Larne boss Tiernan Lynch has told his players to embrace tonight’s step into the “unknown” against St Joseph’s in the first qualifying round of the Europa Conference League (6pm). While Rangers fans might recall the Old Firm giants hammering the Saints 10-0 on aggregate in the Europa League three years ago, little else is known of the Gibraltar outfit.
Abraham Paz’s men finished third in their domestic league last season and have yet to face Irish League opposition since first competing in Europe in 2017.
“We have done our analysis on St Joseph’s and there’s always that little bit of the unknown. But that’s all part of the excitement of playing in Europe,” said Lynch.
