How It Happened: Larne 1 Coleraine 2

Second half goals from James McLaughlin and Curtis Allen secured second place for Coleraine against a youthful Larne team who took an early lead thanks to Matthew Lusty
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90: Steven Douglas brings his Irish League career to a close with a final appearance coming on for Doherty

89: Lowry finds space and test Mitchell with a low shot from the edge of the box

88: Doherty low shot palmed away by Mitchell

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Curtis Allen scored the winner for ColeraineCurtis Allen scored the winner for Coleraine
Curtis Allen scored the winner for Coleraine

80: Superb diagonal pass by Doherty picks out Nixon inside the box but his shot only finds the side netting

63: McKendry tries his luck from distance but Gallagher saves well

61: Scott loses his man in the box with a great turn and his first-time shot cannons off the face of the crossbar

59: Scott's cross from the right is deflected on to his own bar by Mullan, Lusty picks up the rebound, but his shot is saved by Gallagher

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57: GOAL - Great cross in by Doherty and it's met by Allen at the near post to head past Mitchell

52: Carson plays a one-two with Glackin and drives into the box before forcing Mitchell into a good save

51: Doherty draws a good save out of Mitchell after he is found at the back post

49: GOAL - Carson feeds the ball out to Doherty, who whips a great ball into the box for McLaughlin, who forces the ball home from close range

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47: McKendry breaks free Kane does brilliantly to get back and block his initial effort, but the Larne man picks up the rebound and forces Gallagher into a good save

HALF TIME: Larne 1 Coleraine 0

40: Neat build up play down the left sees Lynch whip a great cross in for Lusty, but his header is superbly tipped over by Gallagher

33: A surging run by Carson sees him drive a low ball into the six yard box, it somehow stays out despite ricocheting off Allen and Mitchell

29: Mitchell fails to gather a corner the ball falls for Allen at the back post, his shot clips the post and comes out to McLaughlin, whose shot is blocked and the ball is eventually cleared

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24: McKendry slips a clever pass in to Lynch inside the box, and he forces Gallagher into a good save at his near post

22: At the other end Lusty whips a great low cross into the six-yard box, but the unmarked McMuray fails to get enough contact on in to tap it home

21: Good move by the visitors a McLaughlin pulls a cross back across the face of goal, if finds Doherty but somehow his low shot is cleared off the line by Kelly

9: GOAL - Swift break away by the hosts sees the ball break for teenager Lusty 20 yards out and he drills a low shot past Gallagher

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1: Mitchell does well to claim Doherty's cross with Allen putting pressure on

Larne: C Mitchell, Kelly (Adair 44), Scott (Wood 78), Lynch, A Mitchell, McKendry, Wade Slater, D'Sena, McMuray, Lusty, Greer (Sloan 66).

Subs: Mottley-Henry, Curran, Foster.

Coleraine: Gallagher, Kane, Carson, Canning, Mullan, Doherty, Lowry, Jarvis (Nixon 46), Glackin, McLaughlin, Allen (Wilson 81).

Subs: Douglas, Parkhill, Beverland, Brennan, Kelly.

Referee: Keith Kennedy

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