historical past
The guests knew they needed to take the sport to Larne and begin quick, which is strictly what they did as they hit the entrance after 11 minutes.
Commercial
Mengucci’s strike from an acute angle went by the legs of and into the underside nook, gorgeous the Inver Park crowd early on.
The Irish Premiership champions responded halfway by the primary half as Ridley met Ronan Doherty’s deep in-swinging free-kick with the simplest of headers from shut vary to stage for the hosts.
From then Larne started to flex their muscular tissues, however could not fairly discover a well beyond for a second time earlier than the break.
The guests completed the primary half the stronger of the 2 sides and had the ball within the web by Romeo Bertani earlier than it was dominated out for offside.
Commercial
Tre Fiori then got here shut as soon as extra on the stroke of half-time, this time by Nico Manara, whose header whistled previous the far submit.
The guests’ process obtained much more tough once they have been lowered to 10-men as Rea was proven two yellow playing cards in fast succession halfway by the second half.
Larne then went forward for the primary time on the night time from the penalty spot, as Bent discovered the highest right-hand nook after Matty Lusty was introduced down simply inside the world.
Substitute Mohamed Ben Kacem missed an excellent probability to make it a nervy end for Larne, however fired over the crossbar from contained in the six-yard field.
Commercial
The guests have been then lowered to 9 males late on as substitute Bernardi picked up two yellow playing cards in a matter of seconds.
Substitute Paul O’Neill then thought he had put the icing on the cake with a 3rd purpose proper on the demise, however the linesman flagged for a foul within the build-up.
Larne will now stay up for their tie in opposition to Serbian giants Pink Star, with the primary leg to happen at Inver on Tuesday, 21 July and the second leg away on Tuesday, 28 July.