Larne head coach Gary Haveron says his side deserved their groundbreaking 1-0 win over Gent in the Uefa Conference League and stressed the hard-fought victory over their Belgian opponents at Windsor Park was "no smash and grab".
Tomas Cosgrove's second-half goal saw the Irish Premiership champions clinch their first win and first points in their inaugural venture into the league stages of the competition.
The east Antrim club had lost their previous five matches on the European stage but this success represented another significant landmark for an Irish League side.
"What a performance and what an effort from our boys tonight. We were determined to bow out of this competition with our heads held high and I think we have done that and then some. I couldn't be prouder of them," Haveron told BBC Sport NI.
"This is no smash and grab, we created chances throughout the game and missed big chances in the game and I thought not taking them might come back to cost us, but no better man than Tomas Cosgrove to arrive at the back post.
"That after he signed a contract extension, I'm so delighted for him and it's a great way to bow out of this competition and we need to use it as a springboard for the rest of the season."
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