League Cup Final

:00:11. > :00:15.They have been playing for this trophy in Northern Ireland for 118

:00:15. > :00:25.years, and today it is the turn of Coleraine and Crusaders to try and

:00:25. > :00:49.

:00:49. > :00:54.No doubt that the nerves are starting to jangle. Kick-off is

:00:55. > :01:01.about 15 minutes away at the ballot Meaney that Nash Ballymena

:01:01. > :01:05.Showground. The crowd is three-and- a-half-hour arms and. -- the

:01:05. > :01:08.Ballymena Showground. The weather is chilly and frosty, but a great

:01:08. > :01:14.atmosphere starting to build for this, the second cup final of the

:01:14. > :01:18.season. Good afternoon and welcome to live coverage of the Irn Bru

:01:18. > :01:21.League Cup. We are all looking forward to what we hope will be a

:01:21. > :01:26.cracking Cup final. Joining me in the studio, two men who know all

:01:26. > :01:29.about winning local football silverware, Marty Quinn and Chris

:01:29. > :01:36.Morgan. Good to see you both. What do you think of the venue for the

:01:36. > :01:44.game today? Good choice? I've think so. It suits both sides. It is

:01:44. > :01:48.halfway between Belfast and Coleraine. The stadium looks the

:01:48. > :01:53.part and they have been able to house the extra Coleraine fans.

:01:53. > :01:58.a team's fans in their numbers here. Great atmosphere building. -- both

:01:58. > :02:04.team's fans. Coleraine fans are very confident. It was a good

:02:04. > :02:08.location, 50-50 for both clubs. Rather than bringing it to Belfast,

:02:08. > :02:13.and a bigger stadium, it might go down well, with a full house it

:02:13. > :02:16.should look well. A la Sky 1 Coleraine were winning silverware -

:02:16. > :02:26.- the last time Coleraine winning silverware were back in 2003.

:02:26. > :02:32.memories? Those memories never fade. I am actually someone with a bit of

:02:32. > :02:35.a Crusaders blood and a long association with Cliftonville, but

:02:35. > :02:39.with the experience that the crews have had, winning a few trophies

:02:39. > :02:46.and have been competing hard for the lead, they might have the edge

:02:47. > :02:50.on a young and very fast maturing Coleraine side. I am delighted for

:02:50. > :02:55.them. I would love them to win the Cup today, but I think it might be

:02:55. > :03:02.a bit too early for them. The only time these teams have met in the

:03:02. > :03:06.final before was here in 1996, the League Cup final. The last time

:03:06. > :03:10.Crusaders won the competition was the same year, 1996. Chris, you

:03:10. > :03:18.were in the squad that day. It has been a while since you pulled on

:03:18. > :03:25.your boots, but good memories. Absolutely. I remember the game. I

:03:25. > :03:29.would have been starting to break into the squad. I was about 20

:03:29. > :03:36.years old. -- you were about 20 years old. You do the maths. Out of

:03:36. > :03:40.the blue, they came into the final and it was the first time we saw

:03:41. > :03:47.some players, and might chance was gone and Patrick Donnelly scored

:03:47. > :03:52.the winner. -- my chance. Coleraine have been scoring some spectacular

:03:52. > :03:57.goals and have been on a great run, unbeaten in 13. This was one of the

:03:57. > :04:07.best they scored. Johnny Black from inside his own half. An

:04:07. > :04:09.

:04:09. > :04:15.unbelievable effort. Then last week, is in. Paul Owens. Direct from the

:04:15. > :04:21.corner. He wasn't content to do it once, he did it twice and nearly

:04:21. > :04:29.did it a third time. Yes, a little bit of luck, but Coleraine are on a

:04:29. > :04:33.good run at the moment and playing The manager said he had been lucky

:04:33. > :04:42.up to now. When you score goals like that, in a gale force winds,

:04:42. > :04:45.lo and behold, he was caught out twice which was uncharacteristic of

:04:45. > :04:50.David, but the conditions added to that. He made a couple of great

:04:50. > :04:55.saves on the day as well. Coleraine are a team without fear, they are

:04:55. > :05:01.young with a young manager. They are not afraid to have a pop.

:05:01. > :05:03.Johnny Black's goal showed that the goalkeeper when one to watch them

:05:03. > :05:08.again, but they were caught out and should not have been caught out in

:05:08. > :05:12.those positions. Do you think Crusaders experience will count.

:05:12. > :05:18.Colin Coates making his three hundreds appearance. He has been a

:05:18. > :05:22.key player for them. As Marty Quinn said, Crusaders have been pushing

:05:22. > :05:27.at the top end of the league for a few years and have been in cup

:05:27. > :05:31.finals and maybe just had a bit of extra big-game experience. You talk

:05:31. > :05:35.about Colin Coates and he was a big threat from set-pieces. I think he

:05:35. > :05:41.was -- has scored eight goals this season. Good going for a centre

:05:41. > :05:45.half. The guy beside him, Paul Leeman, so much experience. Stuart

:05:45. > :05:49.Dallas is a really exciting player and one we all like watching. You

:05:49. > :05:53.can see his pace here and his eye for goal. He is a player I would

:05:53. > :05:56.like to see in a more central position. I fancy might come in off

:05:56. > :06:02.the left, but I would like to see him getting close to the forwards

:06:02. > :06:05.and making the third man runs the on the strikers. While the Irish

:06:05. > :06:10.League and the Irish Cup may be the most coveted titles in local

:06:10. > :06:15.football, but this competition has prestige. The cup was presented 100

:06:15. > :06:19.years ago as the City Cup and this is what it meant to Tommy Wright

:06:19. > :06:22.when he led Lisburn Distillery to the Cup last year. To winning last

:06:22. > :06:29.season was brilliant for me. As you can see from the celebrations, I

:06:29. > :06:33.lost control. A wonderful, wonderful feeling. I put so much

:06:33. > :06:37.hard work into it and to achieve the silverware was great. I'm sure

:06:37. > :06:41.the lads might not celebrate in the way I did, but they will be

:06:41. > :06:44.extremely delighted if they can get their hands on the Cup. Both

