Players took it on ourselves to sort out Larne mess and earn Seaview victory: Andy Ryan
Crusaders 0 Larne 3
Larne striker Andy Ryan celebrates the second of his two goals in the Inver Reds' win over Crusaders at Seaview
Scottish striker Andy Ryan celebrates finding the net during Larne's impressive 3-0 victory over Crusaders
Larne striker Lee Bonis was on target and took in Leroy Millar's plaudits during the side's win against Crusaders
Crusaders defender Billy Joe Burns was red-carded during his team's 3-0 defeat to Larne at Seaview
Crusaders manager Stephen Baxter lamented a second-half that saw his team concede three goals and end with 10 men
Two-goal Andy Ryan declared a half-time team talk from Larne boss Tiernan Lynch wasn’t required because the players took responsibility for a poor first-half showing against Crusaders at Seaview on Friday night.
It took them all of 60 seconds to put it right as they proceeded to produce a ruthless second-half showing, suggesting the title holders have no intentions of relinquishing their grip on the Gibson Cup.
Ryan struck the opener seconds after the restart, heading home from close range, before his strike partner Lee Bonis powered in the second with the flick of his head.
The 29-year-old Scot then bagged his second, rolling home a spot-kick after Tomas Cosgrove was impeded by Jarlath O’Rourke inside the box.
Soon later, their task became that little bit easier when Crusaders skipper Billy Joe Burns was sent off after a crude challenge on Larne midfielder Jaziel Orozco.
Ryan insisted manager Lynch didn’t need to say much during half-time.
“We were not at the races in the first-half, so we knew what to expect at the break but, even before he spoke to us, we had a word between ourselves because, as a group, we knew it wasn’t good enough,” admitted Ryan.
“We worked
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