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Kilmarnock end pre-season trip with draw against Northern Irish side Larne

Kilmarnock's pre-season trip xto Northern Ireland ended with a 2-2 draw against Larne.

Innes Cameron bagged another goal for Tommy Wright's side just days after scoring the winner against Linfield.

His confident strike from the penalty spot gave Killie the lead after Jason Naismith was hauled down in the box.

The home side were using the match as preparation for their upcoming Europa Conference League tie but it was Wright’s men who looked sharper on the ball in the opening stages.

Fraser Murray had already seen one strike hit the bar before he notched his first Killie goal after 20 minutes.

He smashed an effort towards goal after some clever play which led to Killie's second.

The second half was feisty with a few flashpoints but little goalmouth action until Larne shocked Killie with two goals in as many minutes.

The hosts found space to the left of the Killie defence and Lee Lynch placed his strike into the corner of the net.

Larne were level in 70 minutes when Mark Randall found Ronan Hale unmarked in the box to sweep home to the delight of the home fans.

Boss Wright said: "It was a good workout and we got 90 minutes into some players' legs.

"I was slightly disappointed with the second-half, we didn't do ourselves any justice in terms of how we played.

"But the first-half we were excellent and could have been four or five up."

Next up for Killie is a Premier Sports Cup clash away to East Kilbride on Saturday in their 2021-22 season opener.

Killie XI: Hemming; Naismith (McGowan 72), Sanders, E.Murray, Haunstrup (Waters 72), McGinn, Lyons, Burke (McKenzie 63), Armstrong (Brindley 80), F Murray, Cameron.

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