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Larne keen to avoid getting 'egg on their face' again insists Tiernan Lynch

Tiernan Lynch insists Larne will not deviate from their mantra of one game at a time.

The Invermen are on the cusp of something historic as they close in on a league and cup double.

Lynch's men are five points clear at the top of the Irish Premiership with five to play, but have a break away from the bread and butter this weekend as they take on Ballymena United in the Irish Cup semi-finals.

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The Larne boss says their approach won't change though as the relish another big game coming their way.

“It’s good to get a break from the League but only if you win your Cup tie," he said.

“We don’t overly think about all these things to be honest.

“I know people don’t believe us and think it’s the old clichés but we literally take it one game at a time.

“Next up is Ballymena in the semi-final and this is where the club wants to be.

“We want to be in these big games, we want to be going into the split whilst in the mix, we want to be going to semi-finals and finals.

“We have to start embracing and enjoying this and getting on the wave."

While many expect Larne to ease past their east Antrim neighbours at Seaview on Friday evening Lynch is wary of being left "with egg on their face" again.

The Sky Blues bounced back from 3-1 to knock out the Invermen 4-3 on penalties at the quarter-finals last season and Lynch does not want to be stung again.

“We probably went into the game and everyone thought all Larne have to do is turn up," he said..

“At 3-1 up, everyone thought it was over and thinking about getting their tickets for the semi-final.

“We ended up with egg in our face.

“Our big thing is about giving them the credit they deserve and David Jeffrey is the master of this type of scenario, so this won’t be easy.

"It doesn't matter where you are in the league, it doesn't matter what the league table says, or what past results were, nothing like that.

"It's a cup game, it's 90 plus minutes and you've got to go and be at your best to get something from it."

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