Referee Robertas Valikonis gets us back underway as Larne get us going attacking their fervent fans in the Church End.

Walid Hamidi coolly dispatched his spot kick to give Ballkani the lead at Inver Park.

A big second half coming up for both sides.

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Back-to-back title winners Larne kick off their defence of the Gibson Cup on Sunday, after sitting out last week due to their European involvement.

They travel to Seaview to take on Crusaders in a game that is live on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website.

Before that, tomorrow evening, Coleraine host Ballymena United in a derby game that will also be live on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website.

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The Kosovans lead at the break thanks to Walid Hamidi's confidently dispatched penalty. It had been going pretty much to plan for Larne up until then but Ballkani had been working their way back into it.

All to play for in the second 45 minutes.

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The visitors have their tails up and with the last kick of the half Sunday Adetunji hooks Geralb Smajli's cross goal-bound but Rohan Ferguson reacts well.

Penalty to Ballkani!

There are cries from the stand as Chris Gallagher is crunched but a good advantage from the referee allows Andy Ryan to get a shot off that is held by Enea Kolici at the second attempt.

Almir Kryeziu is getting wound up here as he goes to ground again clutching his face but to no avail.

He points an angry - and ill-advised - finger at Cian Bolger and then falls over as Aaron Donnelly jinks past him. Not a good few minutes for him and the crowd are as sympathetic as you would imagine.

The best bit of build-up from the visitors ends with a Rohan Ferguson stop. Geralb Smajli gets a cross in from the right after beating Levi Ives and Sunday Adetunji chests down to the hitherto-quiet Walid Hamidi. However, the Scottish stopper is equal to the Algerian's low shot.

We have played just over half an hour and this game is opening up.

Lindon Emerllahu hits a vicious shot from the edge of the box but it takes a thick deflection and Rohan Ferguson gets there before Sunday Adetunji.

Tempers flare as Almir Kryeziu goes down in a heap claiming an elbow from Cian Bolger. It's fair to say the Larne captain disagrees and lets the Ballkani number 10 know about it

Queven gets involved but it's not quite an eye-to-eye contest and Kryeziu gets up to boos and jeers from the Church End.

Enea Kolici to the rescue for the visitors! A superb crunching tackle from Chris Gallagher wins back possession on the edge of the box and Matty Lusty plays in Andy Ryan.

The Scotsman's shot on the turn is well stopped by Kolici.

Hearts in mouths there as a clever Ballkani corner drifts over everyone and Astrit Thaqi just can't make contact at the back post.

Rohan Ferguson has just got his first "get a move on" from the referee on 20 minutes

What a goal that would have been! Joe Thomson lets Levi Ives' throw from the left drift across his body and swings his right boot at it. His dipping volley dips just wide of Enea Kolici's near post.

That's the best bit of attacking play so far! Andy Ryan turns inside Bajram Jashanica on the left and his dangerous ball to the back post is cut back by Joe Thomson.

Chris Gallagher meets it on the edge of the box but he lashes his effort over the top.

Levi Ives is penalised for the lesser-spotted foul throw! You don't see them given too often as Ballkani go on the attack.

Brazilian danger man Queven has a shot blocked which falls to Sunday Adetunji but the big striker is - eventually - flagged offside.

Larne win an early free-kick on the left as Geralb Smajli fouls Andy Ryan. However, Aaron Donnelly and Levi Ives make a mess of a training ground routine.

We are underway at a crackling Inver Park! Can Tiernan Lynch's men get over their Kosovan hurdle and into the play-off round?

Lithuanian referee Robertas Valikonas gets us underway with Ballkani all in black attacking the noisy Church End.