'I'm sick of it': Declan Devine gives view on 'big decisions' amid 'diving all night' assessment

The Glens went ahead on the stroke of half-time through Cammy Palmer before Larne equalised with 14 minutes left to play – Andy Ryan tapping home from close range.

There was further drama prior to the completion of normal time as defender Kamson-Kamara, who had earlier been booked for what the referee deemed a dive, was shown a second yellow card for a late challenge.

The two teams couldn’t be separated in extra time and Larne goalkeeper Rohan Ferguson proved to be the hero, saving all three Glens penalties while Tomas Cosgrove, Sean Graham and Chris Gallagher converted for the Inver Reds.

Reflecting on a “really sore” defeat, Devine questioned a number of decisions made at The Oval and believes his side deserved better.

"It's a painful one, fine margins in the game, big calls and from where I was, I thought we had a good case for a penalty from a handball and I don't think the two yellow card were yellow cards," he told BBC Sport NI.

"On the back of a third game in six days, to go down to 10 men, I thought the players were magnificent, running on empty with a real high level of commitment, it's really sore to take.

"There are big decisions that have gone against us and as a result we have gone to penalties...our penalties were poor, we know that, but they were taken with a lot of fatigue.

"I don't think we got what we deserved. We come away talking about big decisions that have gone against us and I'm sick of it.

"I believe he's (Kamson-Kamara) won the ball on the second one, I don't think it's a foul.

"People are diving all night so why's that a yellow card and the rest of the dives aren't, I don't even think it was a dive.

"We have to use the pain of the defeat to move forward in the coming weeks."

Devine’s side travel to Bangor for a Premiership fixture on Tuesday evening before taking on Linfield in the BetMcLean Cup final next weekend.