Coleraine suffered a blow in the title race after they were beaten 3-1 by Dungannon Swifts – who ran riot in a dominant opening 45 minutes.

Here’s a story of the match from Stangmore Park:

2: A cross by Tiernan Kelly picks out Sean McAllister but his effort lacks any power and is a comfortable save for Ryan Schofield.

6: Big chance for Coleraine as Levi Ives’ stunning pass finds Matthew Shevlin but he can’t steer his shot on target.

placeholder image — Leo Alves netted Dungannon Swifts' second of the afternoon

11: GOAL - Dungannon Swifts 1 (McAllister) Coleraine 0

A long throw isn’t defended by the visitors as McAllister’s low efforts finds the back of the net.

13: Coleraine look for a foul on Joel Cooper but it’s not given. This allows Gael Bigirimana to venture forward and his lob is tipped over by Schofield.

14: Schofield to the rescue again as he dives to his right to keep out Adam Glenny’s goal-bound effort.

20: GOAL – Dungannon Swifts 2 (Alves) Coleraine 0

Coleraine are guilty of losing the ball deep inside their own half and after Kelly has a shot saved, Leo Alves is in the right place to stab home the rebound.

35: Coleraine have Schofield to thank as he dives low to tip McAllister’s shot around the post.

36: GOAL – Dungannon Swifts 3 (Wallace) Coleraine

The hosts are in dreamland as Alves’ corner is flicked on into the path of Danny Wallace who makes no mistake.

38: How’s it not 4-0? A ball finds its way to Shea Gordon completely unmarked and his attempt is smothered by Schofield.

H-T: Dungannon Swifts 3 Coleraine 0

48: A bright start needed by the Bannsiders and it almost arrives as Declan Dunne tips Cooper’s shot over the bar.

50: GOAL – Dungannon Swifts 3 Coleraine 1 (Akintunde)

A lifeline perhaps? Ruaidhri Higgins made four subs at the break and James Akintunde makes an instant impact with a close-range header.

53: All Coleraine now as Okoro plays in Cooper and he’s denied by the legs of Dunne.

80: Kelly’s audacious lob just goes over the bar.

88: Andy Mitchell beats the offside but blazes wide for the Swifts.

F-T: Dungannon Swifts 3 Coleraine 1

DUNGANNON SWIFTS: Dunne, Scott, Kelly, Alves (Smith ‘55 mins), Glenny, Gordon, McGinty, Doyle (Mitchell ‘76 mins), Wallace, Bigirimana, McAllister.

Subs Not Used: Henderson (GK), Maguire, Knowles, Dillon, Moore.

COLERAINE: Schofield, Boyle (Jarvis ‘46 mins), Shevlin (Akintunde ‘46 mins), Cooper, Ives, Dunne (McDonald ‘46 mins), Stewart (Devine ‘46 mins), Wylie, Okoro (McGonigle ‘73 mins), Coyle, Connolly.

Subs Not Used: Webb (GK), Watson.

Referee: Niall Devlin