FootyChatter.com

FT: Larne 1-2 St. Gallen Diaby own goal gives Larne an early lead Gortler levels with fine finish Vandermersch wins it for St Gallen ahead Larne are bottom of the table and winless in their three games Jana Mc Cabe Larne 1-1 St Gallen Ever since Larne broke the deadlock in the opening few minutes, it has been St Gallen who have been the dominant side. Can Tiernan Lynch's men weather the storm or will the visitors be able to find another goal? Lukas Gortler (29 mins) The away side level the game! Albert Vallci plays a perfectly weighted ball over the Larne defence and into the path of Lukas Gortler with the St Gallen captain's first time finish finding the bottom left hand corner. That was a stylish way to equalise and the away fans definitely enjoyed the goal! Larne 1-0 St Gallen Larne are awarded a free-kick after Dylan Sloan is brought down by Bastien Toma. Jordan Mc Eneff's delivery eventually finds Andy Ryan in the box, whose header is gathered by Lawrence Ati-Zigi. Larne 1-0 St Gallen Andy Gray BBC Sport NI at Windsor Park We're 19 minutes into the game and Rohan Ferguson has his first warning for slowing play down a bit too much. The St Gallen support are certainly letting their feelings be known. Larne 1-0 St Gallen St Gallen have had plenty of corners in the opening 20 minutes of the game, but have struggled to test Rohan Ferguson through them. Larne 1-0 St Gallen St Gallen are continuing to push for a leveler. This time it's Chadrac Akolo with the chance, but he sends his effort well over the crossbar. Larne 1-0 St Gallen Bastien Toma's corner is headed away by defender Shaun Want with the ball falling to Mihailo Stevanovic, whose strong strike is on target but is right at Rohan Ferguson. Larne 1-0 St Gallen There is a stoppage in play to let Andy Ryan receive treatment. To the relief of the home fans, the top goalscorer looks set to continue. Larne 1-0 St Gallen St Gallen are awarded the first corner of the game with Bastien Toma's delivery comfortably gathered by Rohan Ferguson. Larne 1-0 St Gallen Andy Gray BBC Sport NI at Windsor Park BEDLAM! What a mad two minutes at Windsor Park! The flare from the St Gallen support had barley been extinguished after their disallowed goal, and how it's the Irish Premiership side who lead! That's the perfect start for Larne! Abdoulaye Diaby own goal (4 mins) Tiernan Lynch's men break the deadlock! Jordan Mc Eneff robs Chima Okoroji of the ball and attempts to play the ball into the path of Andy Ryan with Abdoulaye Diaby bundling the ball into the back of his own net when trying to divert the danger. Certainly a lot to talk about in the opening few minutes of this game! Larne 0-0 St Gallen A huge let off for Larne as Kevin Csoboth has the ball in the back of the net, but he is narrowly offside. Larne, who conceded in the opening three minutes of their last home fixture, will be breathing a huge sigh of relief that the same thing hasn't happened this evening. Larne 0-0 St Gallen Here we go! Kevin Csoboth gets the action underway at Windsor Park. Larne v St Gallen (20: 00 GMT) It's nearly time at Windsor Park with both teams out on the pitch. As Andy said, it's safe to say the away fans are making their voices heard. Will they have something to cheer about or will the home side be the victors this evening? Larne v St Gallen (20: 00 GMT) Abhinov Shyju BBC Sport NI at Windsor Park Jim, from Larne, is also hoping for a historic night at Windsor Park. "We need to get off on the right foot, " he says. "We have had two bad results in Europe, but I'm going to go 2-1 to Larne. " Larne v St Gallen (20: 00 GMT) Andy Gray BBC Sport NI at Windsor Park The St Gallen fans are enjoying their time in Belfast, it's fair to say. They're almost drowning out the PA's pre-match music at Windsor Park and they let out a huge roar as their players enter the tunnel ahead of kick-off. They're set to be entertaining, even if the match isn't. Larne v St Gallen (20: 00 GMT) Like Larne, St Gallen have lost both of their openers in Europe and Thursday's opponents occupy 35th and 36th places in the Conference League. They were hammered 6-2 by Cercle Brugge in their opening match in Belgium. In their second outing, they faced Italian giants and two-time finalists Fiorentina and, although they netted twice, lost 4-2. Domestically, it's safe to say St Gallen's form hasn't been great. They are without a win in their last six league matches and sit seventh in the table after 13 matches. Four of their last five matches in the Swiss Super League have ended in a draw and discipline has also been an issues with two red cards in that time. Larne v St Gallen (20: 00 GMT) Up to 2, 000 supporters of St Gallen are expected in tonight at Windsor Park and they have made their presence in Belfast known ahead of the game. They applied to the Parades Commission to march to the stadium from Shaftesbury Square and they had some flares and made quite the racket. Larne v St Gallen (20: 00 GMT) Abhinov Shyju BBC Sport NI at Windsor Park The Larne fans have been gathering at Windsor Park with hopes of a famous night. Jonathan, from Carrickfergus, thinks it will be a historic night and he hopes for a 2-1 victory for the Irish Premiership side. "We'll see. I hope Andy Ryan will bag a brace, " he says. Larne v St Gallen (20: 00 GMT) There are three changes