Dinamo Minsk v Larne (17:45 GMT)
FT: Dinamo Minsk 2-0 Larne
That's all from us this evening as Larne's wait for their first point in the Europa Conference League continues.
You can read the match report from the game here.
The Inver Reds' Europa Conference League campaign will come to an end against Ghent next week at Windsor Park, we'll have live text updates from that game so make sure to join us then.
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FT: Dinamo Minsk 2-0 Larne
Dinamo Minsk now move up to 33rd in the table and are still, mathematically at least, in the mix.
Larne remain bottom and now have no hope of progressing to the knock-out phase.
FT: Dinamo Minsk 2-0 Larne
Stephen Craigan
Former Northern Ireland defender on TNT Sports
[The penalty] changed the whole swing of the game.
They got the opening goal and they didn't look back.
Dinamo Minsk 2-0 Larne
Not the fairytale night that the Larne fans were hoping for as Dinamo Minsk gain their first points of the league phase.
Dinamo Minsk 2-0 Larne
Rohan Ferguson comfortably thwarts the danger that Gleb Zherdev's resulting free-kick causes.
Dinamo Minsk 2-0 Larne
Cian Bolger is shown his second yellow card of the match and is sent off.
The Inver Reds captain receives his second caution for a tussle on the ground with Trofim Melnichenko after being shown a yellow card and conceding a penalty earlier in the half for another altercation with Melnichenko.
Dinamo Minsk 2-0 Larne
Stephen Craigan
Former Northern Ireland defender on TNT Sports
The thing that will stick in the throat for Larne is the penalty decision, especially Cian Bolger.
You can accept if you don't play well or the opposition is better than you.
But the first goal at this level is absolutely vital and Larne will feel it was handed to them.
Poor, poor officiating. You can't get away from it.
Dinamo Minsk 2-0 Larne
We've played the 90 minutes in Baku and are now into four minutes of additional time.
Dinamo Minsk 2-0 Larne
Boni Amian is on for Daniil Kulikov for Dinamo Minsk.
Dinamo Minsk 2-0 Larne
That was a good chance for Larne to get on the scoresheet!
Jordan McEneff plays a short corner to Levi Ives with his delivery into the box headed just over the crossbar by Shaun Want.
Dinamo Minsk 2-0 Larne
Pavel Sedko's night is over as he is replaced by Joseph Okoro.
Dinamo Minsk 2-0 Larne
Dylan Sloan's cross into the box is too heavy for the onrushing Conor McKendry as Larne look to push forward.
Dinamo Minsk 2-0 Larne
After conceding two goals in quick succession, Larne have struggled to create chances of their own.
Can they get a goal back and make it a nervy end to the game for Dinamo Minsk?
Dinamo Minsk 2-0 Larne
Conor McKendry and Matthew Lusty are introduced for Paul O'Neill and Joe Thomson.
Dinamo Minsk 2-0 Larne
Cricky Gallagher's curling effort is off target as Larne try to find a quick response.
Dinamo Minsk 2-0 Larne
Stephen Craigan
Former Northern Ireland defender on TNT Sports
Such a poor goal to give away.
Rohan Ferguson will be furious with himself, it's an elementary error.
He should be catching that but the bounce beats him.
Gleb Zherdev (73mins)
Vadim Skripchenko's side find a quick second!
Vadim Pigas travels past multiple Larne players down the right flank and delivers a well timed pass into the box for Gleb Zherdev.
The substitute's header takes an awkward bounce, which confuses Rohan Ferguson, before finding the back of the net.
Dinamo Minsk 1-0 Larne
Stephen Craigan
Former Northern Ireland defender on TNT Sports
That is the most ridiculous penalty you'll ever see
He [Cian Bolger] is standing his ground.
Soft as they come, a really poor call from the referee.
I think that's a clear and obvious error.
Aleksei Gavrilovich (67mins)
Rohan Ferguson guesses the wrong way and dives to his right and defender Aleksei Gavrilovich sends a strong effort into the bottom corner.
Dinamo Minsk 0-0 Larne
Trofim Melnichenko and Cian Bolger clash when battling for the ball with Bolger booked and Dinamo Minsk awarded a penalty.
After a VAR check, the decision stands. Certainly one to watch back but what a chance for Dinamo Minsk to take the lead.
Larne have now lost their five Conference League games
Larne's wait for a first point in the Uefa Conference League goes on after a 2-0 defeat against Dinamo Minsk at the Mehdi Huseynzade Stadium in Azerbaijan.
