FT: Larne 4-0 Portadown (19:45)
Matthew Lusty scores Larne's opener
Mark Randall sweeps home second and then scores penalty
Tiernan O'Connor nets second Larne penalty for fourth goal
Larne win for the first time this season
FT: Larne 4-0 Portadown
That is all from us as Larne record a comfortable first win of the season over Portadown.
You can read the report and find highlights and reaction from tonight's game on the BBC Sport website.
We will be back tomorrow with live text and radio commentary of four more Irish Premiership fixtures.
See you then but for now, goodnight.
Image source, BBC SportIrish Premiership - Saturday 23 August
Larne 4-0 Portadown
All over at Inver Park and Larne cruise to a first win of the season over a hapless Portadown.
Matthew Lusty and Mark Randall gave the hosts a 2-0 lead at the break before Randall and Tiarnan O'Connor, both from the spot, put the result beyond the mid-Ulster outfit.
Larne 4-0 Portadown
Almost a fifth for Larne.
Sean Graham plays in Kobei Moore with a beautifully weighted pass, but Moore can only watch on in disbelief as his effort bounces back off the bottom of the Portadown post.
Larne 4-0 Portadown
Plenty of noise coming from the terraces but the chances are few and far between on the field of play.
For Portadown, it's damage limitation.
Larne 4-0 Portadown
Another penalty from Larne from a different taker in Tiernan O'Connor but it is the same outcome as he slots home the Inver outfit's fourth.
Watch: Tiernan O'Connor nets second Larne penalty
Larne 4-0 Portadown
Portadown's James Teelan sees his shot easily gathered by Rohan Ferguson in the Larne goal.
That's Portadown's first effort on target and we've played 69 minutes.
Larne 4-0 Portadown
Mark Randall keeps his cool from the spot to net his second and Larne's third.
Watch: Mark Randall converts a penalty for Larne
Tiarnan O'Connor (57 mins)
Mark Randall turns down the opportunity of a hat-trick to allow Tiarnan O'Connor to score.
O'Connor confidently steps up and sends McCarey the wrong way to claim Larne's fourth goal of the night.
Larne 3-0 Portadown
A second Larne penalty after a Portadown defender blocked Tiarnan O'Connor shot with his hands from close range.
Larne 3-0 Portadown
A first change for Larne and the impressive Matthew Lusty is replaced by Kobei Moore.
Mark Randall (50 mins)
Aaron McCarey gets a hand to it but Randall's effort carries too much power and Larne take a 3-0 lead minutes into the second half.
This could get messy for Portadown.
Larne 2-0 Portadown
Larne's Benji Magee is brought down by Steven McCullough and the referee has no hesitation in pointing to the spot.
Larne 2-0 Portadown
Niall Currie makes two changes during the half-time break.
Gary Thompson and Rhys Annett come in for Divin Isamala and Eamon Fyfe respectively.
Larne 2-0 Portadown
Referee Tim Marshall gets the second half under way.
Larne in total control thanks to first-half efforts from Matthew Lusty and Mark Randall.
Can Portadown find a way back into the contest or will Larne march on to a comfortable first win of the season?
HT: Larne 2-0 Portadown
Mark Randall curls home from outside the box after a short corner routine to extend Larne's advantage
Watch: Mark Randall scores for Larne
Larne 2-0 Portadown
Larne are well on their way to a first win of the season.
Matthew Lusty's delicate opener on 22 minutes was followed by Mark Randall's powerful drive in the 39th minute.
At the minute it looks like a long way back for Nail Currie's Portadown.
The third goal in this encounter will be crucial.
Larne 2-0 Portadown
That should've been game set and match but Benji Magee fires wide with only Aaron McCarey to beat for 10 yards.
The Larne forward will be angry with himself after failing to find the target.
Larne 2-0 Portadown
A total of 43 minutes elapse before Portadown create a chance on goal, but Ahu Obhakhan can't direct his header on target, and the ball goes harmlessly wide.
Mark Randall (39 mins)
A second for Larne and it has been on the cards.
After a succession of poor corners, Larne try something different, and boy did it pay-off.
Sean Graham picks out the unmarked Mark Randall on the edge of the penalty area and the Larne playmaker lashes his powerful shot into the roof of the Portadown net.
Image source, Pacemaker PressLarne 1-0 Portadown
Matthew Lusty shows great composure to lob Aaron McCarey and finish into an empty net to give Larne the lead at Inver Park.
Watch: Matthew Lusty gives Larne the lead.
Highlights: Larne v Portadown
Larne cruised to a first Irish Premiership win of the season as they beat Portadown 4-0 at Inver Park.
First half strikes from Matthew Lusty and Mark Randall saw the hosts go in at the break leading 2-0.
Randall added a second from the penalty spot early in the second half before Tiarnan O'Connor converted a second Larne penalty minutes later to wrap up the comfortable win.
Substitute Kobei Moore went close to adding a fifth, but his effort cannoned off the frame of the Portadown goal.
Mark Randall scored twice to help Larne to the comfortable home win
Larne were on the front foot from the opening minutes with their front three of James Simpson, Lusty and O'Connor causing havoc and it was no surprise that the first goal of the night came from the home side.
Simpson headed Aaron McCarey's clearance back in the direction of the Portadown goal, and with the visitors' defence sleeping, Lusty nipped in to lob the ball over McCarey and head into an empty net.
Larne's second arrived on 39 minutes and what a strike it was as Randall lashed home from the edge of the box after being teed up by Sean Graham following a short corner routine.
Benji Magee went close to making it three, but fired wide with the goal at his mercy.
The second half was only minutes old when Larne put the game beyond doubt.
Portadown's Steven McCullough's rash challenge on Magee saw Larne awarded the first of two second half penalties.
Randall's strike had too much for McCarey as he got his second and the hosts' third.
Larne's second spot kick of the night arrived seven minutes later following a handball by Portadown's Baris Altintop.
This time it was O'Connor who stepped up and he sent McCarey the wrong way to extend Larne's lead further.
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Glentoran | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
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2 Coleraine | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
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3 Ballymena United | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
|
4 Carrick Rangers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
|
5 Larne | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|
6 Linfield | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
|
7 Crusaders | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
|
8 Bangor | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 3 |
|
9 Portadown | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 3 |
|
10 Cliftonville | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 2 |
|
11 Glenavon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 0 |
|
12 Dungannon Swifts | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | -8 | 0 |
|
Manager: Gary Haveron
Manager: Niall Currie
Manager: Gary Haveron
Manager: Niall Currie
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