Hamilton 3, Larne 0: Accies cruise to victory in first pre-season test

Hamilton eased to a comfortable win over Northern Irish Premiership side Larne in their first pre-season friendly of the summer.

Goals from Scott Martin, Andy Ryan and Adam McGowan had Accies cruising to victory by the 64th minute, with Larne offering little resistance, after having nearly scored in the first minute.

It was a decent test for the Championship side, who now send sides to Newmains and Larkhall Thistle on Saturday.

Scott Martin scored a well-crafted opener for Hamilton in 16 minutes, in a first half that was pretty even, with Accies edging it on forward chances.

Sub Andy Ryan bagged his first of the new season just over a minute into the second half and Adam McGowan added a third in 64 minutes, having also climbed off the bench at half-time.

Ellis Brown looked lively in the first 45, while Hamilton's two trialists showed promise.

Larne started well and carved the first chance of the game in the opening minute, but tailed off a bit after that, with keeper Ryan Fulton not having too much to do.

There were the usual raft of changes that you get in games like these, with Hamilton changing their entire line-up.

Accies appeared to be coached by John Rankin, who handed starts to youngsters Fergus Owens, Sam Spence and Chris McGinn, while three trialists joined the squad, two of whom started.

Larne boss Niall Curneen brought a strong squad with him from Northern Ireland, featuring starts for ex-Airdrie and Motherwell goalkeeper Rohan Ferguson and former Motherwell and Partick Thistle midfielder Shea Gordon.

Larne started well and when Lee Bonis seized possession outside the box in the first minute, it eventually led to a chance for Gordon, but he pulled his shot wide of the left post, following some head tennis in