FT: Coleraine 1-2 Crusaders (12:30 GMT)
Jordan Stewart heads Crusaders ahead
Kieran Offord doubles the away side's lead
Matthew Shevlin pulls a goal back for Bannsiders
Kyle McClelland sent off for two yellow cards
FT: Coleraine 1-2 Crusaders
That is all from us as Crusaders hang on to pick up a much-needed victory that moves them up to fourth in the table.
You can read the report from the game here.
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Crusaders hold to ensure a third successive 2-1 win over Coleraine this season.
A Jordan Stewart header had them in front by the 20th minute and they doubled their lead through top scorer Kieran Offord eight minutes later.
Coleraine pulled a goal back through Matthew Shevlin with his 13th league goal of the campaign but couldn't find the equaliser in the closing stages.
To compound Coleraine's woes, defender Kyle McClelland was sent off in the closing stages after receiving two yellow cards.
The win sees Crusaders leapfrog their opponents in the league table.
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What a save from Johnny Tuffey to preserve his side's lead, tipping over Kyle Spence's fierce shot.
Coleraine 1-2 Crusaders
Substitute Corey Smith's low angled drive safely gathered by Crusaders' keeper Johnny Duffey as we enter added time.
Coleraine 1-2 Crusaders
Five additional minutes to be played.
Coleraine 1-2 Crusaders
Jamie Glackin's cross flies across the face of the Crusaders goal, no one in a blue and white striped shirt able to get on the end of it.
Coleraine 1-2 Crusaders
A late change for Coleraine as Rhyss Campbell is replaced by Kyle Spence.
Coleraine 1-2 Crusaders
Entering the final five minutes at the Showgrounds, plus whatever added time there is.
Still time for some late drama?
Coleraine 1-2 Crusaders
A second yellow card for Kyle McClelland means it's an early bath for the big Coleraine defender.
He tangled with Kieran Offord as Crusaders looked to counter, leaving referee Declan Hassan no option but to send him off.
Matthew Shevlin - 76mins
Coleraine do get their lifeline through, who else, but leading scorer Matthew Shevlin who heads home from six yards out from a Dean Jarvis cross.
That's Shevlin's 13th league goal of the season.
Coleraine 0-2 Crusaders
Coleraine almost caught out again.
Defender Cameron Stewart does well initially to win possession but then kicks the ball straight to Crusaders midfielder Harry Jewitt-White.
He makes room for the shot on the edge of the penalty area but screws his effort past the post.
Coleraine 0-2 Crusaders
Almost a lifeline for the home side.
A high ball to the back post from Dean Jarvis is met by Rhyss Campbell, who redirects it back towards goal.
The ball looks to be going over the line before being hacked clear by a covering Crusaders defender.
Coleraine 0-2 Crusaders
Jordan Stewart is the third Crusaders player to be booked.
Coleraine 0-2 Crusaders
Time ticking for the home side to get back in this game.
Coleraine 0-2 Crusaders
Substitute Connor Murray with an ambitious effort from distance following a quickly taken throw-in badly off target.
Coleraine 0-2 Crusaders
A minute's applause rings round the Showgrounds in memory of Coleraine FC Stewart David McLaughlin, who sadly passed away during the week.
Coleraine 0-2 Crusaders
And a change for the visitors as Malachy Smith replaces Josh Williamson.
Coleraine 0-2 Crusaders
A double change for the home side on the hour mark as Connor Murray and Corey Smith replace Ciaron Harkin and Jamie McGonigle.
Will the substitutions provide fresh impetus for the home side in the final half an hour?
Coleraine 0-2 Crusaders
Dean Jarvis curls a left foot free-kick over the crossbar from the edge of the penalty area after Matthew Shevlin is fouled by Lewis Barr.
Coleraine 0-2 Crusaders
Lewis Barr is the second Crusaders player to be booked, for pulling back Matthew Shevlin.
Offord scored his seventh league goal of the season against Coleraine
Crusaders returned to winning ways in the Irish Premiership as they beat Coleraine 2-1 at the Showgrounds.
In an entertaining first half, Jordan Stewart opened the scoring with a close-range header before Kieran Offord added a second after a defensive mix-up for Coleraine.
Matthew Shevlin pulled a goal back in the second half, but Kyle McClelland was sent off soon after as Declan Caddell's side held on for victory.
The Crues have now beaten Coleraine in three meetings this season and they move up to seventh in the table after the victory.
Crusaders opened the scoring midway through the opening half thanks to Stewart.
Ross Clarke swung a corner in from the near side and Stewart headed the ball up and over the reach of goalkeeper Max Little.
The visitors doubled their lead eight minutes later as defender Cameron Stewart under hit his pass back to Little, allowing the alert Offord to nip in, round the goalkeeper and roll the ball into an empty net.
It could have been worse for the Bannsiders as Jimmy Callacher rattled the woodwork on the stroke of half-time.
Coleraine, too, had their chances in an end-to-end first half, Shevlin and Rhyss Campbell both hitting the crossbar from headers.
Shevlin did throw the hosts a lifeline 15 minutes from the end, heading home Dean Jarvis’ cross from the left from close range for his 13th league goal of the season.
But their hopes of finding an equaliser were dealt a blow as McClelland was shown a second yellow card by referee Declan Hassan minutes later after tangling with Offord.
Johnny Tuffey denied Coleraine a late equaliser when he turned away substitute Kyle Spence’s fierce angled drive as the Crues recorded a third successive 2-1 win over Dean Shiels’ side.
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | Linfield | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 15 | 18 | 35 |
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| 2 | Cliftonville | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 30 |
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| 3 | Dungannon Swifts | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 29 |
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| 4 | Portadown | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 28 |
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| 5 | Glentoran | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 27 |
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| 6 | Ballymena United | 17 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 27 |
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| 7 | Crusaders | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 26 |
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| 8 | Coleraine | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 24 | 5 | 25 |
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| 9 | Larne | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 21 |
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| 10 | Carrick Rangers | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 29 | -11 | 15 |
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| 11 | Glenavon | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 25 | -14 | 15 |
|
| 12 | Loughgall | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 18 | 46 | -28 | 11 |
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Manager: Dean Shiels
Manager: Declan Caddell
Manager: Dean Shiels
Manager: Declan Caddell
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