Carrick Rangers manager Stephen Baxter labelled his side’s draw against Coleraine as ‘a fabulous result’ as Mikey Place’s goal cancelled out Will Patching’s opener at Taylors Avenue.

Here’s what he had to say after the full-time whistle:

THOUGHTS ON THE GAME:

"Yes, it's a fabulous result.

placeholder image — Carrick Rangers manager Stephen Baxter

"You're up against a full-time professional team who are at times a joy to watch, how they knock it around.

"But on chances created, especially in the second half, we should be taking all three with the two massive chances from Danny (Gibson) and particularly the one from Joe (Crowe), which he should really score

"So that'll please us, knowing that we've got in to create those chances, to maybe get the game and get the three points.

"But we've matched them all the way here in the second half. I thought they were good for 30 minutes in the first half, and in the second half, I thought it was a real ding-dong.

WEATHERED EARLY STORM AND THEN LEVELLED BEFORE THE BREAK:

“Always vital to score.

"I said that to the team...the 15 minutes in the first half pre-half-time, was how we should have played the whole half.

"We were second to the ball in the first 30 minutes, and Coleraine dominated that period.

"And then once we got the grips, we got the goal, we got back into it, and I thought in the second half we were brilliant.

SOME NOTABLE PERFORMERS:

"Well, I would have said Matthew Snoddy was my man of the match, believe it or not.

"I thought Billy Joe (Burns) was magnificent, by the way, but I thought there were several.

"It's getting hard to choose a man of the match for me every week.

"There's that many good performances, but for me, Matthew Snoddy today cleaned everything up and the amount of ball he won in there today. Joe Crowe, again, magnificent, but for me, Matthew Snoddy.