:06:44. > :06:48.Coleraine and Crusaders have only won the League Cup once before and

:06:48. > :06:52.memories of those victories are fresh for them. But the men in

:06:52. > :06:58.charge of today's teams want to create their own bit of local

:06:58. > :07:05.football history. It are the views, past and present -- here are the

:07:05. > :07:09.I was meant to be away with a steel band, but I ended up playing in the

:07:09. > :07:13.final. It went to extra time and it was deep in the second half of

:07:13. > :07:21.extra-time that it was probably the only chance in the whole game and

:07:21. > :07:26.it fell, and he hated, the keeper saved it and I had it the second

:07:26. > :07:33.time a, and I got it. Anybody who scores the winning in this final

:07:33. > :07:42.will definitely be a daughter in Coleraine. -- will definitely be a

:07:42. > :07:48.We made a lot of changes in the summer, new players have come in

:07:48. > :07:54.and been brilliant and they went on some good runs this season and I

:07:54. > :07:57.was really happy with the quarter- final victory. We just hope the

:07:57. > :08:07.players can push on another step to see if we can go a stage further

:08:07. > :08:15.

:08:15. > :08:19.We had a bit of a crisis up front, and Paddy came, and unknown to many,

:08:19. > :08:24.though he knocks it in from an acute angle and shows great agility.

:08:24. > :08:30.He enjoyed his celebrations as well. It was a time when Crusaders were

:08:30. > :08:40.contesting in most things. A great win, beating one of the big two

:08:40. > :08:41.

:08:41. > :08:44.The boys are buzzing in training. People are trying to get fit and

:08:44. > :08:48.get their place and be involved in a cup final. It brings out the best

:08:48. > :08:53.in everyone. The two teams have counteracted each other a bit. Not

:08:53. > :08:57.a lot between them. That adds a bit of spice to it. It is uneven

:08:57. > :09:05.contest and it will be good for the neutrals as well. -- an even

:09:05. > :09:12.Let's see what the fans are making of the occasion. Let's join Mark

:09:12. > :09:16.Sidebottom. All very festive. John Hawthorne and his grandson Craig,

:09:16. > :09:21.and Richard and Oliver keys, the Coleraine brigade, and we will come

:09:21. > :09:27.to you. What you expect today? will be a tight match but I think

:09:27. > :09:30.Crusaders will win it. Craig, we cannot say -- see this on-camera,

:09:30. > :09:38.otherwise you would have been playing today with that injury. He

:09:38. > :09:44.was going to win. Crusaders. Will his score in the winner? -- who is

:09:44. > :09:52.scoring the winner? David Ogilby. Will you agree with that? Not at

:09:52. > :09:59.all. He was getting the winner? Curtis Allen. Richard, you are

:09:59. > :10:04.originally from Whitby, and you are with the boy, it will be Coleraine.

:10:04. > :10:08.3-0, 8 Curtis Allen hat-trick. Sounding confident and back up to

:10:08. > :10:12.you in the studio. Both clubs have some familiar faces supporting

:10:12. > :10:18.their teens not able to make it to the ground today. But keeping a

:10:18. > :10:28.close eye on proceedings we caught up with boxer carl Frampton and St

:10:28. > :10:32.

:10:32. > :10:38.Johnstone manager Steve Lomas. They I have been a Crusaders fan since I

:10:38. > :10:42.was a kid. I played for a team who were related to them a sort of and

:10:42. > :10:47.I remember we got season tickets and used to cost us �5. I used to

:10:47. > :10:55.go to the matches all the time and I have been a fan ever since. Being

:10:55. > :11:01.a loyal Crusaders found by it will be on the right-hand side today. I

:11:01. > :11:11.would like to say good luck to the lad -- the lads. I think they will

:11:11. > :11:11.

:11:11. > :11:16.Playing as a 15-year-old in the Irish League was a great

:11:16. > :11:21.achievement for me. I unfortunately broke my ankle in the semi-final

:11:21. > :11:31.just before I was due to go and play for Manchester City. I am a

:11:31. > :11:32.

:11:32. > :11:36.proud north-west man. We always keep abreast of Coleraine and we

:11:36. > :11:40.wish everyone well, the fans, a grey little club, it is very well

:11:40. > :11:49.run. I still go back there and watch the games when I go home. We

:11:49. > :11:53.wish them well and hopefully they Carl Frampton, far away tonight

:11:53. > :11:59.because he is defending his Commonwealth super-bantamweight

:11:59. > :12:07.title -- title. Let's hope he can bring it back. But who will win the

:12:07. > :12:10.League Cup here this afternoon? Chris, for you? I just fancy that

:12:10. > :12:17.Crusaders might have the experience. Both of their games in the league

:12:17. > :12:22.have been draws, so possibly extra time, but my fancy his Crusaders.

:12:22. > :12:29.Your heart says Coleraine, but your head says Crusaders? Let's not

:12:29. > :12:32.forget the job Stephen Baxter's has done. He came is as -- as a young

:12:32. > :12:37.manager and got his act together quickly and was successful with

:12:37. > :12:44.Irish cops. He has always been around the top four in the league.

:12:44. > :12:53.I think that experience has served them well. They have a solid back

:12:53. > :12:57.four. The centre of the team are strong. Jordan Owens and David

:12:57. > :13:02.Rainey, he is a predator, he could be picking up the pieces. Curtis

:13:02. > :13:11.Allen could score if Crusaders switch-off. I would give Crusaders

:13:11. > :13:17.the edge. We shall see. It is cold, but is certainly colourful at the

:13:17. > :13:27.Ballymena Showground. Time to join our commentary team, Jackie

:13:27. > :13:32.

:13:32. > :13:39.what an atmosphere. David, it is lovely to bring it out side of

:13:39. > :13:44.Belfast to this sort of atmosphere. We expect about 3,700 beeper.

:13:44. > :13:48.people. We were privileged to be in a cracking game last year. This

:13:48. > :13:53.year we are down here and it is a credit to both clubs in terms of

:13:53. > :13:58.the number of supporters, particularly Coleraine. Oran

:13:58. > :14:02.Kearney has talked about them being a sleeping giant. To have the extra

:14:02. > :14:07.tickets Santa packed the ground makes for a super atmosphere.

