Summary

  • Larne 2-2 HJK Helsinki (result after extra-time)

  • HJK Helsinki win 3-2 on aggregate

  1. Larne lose in first leg of maiden Champions League tiepublished at 19:19 British Summer Time 19 July 2023

    Larne v HJK Helsinki (19:30 BST)

    An early penalty from Bojan Radulovic inside the opening minute at the Bolt Arena was enough to give the home side the victory last week.

    Cian Bolger made an awkward challenge on Topi Keskinen on the left hand side of the penalty area and conceded the spot-kick.

    Radulovic sent goalkeeper Rohan Ferguson the wrong way, only for the referee to order a retake, but the Spanish-born striker kept his nerve to once again wrong-foot Ferguson and find the bottom corner.

    Read the full match report from the first leg here

    Larne’s Andy Ryan gets away from HJK Helsinki’s Keskinen and LingmannImage source, Pacemaker Press
  2. Big night in store for Larnepublished at 19:13 British Summer Time 19 July 2023

    Larne v HJK Helsinki (19:30 BST)

    Good evening and welcome to our live text commentary of Larne's Champions League first qualifying round second leg against HJK Helsinki at Solitude.

    The Finnish champions arrive with a slender 1-0 lead from last week's first leg in Helsinki, but Larne created plenty of chances in that game and will be optimistic that they can be more clinical and claim the win.

    As well as seeing them reach the second round of qualifying for the Champions League, victory over HJK would also guarantee Larne at least a Europa Conference League play-off spot, so an intriguing night lies ahead.

    Thanks for joining us, enjoy!

    Larne's Andy RyanImage source, Pacemaker Press