How It Happened: Ballymena United 1 Coleraine 2

Goals either side of half time from Aaron Traynor and Stephen Lowry sealed the win for Coleraine against Ballymena United, who set up a grandstand finish after Ross Redman's late goal.
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85: McCartan tries his luck from distance, but Gallagher watches it all the way and saves well

79: Redman gets on the end of McGrory's cross but hits the post, the ball is recycled as McCartan whips the ball in and the full back glances a header into the net

77: Redman's initial corner is cleared back to him, he whips the ball in again and it clips off the top of the bar

Coleraine's Matthew Shevlin tussles with Trai Hume of Ballymena UnitedColeraine's Matthew Shevlin tussles with Trai Hume of Ballymena United
Coleraine's Matthew Shevlin tussles with Trai Hume of Ballymena United

70: Swift break see Carson race away down the left, he squares the ball for Glackin in front of goal, but he fails to get any contact on the ball

68: Hume gets a flick on Redman's corner, but it floats wide of the far upright

64: Free kick from Bradley flicks off the wall and hits the upright before being cleared

62: Long range effort from Kelly fizzes wide of the target from well outside the box

60: Glackin tries to catch Williamson out with a clever free kick on the corner of the box but he only finds the side netting

47: Good work by Bradley to hold the ball up in the box, he slips the ball to Lowry, who shows great composure to beat Williamson from a tight angle

Half-Time: Ballymena United 0 Coleraine 1

41: Traynor surges forward before playing a one-two on the edge of the box with Doherty his initial effort was blocked, but he managed to force home the rebound from the penalty spot

25: Lowry's clever pass sends Shevlin away inside the box, his first-time shot is parried away by Williamson before the ball bounces off Ervin and back into the keeper's hands

25: Neat build up sees Bradley try his luck from outside the box but it's straight at Williamson

16: Shevlin and Glackin almost combine in the box as the ball breaks Williamson is out quickly to claim the ball at the striker's feet

6: Good work by Wylie to tee up Kelly outside the box, but his first-time effort is pushed away by Gallagher

Ballymena United: Williamson, Redman, Addis, McKeown (McGrory 55), McElroy, McCartan, Hume, Ervin, Kelly, Graham (McCready 55), Wylie (Millar 55).

Subs: Harpur, Knowles, Waide, Balmer.

Coleraine: Gallagher, Kane, Canning, Doherty, Lowry, Bradley, Carson, O'Donnell, Glackin (McLaughlin 81), Traynor, Shevlin (Jarvis 68).

Subs: Henderson, Mullan, Wilson, Tweed, Allen.

Referee: Andrew Davey

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