ANDY Ryan scored twice as Larne earned a 2-1 win over Dungannon Swifts at Inver Park to stregnthen the position at the top of the table.
The Scottish striker scored a superb 25-yard free-kick midway through the first half and doubled Larne’s lead from the penalty spot just before the break when Sean Graham had been fouled inside the box.
Dungannon pulled one back in the 89th minute thanks to a super striker from Andy Mitchell, but Larne held on for the victory, which moves them five points clear at the top before title rivals Coleraine and Glentoran play in the coming days.
Larne: Ferguson, Ridley, Donnelly, Gallagher, S Graham, Doherty, McEneff (’54 O’Neill), Cosgrove, Bent, Ryan (’71 O’Connor), Simpson (’82 McKendry)
Subs: D Graham, Nolan, Austin, Wallace
Dungannon Swifts: Dunne, Scott, Kelly, Dillion, Alves (HT Knowles), Glenny, McGinty, Doyle (’81 Devlin), Wallace, Mitchell, Bigiramana
Subs: Henderson, Maguire, Marron, Smith, Liggett
Referee: Shane McGonigle
