Waveney beaten by Larne Youth

The Ballymena side took the lead just before half time when Kyle Jackson ran on to a through ball to finish well.

Larne applied a lot of pressure in the second half, leading to an equaliser, and although Waveney battled hard, Larne struck twice in as many minutes inside the final five minutes to wrap the points up.

Craig Gaston, standing in for regular keeper Kurtis Brown, was Carniny's man-of-the-match, while other mentions go to Aaron Weir, for an excellent man-marking job, and Mark Crawford, who made his debut as a sub.

With two games left in the plate to come against Comber and Ballyclare,Waveney can still reach the final by winning these games. Before then, however, Waveney return to league action with an eagerly-awaited 'derby' against Northend at the Showgrounds this Saturday (10.30am).

Waveney: Gaston, Dunlop, Stewart, Logan, Henry, Weir, Mills, Balmer, R Stewart, Jackson, Corrigan. Subs; Hanlon, Frew, Stock, Crawford.