:14:07. > :14:15.certainly does. The teams are making their entrance. Crusaders in

:14:15. > :14:22.their familiar red and black, a pinstripe, really. The pinstripe of

:14:22. > :14:26.macro Colraine -- Coleraine. They are sleeping giants. They are

:14:26. > :14:32.unbeaten in their last 13 games. They come here in good form.

:14:32. > :14:37.Crusaders are unbeaten in their last five though. Impressive form.

:14:37. > :14:45.There is the temporary stand. The Crusaders fans on the left as you

:14:45. > :14:51.look at them. About 1,200 Crusaders fans coming to this game and that

:14:51. > :14:58.small temporary stand, and we have something like 2,500 supporters

:14:58. > :15:04.here. It is always sad to me, because the average home crowd for

:15:04. > :15:10.Coleraine has been 933 and here we have 2,500. Where are they every

:15:10. > :15:14.Saturday? That is the question we all ask. Personally, I champion the

:15:14. > :15:19.Irish League because we produce a great product. We play some

:15:19. > :15:24.fantastic football and I don't know whether he maybe this day and age

:15:24. > :15:29.we are spoiled with Sky Television, and people seek their pleasures

:15:29. > :15:33.elsewhere, whether it is in England or Scotland. But you see this

:15:33. > :15:39.turnout today and it is phenomenal. But I do think the supporters want

:15:39. > :15:44.to watch successful teams, who played good, decent football, and

:15:44. > :15:52.in Crusaders and Coleraine, you have that product. There we have

:15:52. > :16:01.the presentations. There is the marketing manager for iron brew --

:16:01. > :16:04.the Irn Bru League Cup sponsors. His grandfather was a player fought

:16:04. > :16:11.Coleraine when they were founded in 1920. He might not be impartial in

:16:11. > :16:18.that case. A big day for the sponsor. This is what I love about

:16:18. > :16:22.the modern game. It is how we involve young kids. Interesting to

:16:22. > :16:27.note, look at that. A lovely picture. When you are talking about

:16:27. > :16:32.getting fans back in the game, that is exactly how you do it, you bring

:16:32. > :16:38.them along as young kids, induct them and get them to love the game

:16:38. > :16:42.and their club. That is a fantastic shot. What was surprising and

:16:42. > :16:46.interesting was coming through the Coleraine supporters, the number of

:16:46. > :16:56.families here today. This is not a male dominated audience by any

:16:56. > :16:56.

:16:56. > :17:39.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 42 seconds

:17:39. > :17:44.stretch. Let us pause for the off a manner of minutes away.

:17:45. > :17:54.Heroes and confirmation of the teams. -- a matter of minutes away,

:17:55. > :17:55.

:17:55. > :18:40.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 42 seconds

:18:40. > :18:50.and he is the confirmation of the he has played more games than

:18:50. > :18:57.

:18:57. > :19:02.anyone for Coleraine, Curtis Allen. The top scorer with 16. He has won

:19:02. > :19:09.a shield, he has won an Irish Cup. Seven years in the job next month

:19:09. > :19:15.and he has done a good job. He has done a phenomenal job. He has had

:19:15. > :19:21.seven years in charge. He has come in and rejuvenated Crusaders and

:19:21. > :19:29.build them up and they are challenging side, aside all well

:19:29. > :19:39.organised, disciplined and at the same time he can play good football.

:19:39. > :19:49.

:19:49. > :19:54.across the pitch today and it is certainly not a billiard table.

:19:54. > :19:56.two very talented teams, but the playing surface is maybe not what

:19:57. > :20:01.we would -- we would expect at this time of year and probably not

:20:02. > :20:09.helped by the frost yesterday evening. The second final of the

:20:09. > :20:13.season, Cliftonville won the Shield, and it is town against country

:20:13. > :20:22.today. I love that old cliche. Oren canny he will be one year in the

:20:22. > :20:31.job next week. -- Oran Kearney. His first match was won 811-0 here at

:20:31. > :20:39.Bala Meaney -- when they were victorious 1-0 here at Bala Meaney

:20:39. > :20:46.is fantastic playing career, and he has gone from being a great player

:20:46. > :20:56.to a very, very good manager. was part of the Grand Slam team a

:20:56. > :21:06.

:21:06. > :21:16.Allen pushed out by Colin codes -- Colin Coates. A very good player.

:21:16. > :21:33.

:21:33. > :21:42.but yet to register in this competition. He has a great foil in

:21:42. > :21:52.shame Jennings, a lad he was brought in by Oran Kearney, and he

:21:52. > :21:52.

:21:52. > :22:01.was tortured with injuries -- shame will be a tough combination to play

:22:01. > :22:07.against. Chris Morrow was turning well. Almost 300 games for

:22:07. > :22:13.Crusaders. He has 54 goals. Not a bad return for a midfielder. He has

:22:13. > :22:23.won this competition twice, once with Linfield, and once we've

:22:23. > :22:35.

:22:35. > :22:45.Crusaders, the only time they won landmark. Look at that. Overlooking

:22:45. > :22:56.

:22:56. > :23:01.us. A lovely place to be, to settle down, as we would expect.

:23:01. > :23:11.Crusaders last appearance in the League Cup final was four years ago

:23:11. > :23:24.

:23:24. > :23:34.just two years ago. 82-02 draw, but losing 4-1 on penalties that day. -

:23:34. > :23:48.

:23:48. > :23:51.target cell we say -- shall we say. It is one of those way you take

:23:51. > :23:56.your chance and a burst the back of the net and you are a world beater

:23:56. > :24:04.or it can go embarrassingly over the bar. That was one of those

:24:04. > :24:07.embarrassing ones. Chris Morrow with five goals this season, none

:24:07. > :24:12.in the League Cup. A few people wanting to make their mark, and

:24:12. > :24:22.this would be the perfect day to do it. The boys in the studio were

:24:22. > :24:28.

:24:28. > :24:34.tucking about Crusaders having more there to be. I think young David

:24:34. > :24:39.went down a little bit theatrically. A little bit too easy. Earlier on

:24:39. > :24:49.today, QPR were playing Chelsea and Chelsea got a very soft penalty,

:24:49. > :24:55.

