Larne’s journey in this season’s UEFA Conference League qualifying campaign has come to an end following Thursday’s 0-0 draw away to Santa Clara.
Trailing 3-0 from the first leg, the Invermen knew there was a mountain to climb in the Azores.
However, Nathan Rooney’s side produced an impressive display and might have won it late on, through Matty Lusty’s opportunity.
All eyes now turn to the domestic campaign, which returns with Tuesday’s trip to face Cliftonville at Solitude.
Santa Clara: Batista, Pacheco (’64 Wendel), Venacio (’64 Rocha), Nunes, Brenner, H Pereria, Adriano (Serginho), Ferreira (’64 M Pereria), Victor, Vinicius (HT Silva), Costa
Subs: Neneca, Carta, Araujo
Larne: Ferguson, Cosgrove, Nolan, Ridley, Donnelly, S Graham (’87 Simpson), Gallagher, McKendry (’82 Magee), Randall (’68 Lusty), Bent, O’Connor (’82 Kee)
Subs: D Graham, Wallace, Devlin, Sloan, Moore
Referee: Jakob Sundberg (Denmark)
