'We didn't look like we knew what we were doing' - Haveron

Larne have lost three league games in a row without scoring.

Larne manager Gary Haveron said their performance in their 2-0 defeat against Portadown was "not acceptable".

First half goals from Josh Ukek and Ahu Obhakhan sealed the win for Portadown, with Larne now winless in their last three league games without scoring.

And a frustrated Haveron expressed his disappointment with Larne's toothlessness in defeat.

"I'm bitterly disappointed with the show we have put on for our fans who paid to come down here and watch us, we let them down badly especially with that first half performance," he told BBC Sport NI.

"Portadown were hungrier, they wanted it more, they played the conditions better, we didn't look like we knew what we were doing, we were clueless in our performance, overall, not acceptable".

Haveron was particularly critical of the manner of the two goals that Larne conceded and their inability to improve on a poor first half showing with a similarly subdued performance in the second period.

"It was two poor goals, we let them know at half-time, it was not acceptable, but the second half we never really got going, we were flat," he continued.

"When you concede goals as soft as we do what chance do you have of winning."