:24:55. > :24:59.but I don't think there was any way Canning got his first goal for the

:24:59. > :25:09.club. He shimmied past a couple of defenders and really hammered it in.

:25:09. > :25:33.

:25:33. > :25:38.And he celebrated. It was one to nothing. -- ball in many ways, but

:25:39. > :25:46.Curtis Allen really busted his neck to get it down. That is good

:25:46. > :25:50.forward play. Really good team play. Having watched Coleraine last week,

:25:50. > :25:54.Oran Kearney has brought a work ethic to the side because they

:25:54. > :26:00.worked all over the pitch. You can be as talented as you are, but if

:26:00. > :26:10.it is not accompanied by honest, hard work then talent is worked --

:26:10. > :26:16.

:26:16. > :26:26.wish to disagree with Stephen Watson, the Colin Coates is one

:26:26. > :26:52.

:26:52. > :27:00.short of the landmark, it is his talking to me, and we will argue

:27:00. > :27:04.about this after. I think there was a little nudge. Yes, Johnny Black

:27:04. > :27:14.coming off the worst from Jordan Owens. Johnny, who scored a

:27:14. > :27:27.

:27:27. > :27:35.spectacular goal at the start of their voice around us. Both sides

:27:35. > :27:44.around us have a hundred % records at this venue. Coleraine came in

:27:44. > :27:51.September and thumped their biggest rivals 5-1. Crusaders won here

:27:51. > :27:55.three-0 and then 1-0 in the semi- final of the League Cup. While

:27:55. > :28:03.we're waiting for the free-kick, isn't it brilliant to be here and

:28:03. > :28:07.the way the supporters are creating a fantastic atmosphere. A hope that

:28:07. > :28:13.viewers will enjoy our presentation today. Let's hope we see a few

:28:13. > :28:23.goals as well. The little bit of pressure coming from Coleraine,

:28:23. > :28:28.forcing Colin Coates to give away don't like a long ball forward, but

:28:28. > :28:38.it can cause problems. A pretty innocuous one and they seem to be a

:28:38. > :29:01.

:29:01. > :29:07.lack of communication between the but it in region. Johnny Black did

:29:07. > :29:15.brilliantly there. He really did. McMaster was lurking, and a great

:29:15. > :29:20.interception. Black has missed a few games because of a groin injury,

:29:20. > :29:24.but they will glad to welcome him back. I am still not sure why he

:29:24. > :29:28.was released by one club, as he almost gave up the game at the end

:29:28. > :29:31.of last season. He is a great talent, he really is. Like you, I

:29:31. > :29:37.am surprised he was allowed to leave, but sometimes these things

:29:37. > :29:41.happen. He took it on the chin, picked himself up and Oran Kearney

:29:41. > :29:47.made a very astute signing. He is not just a decent defender, he is a

:29:47. > :29:54.good passer of the ball and in terms of free kicks he scored a

:29:54. > :30:04.rasping free-kick the other week. So, a good, a talented all-round

:30:04. > :30:38.

:30:38. > :30:42.window. -- winger. Crusaders get played the ball to Curtis Allen.

:30:42. > :30:52.There could be danger here. Gareth McKeown has done very well. Stood

:30:52. > :30:57.

:30:57. > :31:03.over on that side. But a bit of style there. You would give your

:31:03. > :31:11.right arm for that. Yes, he was many years ago. Maybe not that

:31:11. > :31:15.collar. Maybe not. -- that colour. I remember your long blonde hair in

:31:15. > :31:22.the modelling days when you on the catwalk. I have been hammered in

:31:22. > :31:25.the past week. Friends of mine, who Why will not name, I think there is

:31:25. > :31:35.something on YouTube from back in the day when I did some modelling,

:31:35. > :31:52.

:31:52. > :32:02.and may I say, it was for charity. Australia after the disappointment

:32:02. > :32:28.

:32:28. > :32:38.They are defensively sound. Athletically, they are very good.

:32:38. > :32:45.

:32:45. > :32:49.In terms of the tactical side of trained this morning and Philip was

:32:49. > :32:55.asking how long we would go on because he wanted to come down and

:32:55. > :33:05.support his brother. I thought it was a cracking touched. He will be

:33:05. > :33:07.

:33:07. > :33:17.another Coleraine supporter. Blood is thicker than water. There is Mr

:33:17. > :33:21.

:33:21. > :33:25.Baxter, hoping something comes from though. That must be frustrating

:33:25. > :33:32.for the manager and the rest of the players, particularly the defenders

:33:32. > :33:37.who had made their way up. Jordan Owens has done so well. Stuart

:33:37. > :33:44.Gallas! I thought that was going in the top corner. So inventive, so

:33:44. > :33:53.much pace. He saw the chance and he took it first time. Two seconds ago

:33:53. > :33:57.I was going to criticise him. But like a flash, the ball is clear

:33:57. > :34:01.there, he is so quick. He had to take it first time because he was

:34:01. > :34:11.being closed down by the defender. That was a great piece of

:34:11. > :34:22.

:34:22. > :34:27.opportunism. David Ogilby did just aerial battles up front. I'm sure

:34:27. > :34:37.that will not have escaped Oran Kearney. David Scullion gets it

:34:37. > :34:45.

:34:45. > :34:52.gentleman of Irish League football. He is one of the nicest young men

:34:53. > :35:00.you would ever wish to meet. turned a 34 last Saturday. A great

:35:00. > :35:05.footballer. Experience to burn. I know the youngster will be decided

:35:05. > :35:10.- disappointed not to be in the side today through injury but Paul

:35:10. > :35:18.Leeman is a superb competitor. He knows how to win trophies. You

:35:18. > :35:28.could not meet a nicer fellow. has committed his whole career to

:35:28. > :35:37.

:35:37. > :35:43.know he was disappointed to leave a Coleraine but, the true gentleman

:35:43. > :35:47.that he is, he simply got up and got on with it and he is doing

:35:47. > :35:57.tremendously well for Crusaders. Stephen Baxter knew what he was

:35:57. > :36:07.buying, that is for sure. Proven goods. Crusaders. Coleraine tried

:36:07. > :36:11.

