An extra-time defeat at the Limavady Showgrounds made it a day to forget on Satuday.
Ruairi Boorman scored the game’s only goal four minutes from the end of the tie as Larne went out of competition at the first hurdle in almost a decade.
Limavady United: Gallagher, Morrow (‘76 Crown), T Boorman, Lowry, Parkhill (’85 Martin), Tosh, R Boorman, Whiteside (’76 McKinney), Mullan, McCready (’76 McCrudden), Walker
Subs: Purcell, McCloskey, Leighton
Larne: Ferguson, Donnelly, McKendry (’60 Ryan), Graham, Magee (’60 Randall), McEneff (’80 Sloan), Bolger, Nolan, Cosgrove, Gallagher, Simpson
Subs: Besant, Want, Wallace, Donnelly
Referee: Shane McGonigle