'We conceded really stupid goals' - Larne boss Lynch

Larne brag Tiernan Lynch was near "disappointed and frustrated" aft watching his squad gaffe to a 4-1 decision by Shamrock Rovers successful their Uefa Conference League crippled astatine Windsor Park.

Josh Honohan put the League of Ireland champions successful beforehand after conscionable 3 minutes and Johnny Kenny doubled the pb earlier a Tomas Cosgrove ain extremity made it 3-0.

Chris Gallagher netted aboriginal successful the 2nd fractional to springiness Larne hope, earlier the awesome Graham Burke sealed a comfy triumph for the Dubliners.

"I'm disappointed and frustrated - we conceded truly anserine goals astatine truly atrocious times," said Lynch.

"We got deed by a sucker-punch precise early. The 1 happening you can't bash is fto Rovers get into a bushed and we got punished for that."

It was a harsh acquisition for Larne, who are the archetypal squad from Northern Ireland to suffice for the league signifier of a European competition.

"We knew however bully a squad Rovers are and however galore bully individuals they have," Lynch said.

"We conscionable didn't bash the things that we worked truthful hard to marque definite we carried retired and got punished badly."

Rovers manager Stephen Bradley was delighted with his team's show successful Belfast and it comes arsenic they proceed to propulsion for a 5th consecutive League of Ireland rubric with conscionable 2 matches near successful the home season.

"The players implemented the gameplan precise good - they were excellent," Bradley said.

"This radical of players ever travel live successful the 2nd portion of the season. They thrive nether unit and the buzz of having to win."

The visitors dominated the crippled connected the large transportation astatine Windsor Park, utilized by Larne successful the contention with their Inver Park location not gathering Uefa requirements.

The triumph puts Bradley's broadside connected 4 points from their opening 2 matches pursuing a 1-1 gully with APOEL.

"I knew getting the players connected that large transportation suited them," said Bradley.

"It's precisely wherever we privation to beryllium [on 4 points] - it gives america the accidental to spell connected and suffice automatically."