:36:11. > :36:19.to get forward. Twice they have played deceive - season and twice

:36:20. > :36:29.it has been a stalemate. We have had two goals in two games. I hope

:36:30. > :36:32.

:36:32. > :36:37.it is more exciting than that today for our viewers. When that free

:36:37. > :36:42.kick was taken, Curtis Allen was about four yards from the ball.

:36:42. > :36:47.players just have not settled yet. I am not making excuses for them.

:36:47. > :36:52.The pitch is not great. There is that nervous energy and passes are

:36:52. > :36:57.being misplaced at the moment. It will settle down. There is too much

:36:57. > :37:01.talent out there not to give us a good game. If I still think they

:37:01. > :37:05.are rushing things and snatching things. They need to play their

:37:05. > :37:11.normal game but it is easier said than done. There is a lot at stake

:37:11. > :37:21.here, plus the �10,000 for the winners, plus the trophy, plus a

:37:21. > :37:34.

:37:34. > :37:44.place in next season's said Tanter forward. Gareth McKeown. We know a

:37:44. > :37:45.

:37:45. > :37:54.game changes every time and a goal can change any game. Gareth McKeown

:37:55. > :38:00.dealt with that superbly. Good slick passing. All the way through

:38:00. > :38:06.to David Rainey. Curtis Allen gets away from Aidan Watson. How this is

:38:06. > :38:11.good from Curtis Allen. A little cross. He will feel he was being

:38:11. > :38:21.pulled it there. But there was not enough minute to give anything.

:38:21. > :38:27.Curtis Allen was a very fortunate. Certainly the offence took place

:38:27. > :38:37.outside the box. Aidan Watson was lucky. The referee tried to play a

:38:37. > :38:55.

:38:55. > :39:02.good advantage. They now get a free No one could get a vital touch. A

:39:02. > :39:10.smile from Stephen Baxter. Maybe one of relief. It was a decent ball

:39:10. > :39:20.in. Shane Jennings was a peculiar. Here we have the the free kick.

:39:20. > :39:30.Good work by Curtis Allen. Shane Jennings just mistimed his jump.

:39:30. > :39:42.

:39:42. > :39:52.push forward. 20 minutes gone in this final and we still wait for

:39:52. > :39:58.

:39:58. > :40:03.the first goal. When we get that beating the first man and that

:40:03. > :40:07.really infuriates the manager. When there is a needless free-kick given

:40:07. > :40:12.away. David Rainey is a real competitor but when you are in an

:40:12. > :40:20.area where you are looking to press the ball, what you don't want to do

:40:20. > :40:27.is give a cheap free-kick away. David Rainey, the great man that he

:40:27. > :40:36.is, will be 36 in April. He has got three goals in the last four games.

:40:36. > :40:42.There he is. Three in the last four games. David is a real credit to

:40:42. > :40:50.the game, given his longevity. A very talented player and he still

:40:50. > :40:57.has the enthusiasm of a 17 year-old. Curtis Allen. A low ball in. The

:40:57. > :41:07.'keeper claims it. He will have a few nerves in his first senior

:41:07. > :41:12.

:41:12. > :41:22.final. He moved to Crusaders last summer. Gareth McKeown. David O

:41:22. > :41:25.

:41:25. > :41:29.well be. - David Ogle the. pitch is not helping. I think the

:41:29. > :41:38.nervous tension is not helping either. The one thing I have got to

:41:38. > :41:41.say, it is certainly competitive. Just on cue. It was competitive

:41:41. > :41:49.there from Chris Morrow. That might be a yellow card for coming through

:41:49. > :41:55.from the back. Chris is competitive and combative and I don't think he

:41:55. > :42:00.left the referee with any option there. I don't think so. I don't

:42:00. > :42:07.think he can have too many complaints. There was no attempt to

:42:07. > :42:14.hit anybody, he is just competitive. He just wanted to make his mark, so

:42:14. > :42:22.to speak. I was going to say before that happened, we have not seen

:42:22. > :42:26.enough of Gareth Tommons. He and Stephen Lowry are playing mainly

:42:26. > :42:31.from back to front. If they get those two involved more, they might

:42:31. > :42:35.have more success. I have talked about the ability of both boys and

:42:35. > :42:40.they are both great footballers but it is not really going through

:42:40. > :42:50.midfield. It is very direct at the moment. Both defences are very much

:42:50. > :42:52.

:42:52. > :43:02.on top and dominating. An old head on a 21 year-old's shoulders,

:43:02. > :43:08.

:43:08. > :43:14.doubt, if we're replay this, but I cannot understand why goalkeepers

:43:14. > :43:22.are protected. It is a long kick forward. Curtis Allen is trying to

:43:22. > :43:27.come for the ball. He just goes for the ball. I don't think that is a

:43:28. > :43:33.foul. I am not sure I agree with you. I think he was looking for the

:43:33. > :43:38.goalkeeper as well. Possibly. I just like the competitive nature of

:43:38. > :43:47.the game and I think goalkeepers are over-protected. I am not

:43:47. > :43:57.arguing with you there. Gareth McKeown with a this throw-in. Here

:43:57. > :44:16.

:44:16. > :44:26.he is again. Paul Leeman. David That is the first time Gareth

:44:26. > :44:26.

:44:26. > :44:36.Tommons has really got on the ball. That afflicted not really workout.

:44:36. > :44:38.

:44:38. > :44:48.- that flick. Colin Coates very quick to read the situation. That

:44:48. > :44:57.was well spotted by the referee. No doubt there was a push. That was

:44:57. > :45:03.nice to see, at the referee smiling. It is not all smiling - pressure.

:45:03. > :45:13.The idea was right. A great run by David Rainey, but unfortunately the

:45:13. > :45:26.

:45:26. > :45:36.that younger team. That is a great tackle by Howard Beverland. And it

:45:36. > :45:37.

:45:37. > :45:42.had to be. Excellent defending. That is a quite superb tackle.

