Larne supervisor Gary Haveron stated he was “proud” of his gamers’ efforts of their 4-0 dwelling defeat by Purple Star Belgrade within the Champions League second qualifying spherical, first leg.
The Inver Reds trailed on the break after transformed from the spot, however the Serbian membership would add one other three within the second interval as Duarte grabbed a second, whereas Vasilije Kostov and discovered the web to all however end the tie off.
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Haveron felt his crew can take quite a bit from the expertise however accepts they have been up towards a “completely different degree” of opposition.
“I am extraordinarily proud,” Haveron informed BBC Sport NI.
“For lengthy phases within the first half we annoyed them and have been most likely a bit dissatisfied to return in a single down given the gentle penalty.
“I assumed the form was actually good, self-discipline actually good and within the second half we received caught up within the event and chased the sport a bit an excessive amount of. Whenever you give a high quality crew house in behind, they will damage you and did that in a 10-minute spell once they scored two objectives and killed the tie.
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“It is a studying alternative for us and we will take a lot as a membership, teaching workers and gamers. The standard is completely different degree and a few of the finishes have been ridiculous.”
Larne will journey to Belgrade for the second leg subsequent Wednesday [19:00 BST] and whereas Haveron accepts the Champions League is “a step too far”, he’s hopeful they will push on within the Europa or maybe Convention League qualifiers.
“Our ceiling wasn’t the Champions League,” he pressured.
“Successful the primary recreation [against Tre Fiori] gave us a possibility within the Europa League, gave us a possibility within the Convention League that offers us a degree of soccer we could be aggressive in.
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“We made group phases beforehand [2024/25] however you should get fortunate with the draw and it provides us an opportunity to be aggressive.
“Whenever you get to this stage of the Champions League, it is a step too far, however concerning the event, the expertise and efficiency, so subsequent week will stand to us going into the remainder of the season.”