to the Larne starting XI who were defeated by Shamrock Rovers with Shaun Want, Josh Seary and Jordan Mc Eneff starting. Benji Magee and Sean Graham drop to the bench and Tomas Cosgrove is unavailable due to injury. Larne: Ferguson, Seary, Todd, Bolger, Want, Ives, Gallagher, Thomson, Sloan, Ryan, Mc Eneff. Subs: Besant, Donnelly, Graham, Lusty, Magee, Mc Kendry, O'Neill, Randall. St Gallen: Ati Zigi, Vandermersch, Vallci, Diaby, Okoroji, Gortler, Stevanovic, Csoboth, Geubbels, Toma, Akolo. Subs: Muslija, Watkowiak, Cisse, Faber, Konietzke, Yannick, Ruiz, Witzig. Lukas Gortler's superb volley brought St Gallen level at Windsor Park Hugo Vandermersch scored a 79th-minute winner to shatter Larne's dreams of making more European history as St Gallen ran out 2-1 winners at Windsor Park. After losses to Molde and Shamrock Rovers in the European Conference League, there was hope that Larne could collect a first point or win in Europe when Abdoulaye Diaby turned into his own net in the third minute. The opener provided the loudest cheers of the night from the home support as the Larne players celebrated, but reality soon hit as the Swiss Super League side started to show their class. St Gallen, who had a goal disallowed moments before Larne's opener, got a deserved equaliser when captain Lukas Gortler fired a superb volley beyond Rohan Ferguson in the 29th minute. Larne, the first Irish Premiership team to reach this stage of European competition, held their own against the Swiss side but the decisive moment came with 11 minutes to play when Vandermersch smashed the ball home from close range after a counter attack. It was a heartbreaking result for Larne, who remain bottom of the Conference League after three defeats, while St Gallen picked up their first win in this season's competition. Larne hit by late St Gallen 'sucker punch' - Bolger After a march through the streets of Belfast to the stadium before the game, St Gallen's vocal, 2, 000-strong travelling support set the tone for a chaotic opening three minutes at Windsor Park. The Swiss side thought they had taken the lead after 90 seconds when Hungary international Kevin Csoboth curled an effort into the corner after being played through by Chima Okoroji but the flag was raised for offside. Moments later, Larne hit the front to spark wild celebrations with the St Gallen flares barely extinguished. The Irish Premiership champions broke forward and Jordan Mc Eneff looked to play through Andy Ryan, but defender Diaby stuck out a leg to divert the ball into his own net. However, despite the celebrations, it was almost one-way traffic from there. Mihalio Stevanovic volleyed an effort straight at Ferguson, while Chadrac Akolo, Okoroji and Diaby all spurned half chances. Ryan, ploughing a lone furrow up front, headed straight into the arms of keeper Lawrence Ati-Zigi in a rare Larne attack, but in the 29th minute the visitors were level. Okoroji played in a teasing diagonal cross and captain Gortler fired a vicious volley back across goal from a narrow angle, which flew into the corner and left Ferguson stranded. St Gallen continued to create half chances through Akolo and Bastien Toma, and Larne ended the half well as Cian Bolger headed across goal but could not find a red shirt shortly before the whistle. St Gallen's 2000-strong travelling support brought a sea of noise and colour to Windsor Park The visitors, who had previously lost to Cercle Brugge and Fiorentina in Europe, had the first chance of the second half when Ferguson pushed away Akolo's low free-kick from the edge of the area. Larne rallied and put in a sustained period of pressure, but just could not create the chance or land the key final ball. Csoboth, always lively down the left, fired a shot that was well blocked by Bolger, though play was brought back for a handball. There was a scare when Gortler clipped a ball forward for Willem Geubbels, who looked second favourite for the ball, but it was missed by the onrushing Ferguson. Thankfully for Larne, a combination of Ferguson and Bolger recovered the situation. The decisive goal came when Gortler found Christian Witzig out wide and the substitute played a ball across goal for Vandersmersch to fire home, despite the best efforts of home defender Levi Ives. The wild celebrations from the visiting players and staff said everything about how hard Larne had pushed them. With the wind in their sails, captain Bolger had to be alert to hack away Gortler's cross before Diaby headed narrowly wide from a corner. Substitute Moustapha Cisse thought he had added a third in stoppage time when he raced through, rounded Ferguson and tucked home but the flag was up for offside. The substitute then forced Ferguson into a strong save as the visitors started to run the clock down. Larne are without a win midway through their maiden European campaign, and face trips to Olimpija in Slovenia and Belarus club Dinamo Minsk, before a final home match with Gent. Last Updated 7th November 2024 at 22: 00 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Tiernan Lynch Formation: 5 - 3 - 2 Manager: Enrico Maaßen Formation: 4 - 3 - 1 - 2 Manager: Tiernan Lynch Formation: 5 - 3 - 2 Manager: Enrico Maaßen Formation: 4 - 3 - 1 - 2 UEFA Conference League All competitions © 2024 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.