The wait is finally over! The new Irish Premiership flavor kicked off on Friday night.

Larne beat Glentoran in the European play-off final on May xv, coming from behind to earn an extra-time win at the Oval.

The pair faced-off again in the 2022/23 Premiership curtain-raiser at Inver Park, equally the new campaign got under manner.

The Glens were looking for some swift revenge afterwards capitulating in that Euro play-off. Larne had sights ready on maximum points in forepart of a bumper home crowd.

Bank check out our updates from the game to come across how it all unfolded:

Key Events

Primal Event

FT | Larne 0-0 Glentoran

All over at Inver Park and information technology's a point apiece for Larne and Glentoran.

Cagey enough scoreless describe in the opening game of the flavor.

Both teams cancelled each other out.

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At the other end

Rory Donnelly fires in a long-range effort that Ferguson holds.

Game has sparked into life right at the death here.

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Late adventure

Larne corner is curled in and it comes off Jeff Hughes and was heading goalwards, only it is headed away by James Singleton.

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Into injury time we go

We will have a minimum of iii boosted minutes.

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Kearns clashes with McCarey

McCarey goes down under a slight tug from Kearns and the Larne man goes into the ref's book.

Not sure about that one.

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Glentoran subs

Marry Roy and Ciaran O'Connor on for ean Murray and Jay Donnelly.

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Larne sub

Daniel Kearns on for Paul O'Neill in the 73rd minute.

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Glentoran sub

Hrvoje Plum on for Joe Crowe.

68 minutes played.

Came i minute afterward Crowe picked upwards a booking.

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Larne sub

Shea Gordon on for Mark Randall in the 65th minute.

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Should take done better

Larne float the ball into the box and Lee Bonis rises highest, but he can't direct his header on target from close range.

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Big relieve

Jay Donnelly is sent through on goal but Ferguson makes the salve.

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Non far away

Jay Donnelly with his first sight of goal but the shot drifts just wide of Ferguson's left-hand post.

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Abroad we go once again

2nd half has kicked off at Inver Park.

Larne 0-0 Glentoran.

KEY EVENT

HT | Larne 0-0 Glentoran

We achieve the intermission at Inver and we yet expect a quantum.

Tight game. Larne have had the amend chances just it remains scoreless.

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Another Larne booking

Mark Randall gets a yellow.

Jumped with James Singleton and his arm appeared to connect with Singleton's face.

The Glens player requires treatment.

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Booking

Aaron Donnelly picks upward a yellow.

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Messy defending from Glens

Tomas Cosgrove drills in a low cross that Aaron McCarey spills inside the 6-yard box.

Larne get the ball dorsum into the box and it is only half-cleared but the home side tin't capitalise.

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Good strike

Ben Doherty with a rasping drive from distance and Aaron McCarey bats it away..

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Water interruption

Halfway through the beginning one-half and we accept a water break.

Fully warranted in that heat.

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Way off target

Glentoran free-boot in a decent position, but Sean Connor curls his effort well over the bar.

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Booking

Paul O'Neill picks up an early yellow bill of fare for a belatedly tackle on Joe Crowe.

Was a bit reckless from the young Larne striker.

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Donnelly with a header

Rory Donnelly finds space at the back postal service simply he is stretching every bit he heads the all into Rohan Ferguson's hands.

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Another chance

From the corner, the ball deflects onto the legs of Lee Bonis and bobbles just wide of the mail service.

Bright start from Larne.

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Early on take a chance

Ben Doherty races articulate and fires in a shot, but Aidan Wilson gets back to deflect the shot into the side netting.

Crucial intervention.

KEY Outcome

KICK-OFF!

Abroad nosotros go at Inver Park!

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Here come up the teams

Bully oversupply and atmosphere at Inver Park.

Kick-off coming up.

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Glentoran's first team of the season

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Larne team news

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Wilson: "We demand to hit the ground running"

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New boy Aidan Wilson believes Glentoran must hit the ground running in tonight's Premiership opener against Larne at Inver Park.

The 23-year-old moved across town from Crusaders over the summer and is relishing the prospect of helping Mick McDermott's boys meet the expectation levels that are hovering over the club as the new season kicks off.

The two teams met in the concluding game final season in a winner-takes-all European play-off final. Glentoran appeared to accept their passports prepare to be stamped, leading 2-0 with only xv minutes remaining.

But Larne dominate Tiernan Lynch introduced Ronan Hale after the suspension and he hit an astonishing four goals to help dial the Inver men'due south ticket to Europe. The striker subsequently moved to Cliftonville for the new campaign.

Wilson said:

"The pressure is on correct from the first boot-off. We'll take one game at a time. I recall it's going to be a actually shut title race because so many clubs accept improved their squad over the summer.

"The Irish League is getting better every season . . . boys are coming back from England and Scotland and are coming upwardly from the south. The league is now alluring good quality players. It'due south only going to make the league better; it'southward going to make information technology more competitive. The gaffer (McDermott) has made good signings over the summertime . . . and Larne take also beefed up their squad with a number of new faces.

"Information technology's important to get off to a good beginning – hopefully nosotros tin do that at Inver Park."

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Tough game to call

Larne edged last season's games between the sides. They won two of the iv Premiership meetings, with the other ii ending in draws.

And and then in the play-off final, Larne came from 2-0 down to win four-2 after extra time.

The two games at Inver Park ended in a 1-1 describe and 2-ane win for Larne.