STORY OF THE MATCH: Coleraine 6 Glentoran 2
Coleraine ensured they will play European football next season after emphatically beating Glentoran on a sunny afternoon on the north coast.
Here’s a story of the match at a sold-out Coleraine Showgrounds.
7: GOAL – Coleraine 1 (Patching) Glentoran 0
Coleraine take an early lead from the penalty spot after Lyndon Kane is brought down inside the box by Jordan Stewart, with Will Patching making no mistake from 12 yards.
12: Glentoran try their luck with a 30-yard free-kick but Jack Malone can’t curl his effort on target.
14: GOAL – Coleraine 2 (Ives) Glentoran 0
Coleraine’s dream start continues as Levi Ives lets fly with an unstoppable free-kick from 25 yards that sails into the net.
23: Mills to the rescue for Glentoran as the ‘keeper dives to his right to keep out Joel Cooper’s goalbound effort.
29: Ryan Cooney tries to do what Ives did at the other end but his free-kick flashes over.
32: Daniel Amos’ corner poses Coleraine problems as MJ Kamson Kamara nods wide at the back post.
34: Declan Devine has his hands in his head as Josh Daniels misses a header from point-blank range, before Cameron Stewart makes a timely block to deny Pat Hoban’s follow-up.
H-T: Coleraine 2 Glentoran 0
49: GOAL – Coleraine 3 (Patching) Glentoran 0
Glentoran pay the penalty again as Kamson-Kamara is adjudged to have brought down Okoro inside the box, which allows Patching to net his second of the afternoon from the spot.
58: GOAL – Coleraine 4 (Patching) Glentoran 0
A dream afternoon for Ruaidhri Higgins’ men as they stretch their lead to 4-0 as Patching completes his hat-trick with a stunning strike from outside the box.
62: GOAL – Coleraine 4 Glentoran 1 (Clarke)
The visitors grab a goal back as substitute Ross Clarke arrows low into the bottom corner.
70: GOAL – Coleraine 5 (Devine) Glentoran 1
We have been treated to some brilliant goals this afternoon and here’s another as Senan Devine picks his spot with a stunning strike from 25 yards.
85: GOAL – Coleraine 5 Glentoran 2 (Malone)
A consolation goal for the visitors as Jack Malone converts from close range.
89: Coleraine and Rowan McDonald are denied by the upright as the midfielder watches his strike hit the post.
90: GOAL – Coleraine 6 (Shevlin) Glentoran 2
Coleraine’s danger man gets in on the act to complete the scoring for the Bannsiders.
F-T: Coleraine 6 Glentoran 2
COLERAINE: Schofield, Kane, Boyle, Patching (Jarvis ‘78 mins), Shevlin, Cooper (Devine ‘61 mins), Ives, Dunne (McGonigle ‘78 mins), Stewart, Wylie (McDonald ‘61 mins), Okoro (Connolly ‘69 mins).
Subs Not Used: Webb (GK), McGregor.
GLENTORAN: Mills, Cooney, Kane, Palmer, Hoban, Stewart (Jenkins ‘46 mins), Kamson-Kamara, Amos (Thomson ‘46 mins), Singleton, Malone, Daniels (Clarke’ 46 mins).
Subs Not Used: Crellin (GK), Burt, Larmour, Gallagher.
Referee: Ian McNabb