Bangor suffered a 2-1 home defeat to Larne in the Premiership on Saturday, a result that leaves them anchored in 12th place in the league table with just six points from their opening 12 matches. The Seasiders took an early lead but were ultimately undone by two second-half goals from the visitors.
Arthurs gave Bangor the lead after 20 minutes, but a missed penalty by Lynch in the fourth minute proved costly. Larne's O'Neill equalised in the 68th minute before Doherty completed the turnaround 11 minutes later. The loss extends Bangor's winless run in the league to five games, with their recent form reading LLDLL.
How the match unfolded
Bangor started brightly and had a golden chance to take the lead from the spot early on, but Lynch saw his effort saved. They did go ahead through Arthurs' strike, but Larne grew into the game. The visitors made a triple substitution just after the hour mark and it paid dividends, with O'Neill and Doherty finding the net to secure the points. Bangor's McCullough was booked in the 44th minute.
League context and next game
The defeat leaves Bangor six points from safety and 26 points adrift of league leaders Linfield. They have scored 10 goals this season while conceding 24. Attention now turns to a key away fixture against Ballymena United next Saturday. Ballymena, who sit sixth, were held to a 2-2 draw by Bangor when the sides last met in September. Bangor will be desperate to stop the slide and pick up points at the Ballymena Showgrounds on 31 October.
