O'Neill hits hat-trick as Larne overcome Carrick

Irish PremiershipCarrick Rangers 2 - 5 Larne FTPaul O'Neill scored a hat-trick as Larne withstood a Carrick Rangers fightback to continue their unbeaten start to their Irish Premiership title defence with a 5-2 victory.O'Neill struck twice early on while Dan Bent's penalty had the champions three goals clear before Danny Gibson scored twice in first-half injury time to reduce the deficit.O'Neill completed his hat-trick in the second period as Carrick threatened a comeback.Bent then scored a seco