:45:42. > :45:47.There are people who enjoy great passes and a great goals but, as a

:45:47. > :45:55.former defender, I enjoy great tackles. There was no room for

:45:55. > :46:00.error. If it was, it was a penalty. Well done, that young man. It is

:46:00. > :46:04.hard to believe he is only 21. He seems to have been around for a

:46:04. > :46:13.long time. One of the outstanding central defenders in the Irish

:46:13. > :46:22.League, I can tell you. I will not read anything into that. I just

:46:22. > :46:28.like central defenders because I was one. And you have a preview of

:46:28. > :46:33.the team you will play on Tuesday. Yes, and we know it is going to be

:46:33. > :46:38.tough. We have a Coleraine on Tuesday and Crusaders on Saturday.

:46:38. > :46:45.As well as enjoying today, it gives me a chance to see both sides other

:46:45. > :46:48.close and personal. You have got a nice lead at the top but it can be

:46:48. > :46:58.whittled away in the blink of an eye so you cannot take anything for

:46:58. > :46:59.

:46:59. > :47:04.granted. A long ball in. Aaron Canning put him under great

:47:04. > :47:13.pressure. The striker had no chance. A touch of hands between the two

:47:13. > :47:19.men involved. We need a goal, David. We do, Jack. Coleraine are trying

:47:19. > :47:25.to get it down but again, the passes are going astray. We have no

:47:25. > :47:30.real rhythm at the moment. Coleraine fans are still up for it

:47:30. > :47:35.though. He that is the fantastic thing about it. They are creating a

:47:35. > :47:40.fantastic atmosphere and giving their team every encouragement.

:47:40. > :47:46.Colin Coates. That looked alright to me but the Coleraine fans did

:47:46. > :47:52.not like his challenge. Shane Jennings. He was unselfish, trying

:47:52. > :47:57.to find Curtis Allen, but it did not workout. Stuart Gallas gets it

:47:57. > :48:06.forward. There is the pace of Stuart Gallas. He has got Jordan

:48:06. > :48:09.Owens in the middle. Here is Chris Morrow. That hit a hand. That is a

:48:09. > :48:14.great shout from the referee because the ball just bounced up

:48:14. > :48:21.and hit him. There is nothing he could have done it. There was no

:48:21. > :48:28.intention. The danger is not over. But plenty of blue-and-white shirts

:48:28. > :48:35.there, defending in numbers and doing it well. A great tackle from

:48:35. > :48:42.Chris Morrow. The ball just comes up. Looking at that again, maybe

:48:42. > :48:50.there is a. There. But that is in slow motion. When it happened, I

:48:51. > :48:58.did not think it was a penalty. If you were on the opposition bench,

:48:58. > :49:03.you would be of your seat, wanting it. Stuart Gallas. David Rainey.

:49:03. > :49:13.Jordan Owens tries to stay onside. That is straight into the

:49:13. > :49:16.

:49:16. > :49:22.is not really working out as yet. Hence a stalemate and hence a not a

:49:22. > :49:27.very exciting or good game at the moment. It is not, Jack, I have got

:49:27. > :49:32.to agree with you there. Not much of the football has been played

:49:32. > :49:37.through the middle of the park. It has all been very direct. The

:49:37. > :49:47.defences are definitely on top. David Scullion made a run but it

:49:47. > :49:56.

:49:56. > :50:04.did not get to him. He did well to McIlmoyle. If you studs showing but

:50:04. > :50:14.his foot was not there. It was not really dangerous. Once again, the

:50:14. > :50:15.

:50:15. > :50:25.ball back to front and given away. And that is repeated. Curtis Allen.

:50:25. > :50:32.He did not have had that touch on that occasion. Gavin Cullen, just

:50:32. > :50:42.his 10th appearance of the season. Took over when Michael Doherty was

:50:42. > :50:58.

:50:58. > :51:05.David McMaster. First time, and that just sums up the way things

:51:05. > :51:15.have gone in this first half. does. To be fair to David, he is a

:51:15. > :51:20.

:51:21. > :51:26.seats. I think we have got to congratulate Ballymena for

:51:26. > :51:29.organising that extra seating. I have said many times that health

:51:29. > :51:34.and safety is of paramount importance but it can be draconian

:51:34. > :51:43.and it is killing the game. But it has allowed us a good attendance

:51:43. > :51:46.today. It was a good move. Congratulations to a couple of

:51:46. > :51:56.Coleraine businessmen who funded it so that the fans could beer in

:51:56. > :52:00.

:52:00. > :52:07.force. - be here in force. This is better. Gareth Tommons. He is

:52:07. > :52:15.looking for the run-in. Only David Rainey in the middle. No chance of

:52:15. > :52:22.Stuart Gallas getting on the end of that. Gareth Tommons. Shane

:52:22. > :52:28.Jennings. Curtis Allen. Well intercepted, well spotted by Colin

:52:28. > :52:38.Coates. David Scullion is starting to buy us a bit and make a few runs.

:52:38. > :53:12.

:53:12. > :53:19.Jennings. Aaron Canning delivers. Gareth McKeown did well. Strong in

:53:19. > :53:24.the air. Johnny Black can hit them and he certainly had that one Welsh.

:53:24. > :53:28.Not easy to do with the new balls. Most people would say that is an

:53:28. > :53:32.idiotic shot but when you have got a shot like Johnny Black, go-ahead

:53:32. > :53:38.son and have a go. I think he was further away from the goal when he

:53:38. > :53:46.scored that fantastic effort at the beginning of the season. He was in

:53:46. > :53:53.the opposition half at this time. Here is the break and Jordan Owens.

:53:53. > :54:00.It is Chris Morrow, in fact. Chris Morrow made the break. I was

:54:00. > :54:08.looking at the replay. Crusaders have struck. 34 minutes gone. The

:54:08. > :54:11.delight beginning to show, I think. But Chris Morrow, his first goal in

:54:11. > :54:16.this League Cup campaign. The through ball, there was never any

:54:16. > :54:23.doubt he was finishing it. The fans in the temporary stand from

:54:23. > :54:33.Coleraine are silenced. exquisite pass. We deduce - just

:54:33. > :54:34.

