Tiernan Lynch admitted Larne were left "shellshocked" as their Irish Cup dreams came crashing down around them on Friday evening.
The league leaders, who were eyeing a historic Treble for the club, failed to rise to the occasion and Ballymena United took full advantage thanks to second half goals from Craig Farquhar and Dougie Wilson.
In truth it was nothing more than the Sky Blues deserved as they made it to back-to-back finals, much to Lynch's disappointment.
