Reds book place in Uefa Conference League qualifying stages with victory
Rory Hale put Reds ahead in first half
Axel Piesold doubled advantage after Coleraine keeper Max Little sent off
Live Reporting
Jana McCabe
Final whistlepublished at 16:17 British Summer Time 11 May
16:17 BST 11 May
FT: Coleraine 0-2 Cliftonville
That's all from us this afternoon, and for this Irish Premiership season, as Cliftonville claim European football for 2025-26 after securing a 2-0 win against their 10-man hosts at the Coleraine Showgrounds.
You can read the report from the match here and stay tuned on the BBC website for more reaction.
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When you look at Cliftonville, winning the League Cup, getting to the Irish Cup final, they've had their struggles for consistency in the league but, they're a classy outfit and you can't deny them this today.
It was an impressive performance from the Reds, a week after their Irish Cup final defeat
Jana McCabe
BBC Sport NI contributor
Cliftonville secured the Irish Premiership's final European spot as they defeated 10-man Coleraine 2-0 at the Showgrounds.
The Reds broke the deadlock on 31 minutes when Rory Hale tapped home the rebound of Ryan Curran's shot.
Coleraine goalkeeper Max Little was shown a straight red card early in the second half for a poor challenge on Joe Gormley with Axel Piesold doubling Cliftonville's lead in the 66th minute.
Jim Magilton's side will now play in the 2025/26 UEFA Conference League while the Bannsiders still wait for their first victory in the European play-off final fixture.
Coleraine made to pay for missed first-half chances
It was a lively start to the game with Eric McWoods having a huge opportunity in the opening minutes when he controlled a superb pass from Hale, but his resulting strike wasn't as convincing as the build-up play and was easily gathered by Little.
Shortly after Cliftonville stopper Lewis Ridd was called into action and made a diving save to thwart Rhyss Campbell's shot with Kyle McClelland unable to convert the rebound.
Jamie Glackin's effort was then blocked by Shea Kearney before Campbell blasted the rebound well over the crossbar.
The home side continued to dominate and had a huge chance when Glackin travelled forward and found the unmarked Declan McManus, whose tame shot was gathered by Ridd.
Coleraine were made to regret not taking advantage of their opportunities when the Reds broke the deadlock just after the half hour when Ryan Curran's shot was palmed away by Little with Rory Hale able to fire home the rebound.
Ronan Doherty tried to find a quick leveller with his curling effort gathered by Ridd before Little denied Hale's shot at the other end.
Cliftonville get the job done
Things became more challenging for Coleraine just after the restart when stopper Little was shown a straight red card for crashing into half-time substitute Gormley outside the box after trying to get to Hale's cross but missing the ball.
Substitute stopper Brown was tested straight away and made a diving save to deny Cliftonville a more comfortable lead from the resulting free-kick when Curran had sent Hale's delivery towards goal.
Magilton's side did get their second when Gormley's shot was parried by Brown but Luke Conlan sent the ball back into the box for Axel Piesold to convert.
As they chased the game in the closing stages, Coleraine struggled to create more opportunities with substitute Matthew Shevlin having a few half chances, but the Cliftonville defence closed down any opportunity created and cleared their lines.