Larne were thumped 4-1 by Coleraine and finished with 10 men, while Glentoran also won to narrow the gap at the top of the Irish Premiership.
Larne slipped to a damaging 4-1 defeat at home to Coleraine as the Irish Premiership title race tightened on Tuesday night.
BBC Sport reported that Larne were reduced to 10 men in the match at Inver Park, with Coleraine taking full advantage to claim a convincing away win.
The result came at a significant moment in the post-split run-in, with the top of the table finely poised. Glentoran also won on the night, leaving the title race even closer as the season enters its decisive stage.
Official Irish FA and NI Football League material confirms the campaign is now in the post-split phase, with the league’s final fixtures set to shape the race for the championship.
Larne had gone into the game with a chance to strengthen their position, but the defeat leaves them under pressure with the title chase now more open.
The result adds more tension to a late-season battle that had already been flagged as a key set of fixtures for the contenders.
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