:54:34. > :54:44.did not see it from Stuart Gallas. Look at that. - Stuart Gallas. A

:54:44. > :54:51.superb pass. And when he had to do the business, he did it with aplomb.

:54:51. > :55:01.Just what we needed. A goal. Now we have got a cup final, now we have

:55:01. > :55:01.

:55:01. > :56:08.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 42 seconds

:56:08. > :56:15.main grandstand have gone very bit of attention. It was a Ryan

:56:15. > :56:20.McIlmoyle. But he is ready to go. Just a precaution to make sure

:56:21. > :56:26.there is no blood flowing. Crusaders are in the box seat

:56:26. > :56:34.courtesy of Chris Morrow. A-level header from Jordan Owens. David

:56:34. > :56:39.McMaster. Jordan Owens had the chance. Coleraine are on the ropes

:56:39. > :56:45.all of a sudden. Chris Morrow almost had his second of the day.

:56:45. > :56:55.That would have been a telling goals. Coleraine has got to regroup

:56:55. > :56:56.

:56:56. > :57:03.quickly. Aidan Watson. That is a way off Howard Beverland at for the

:57:03. > :57:10.corner. David McMaster picks it up and a great dummy but then he

:57:10. > :57:13.reacts to again. It is a good save from Gavin Cullen. Jordan Owens

:57:13. > :57:23.will feel he should have done better when that ball came in the

:57:23. > :57:28.

:57:28. > :57:33.Coates. He has dragged it wide. It is hard to believe for the big

:57:33. > :57:40.defender has gone nine goals this season. Perhaps he should have had

:57:40. > :57:45.Number 10. I don't think there is any doubt of that, Jack. The

:57:45. > :57:48.goalkeeper did not know where he was. The ball drops and he will be

:57:48. > :57:55.very disappointed because he can strike the ball very well. That

:57:56. > :58:05.should be bulging in the back of the net. As for Gavin Cullen, he

:58:05. > :58:15.will be mightily relieved. He was punching fresh-air. All of a sudden,

:58:15. > :58:24.

:58:24. > :58:34.that is the problem. Howard Beverland keeps his eye on that.

:58:34. > :58:44.

:58:44. > :58:53.He was looking at the man, not the ball. The referee is just saying,

:58:53. > :59:01.you know what you're doing. Don't give me any abuse, particularly on

:59:01. > :59:09.television. It is a nice complex here at the Ballymena Showgrounds.

:59:09. > :59:16.It is the third time of the Cup final has been outside Belfast. It

:59:16. > :59:25.does add to the atmosphere. The crowd are tense to get a bit lost

:59:25. > :59:33.in the bigger stadiums. Coleraine try to hit back. It is a long throw.

:59:33. > :59:41.The goalkeeper, Sean O'Neill, was decisive. A great custodian at.

:59:41. > :59:46.Crusaders got him from done Gannon and he is very assured. He has

:59:46. > :59:52.played every game this season so he is doing something right. Stuart

:59:52. > :00:02.Gallas trying to take on Aaron Canning. The pressure is all from

:00:02. > :00:18.

:00:18. > :00:28.half. The goalkeeper with an easy little bit isolated there.

:00:28. > :00:39.

:00:39. > :00:49.Coleraine has been forced deep in it is easy for us to spot. Stuart

:00:49. > :00:50.

:00:50. > :00:55.Gallas. He has quality, pace and power. At the end man who is the

:00:55. > :01:01.reigning junior player of the Year. He just glides across the surface.

:01:01. > :01:06.By his own admission, this year has not been as dynamic as last year,

:01:06. > :01:11.but a superb a player. I think teams now know what to expect from

:01:11. > :01:18.him. They have certainly worked him out but he is still a talented

:01:18. > :01:25.player who can hurt you. He is not just good going forward, he is

:01:25. > :01:27.defensively sound. He helps his full-back out a lot. And he is

:01:27. > :01:37.still just 20 years old. He could make career across the Channel

:01:37. > :01:40.

:01:40. > :01:50.and one before half-time would be very welcome, psychologically it

:01:50. > :01:53.

:01:53. > :01:57.for Gareth Tommons, the 22-year-old in his farewell appearance before

:01:57. > :02:02.he departs for Australia. You hit the nail on the head.

:02:02. > :02:06.Psychologically it would be a great lift for Coleraine. That is a

:02:06. > :02:16.decent effort. But it did not trouble the goalkeeper in the end.

:02:16. > :02:55.

:02:55. > :02:59.The goalkeeper had it covered, looked like a late challenge. --

:02:59. > :03:09.play on. I will agree with you, that was a free-kick. I don't know

:03:09. > :03:36.

:03:37. > :03:46.decent ball back. It needed a good defensive header to clear the

:03:47. > :03:49.

:03:49. > :03:52.would be a second goal for Crusaders. Crusaders would know if

:03:52. > :04:02.they went two goals up just before half-time there would be near

:04:02. > :04:27.

:04:27. > :04:32.not often it does, but it did on Owens not getting the ball, but he

:04:32. > :04:42.was going to make the defender work hard, and he has got his team in a

:04:42. > :04:59.

:04:59. > :05:06.Dallas, once again. That is what he is capable of. That is why he has

:05:06. > :05:12.got 10 goals this season. He really thump it. Increasingly his

:05:12. > :05:17.influence is getting stronger. A great through-ball for the goal,

:05:17. > :05:27.and that is a half decent effort. We are now into time added on in

:05:27. > :05:31.

:05:31. > :05:36.David? I think Stephen Baxter will be pleased to be a goal up. He will

:05:36. > :05:42.be very happy with his defence, who have not given Coleraine a chance

:05:43. > :05:47.and he would want to see more of the same. I think Coleraine have

:05:47. > :05:51.maybe got to try and get more of the ball in the last third where

:05:51. > :05:55.they have not trouble the defence. And I think going back to front

:05:55. > :06:05.does not suit them. They may be need to get the ball into wider

:06:05. > :06:06.

:06:06. > :06:10.only one goal, that man providing it after 34 minutes, Chris Morrow,

:06:10. > :06:17.his six of the season and his first in the Irn Bru League Cup campaign,

:06:17. > :06:20.but how important it could be. Congratulated by Declan Caddell.

