Bruce celebrates Larne 'breaking glass ceiling'

Larne proprietor Kenny Bruce says his club's occurrence successful nan Uefa Conference League will use nan full Irish League.

Andy Ryan deed a hat-trick astatine Inver Park arsenic Larne beat Lincoln Red Imps 4-3 connected aggregate to go nan first Irish League nine to make nan group aliases convention stages of a awesome European nine competition.

"It breaks done that solid ceiling - group person to do thing first and Larne person now done this for nan first clip for Northern Irish football," said Bruce, whose finance kick-started Larne's renaissance.

"The Northern Irish shot family has been superb too, letting america postpone games to springiness america nan champion opportunity to suffice because each nine successful nan state will now use from nan exposure, finances and solidarity money.

"This gives everyone a caller impetus."

Tiernan Lynch's broadside were reduced to 10 men and came from down earlier winning Thursday night's 2nd limb 3-1 astatine a rapturous Inver Park, pinch president Gareth Clements location to watch nan play unfold.

"It's monumental, it's ground-breaking for nan Irish League and it's groundbreaking for Larne - we did it nan Larne way, we made it difficult for ourselves but nan boys fought for illustration Trojans," said Clements.

"There were a fewer tears - we've worked very very difficult and dreamed of European football. We sewage that and we had a five-year scheme to make nan group stages.

"We're 2 years into that and we've done it truthful I deliberation there's going to beryllium a fewer happy group astir present for nan adjacent mates of days."