Aleksei Gavrilovich's emphatic penalty on 67 minutes and a second from Gleb Zherdev secured the narrow win for the Belarusians in the behind-closed-doors encounter.
Larne will be disappointed with the manner of the two goals they conceded as their best chance of picking up a historic result in the league phase of this competition passed them by.
Nathan Rooney's side remain bottom of the Conference League table with a final home game against Ghent to come next week to conclude their campaign.
Larne, who had assistant Gary Haveron in charge as Rooney does not hold a Pro License, started with a greater attacking impetus than their previous European away games.
The returning Tomas Cosgrove volleyed wide from Mark Randall's free-kick after six minutes.
At the other end, Dinamo Minsk had their first half-chance as Vadim Pigas delivered a cross from the right to Daniil Kulikov, who stooped to head straight at Rohan Ferguson.
The visitors then had a golden chance to take the lead on 12 minutes through Andy Ryan.
Mark Randall slipped the ball through to the Scottish striker, who raced through and showed great feet before attempting to square the ball to Paul O'Neill.
Roman Begunov blocked the pass, but Ryan's low drive on the follow-up forced Fedor Lapoukhov into a save.
Dinamo threatened again on 29 minutes as Pigas got to the byline and put in a dangerous delivery which just evaded the on-rushing Dmitry Podstrelov.
The final 15 minutes of the first half fizzled out but Larne made a bright start to the second period, with Ryan going close again.
Cian Bolger delivered the ball to Ryan at the back post and his audacious overhead kick almost caught out Lapoukhov.
The hosts began to grow into the game after the introduction of forwards Timof Milnichenko and Zherdev and they fashioned two good chances in quick succession.
Substitute Melnichenko flashed a low shot wide from outside the area before the dangerous Pigas delivered a pinpoint cross to Zherdev at the back post and he headed wide from close range.
As Larne started to sit deeper, Bolger then gave away the penalty as he was deemed to have prevented Melnichenko from connecting with another deep cross from Pigas.
Defender Gavrilovich stepped up and slammed home the resulting spot kick, with the hosts' celebration one of relief after a laboured 65 minutes before the penalty.
Things went from bad to worse for Larne as Dinamo grabbed a fortuitous second five minutes later.
Pigas picked out Zherdev at the back post, whose downward header squirmed under Ferguson and into the net.
Those goals seemed to knock the stuffing out of Larne, as they failed to muster a response.
Their misery was compounded when captain Bolger was sent off in injury time after receiving a second yellow card as Larne fell to their fifth straight defeat in the competition.
They have now had a man sent off in three of their five games and Bolger will miss the final game against Ghent at Windsor Park next Thursday.
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 17 | 15 |
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| 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 12 |
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| 3 | Legia Warszawa | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 12 |
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| 4 | Lugano | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 12 |
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| 5 | Cercle Brugge | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
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| 6 | Jagiellonia Białystok | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
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| 7 | Rapid Vienna | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
|
| 8 | Vitória Guimarães | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
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| 9 | APOEL | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
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| 10 | Djurgården | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
|
| 11 | Olimpija | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
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| 12 | Heidenheim | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
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| 13 | Shamrock Rovers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
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| 14 | København | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
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| 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| |
| 16 | Borac Banja Luka | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
|
| 17 | Víkingur Reykjavík | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 7 |
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| 18 | Pafos | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
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| 19 | Gent | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 6 |
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| 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 6 |
| |
| 21 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 5 |
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| 22 | Celje | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 |
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| 23 | TSC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 4 |
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| 24 | Molde | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 4 |
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| 25 | Panathinaikos | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 4 |
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| 26 | Astana | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 4 |
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| 27 | St.Gallen | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 4 |
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| 28 | HJK | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 4 |
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| 29 | Noah | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | -9 | 4 |
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| 30 | Omonia Nicosia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 3 |
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| 31 | The New Saints | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
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| 32 | Mladá Boleslav | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 3 |
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| 33 | Dinamo Minsk | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 3 |
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| 34 | LASK | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | -10 | 2 |
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| 35 | Petrocub | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | -9 | 1 |
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| 36 | Larne | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12 | -10 | 0 |
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Manager: Vadim Skripchenko
Formation: 4 - 3 - 3
Manager: Gary Haveron
Formation: 5 - 3 - 2
Manager: Vadim Skripchenko
Formation: 4 - 3 - 3
Manager: Gary Haveron
Formation: 5 - 3 - 2
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