GOALS either side of half-time earned Larne a 2-0 victory over Glentoran at Inver Park.
An Andy Ryan penalty in first half stoppage time and a Matty Lusty goal five minutes into the second half sealed victory and helped the Invermen to get back to winning ways after Tuesday’s stalemate away to Glenavon.
The first real opportunity came at the end of the first half when Daniel Amos’ corner on the left flank which made it all the way back to the back post, which Frankie Hvid heading well over in the end.
After being starved of action, the game then sparked to life at the other end within a minute, with Hvid again involved.
This time the former Millwall defender misjudged a tackle in the box and his slid through the back of Andy Ryan.
The Scottish striker picked himself up to coolly slot the resulting penalty home, sending Danie Gyollai the wrong way to break the deadlock.
It was Ryan’s second of the domestic campaign, with the other coming from the spot on the opening day away to Coleraine.
The lead was then doubled five minutes into the second half when Matty Lusty showed a clean pair of heels to fire in his first league goal of the campaign.
Chris Gallagher was first to the ball on the left touchline as he helped it invitingly forward. Lusty firstly turned Paddy McClean before wrestling clear of the defender to give himself a clear sight of goal and fire past the on-rushing Gyollai.
Larne: Ferguson, Want, Ives, Graham (’77 Marsh), Nolan, Todd, Cosgrove, Sloan (’82 Thomson), Gallagher, Ryan, Lusty (’82 Magee)
Subs: Besant, Randall, O’Neill, Seary
Glentoran: Gyollai, Kane (’90 Russell), Hvid, McClean, Sule, Connolly (’73 Jenkins), Fisher, Amos, Singleton, Douglas (’54 Parfitt)
Subs: Mills, Lyons-Foster, Lindsay, Thorndike
Referee: Tim Marshall
