DARREN ANSWERS THE CAUL

DARREN McCAULEY smashed in a second half sizzler against Ballymena in

Coleraine’s 1-0 victory at Ballycastle Road to keep their title challenge on the boil.

The big midfielder hit a screamer on 57 minutes to relieve the tension that had hovered over the Showgrounds all afternoon.

It was a game of rugged tackles and miss-placed passes with precious little good football played.

“It wasn’t a classic,” said a relieved Coleraine boss Oran Kearney. “We were delighted to get the three points, from what was a very tricky game.

“Ballymena came where with nothing to lose. Credit to our lads for sticking at it.

“The one negative was we were a wee bit wasteful in front of goal, but sometimes to have to win games without being at our best.”

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