:06:20. > :06:30.Half-time, a lot of talking to be done by both managers, but mainly

:06:30. > :06:49.

:06:49. > :06:59.Oran Kearney. The Bannsiders but no real appeal. Here is the

:06:59. > :07:08.

:07:08. > :07:12.break, Jordan Owens! It is Chris Stephen Baxter, one ahead, should

:07:12. > :07:16.you be further ahead? We should be two goals up. We have done well and

:07:16. > :07:21.kept the game alive and pushed forward and created the chances.

:07:21. > :07:26.Stuart Dallas had a good chance, and it might have been a penalty.

:07:26. > :07:29.It does seem to indicate you had a call, but it is a big call for the

:07:29. > :07:37.referee. It is a big one, especially to the referee. But I

:07:37. > :07:42.think we have done well in the Chris Morgan and Marty Quinn have

:07:42. > :07:46.been watching the first half. Crusaders deservedly does? I think

:07:46. > :07:49.in the first half hour it was fairly even. Neither team was

:07:49. > :07:55.totally dominant, but Crusaders started to look threatening from

:07:55. > :08:00.the goal and maybe they are disappointed they did not extend

:08:00. > :08:04.lead, but they are good value to be it in the lead at the break. As an

:08:05. > :08:07.occasion, fantastic, but for the first half-hour of the game, a bit

:08:07. > :08:14.of a damp squib and still crusader started to stamp their authority on

:08:14. > :08:23.the game. -- until Crusaders. think Chris Morrow was gradually

:08:23. > :08:29.dominating the midfield. Coleraine giving him too much freedom. Gareth

:08:29. > :08:33.Tommons was having to sacrifice his own game to stop Chris Morrow, but

:08:33. > :08:37.Crusaders deserve to be in front. Coleraine have not penetrated the

:08:37. > :08:43.defence. Curtis Allen has got down the left a couple of times, got to

:08:43. > :08:48.the near post, but there is no one to be seen. Jennings might have

:08:48. > :08:54.made a few runs to the post. But Chris Morrow was influencing the

:08:54. > :08:59.game and then scored the goal and with Howard Beverland, they have

:08:59. > :09:05.been the two best players. Let's have a look at the goal. A well-

:09:06. > :09:11.worked move and a good finish. it could build up for the goal. A

:09:11. > :09:16.long ball, the goalkeeper kicked it out and they get a knock. The great

:09:16. > :09:22.ball in their and a lot of composure, keeping his head.

:09:22. > :09:27.Committed the goalkeeper and got it past him. That put Crusaders into

:09:27. > :09:32.the lead, which they deserved. did well to keep him on side as

:09:32. > :09:36.well. I think the key thing for Coleraine defensively is there is

:09:36. > :09:41.no midfield player close to Chris Morrow. He has been like a third

:09:41. > :09:44.centre forward almost. Dallas plays it instinctively, a perfect weight.

:09:45. > :09:48.When you get into those situations you can be put off by the keeper

:09:48. > :09:52.coming out but he keeps a close to the keeper's body and that can be

:09:52. > :09:57.difficult for the keeper to make a save. Gavin Cullen gets a bit on

:09:57. > :10:01.edge, but not enough to keep it out. Chris Morrow has got involved a lot

:10:01. > :10:04.and onto the ball. He has been the best player on the park for the

:10:04. > :10:09.last 15 or 20 minutes. We have seen him getting on the ball and

:10:09. > :10:15.gradually getting his confidence levels are. Maybe could have got a

:10:15. > :10:21.penalty kick. Might have been a bad call, but at the same time they

:10:22. > :10:26.have been given. 1-0 is probably a fair reflection of the 45 minutes.

:10:26. > :10:31.Coleraine will have to improve or they will just run out here and not

:10:31. > :10:35.really remember the game. They have to go out there. No. 1, I would say

:10:35. > :10:40.to someone, get on Chris Morrow's case and stop him play. Eliminate

:10:40. > :10:47.Chris Morrow. Let's give it a bit more weeks. They haven't got the

:10:47. > :10:50.ball wide and the wing there hasn't got the ball at all. They haven't

:10:50. > :10:53.got to cross into the box, so Coleraine can do a lot better and I

:10:53. > :10:58.would like to see it otherwise the game is going to run out rather

:10:58. > :11:03.easily. We do not want the occasion to pass them by. They could have

:11:03. > :11:09.been more than one-0 down. A couple of great chances to make it two or

:11:09. > :11:15.three. Yes, the opportunity here, great link-up from Jordan Owens. A

:11:15. > :11:19.lovely cushioned header and he will be disappointed. I don't think he

:11:19. > :11:27.read the dummy coming in. He has inadvertently played it across the

:11:27. > :11:31.path of Chris Morrow. I fully expected him to take it into the

:11:31. > :11:38.back of the net. He has choked it a little bit and hit it into the

:11:38. > :11:43.ground. Those two opportunities came quickly, close to the goal and

:11:43. > :11:48.if we had seen a goal that would have been a big ask, but they have

:11:48. > :11:51.survived a bit of an onslaught and all they need is a chance to get in

:11:51. > :11:55.amongst the players and to address the things that have been going

:11:55. > :11:59.wrong. Marty said they had not got it going wide, and I think Curtis

:11:59. > :12:03.Allen is the key player. His movement has been good and he has

:12:03. > :12:07.caused some problems, but just not getting enough of the ball. Let's

:12:07. > :12:16.have a look at some incidents with Curtis Allen. He did get himself

:12:16. > :12:19.involved there was a solitary run at times. The boy has got pace and

:12:19. > :12:23.good technique, a ball into the middle was well-defended by the

:12:24. > :12:28.Crusaders. Another occasion he could get down into the same area

:12:28. > :12:34.and get across him and there is no one there. Would you prefer to see

:12:34. > :12:38.him through the centre more? They do have a left winger who has not

:12:38. > :12:43.shown much in those areas. Curtis Allen has had to come and pick the

:12:44. > :12:48.ball up. The majority of his goals have been in the six-yard box. He

:12:48. > :12:52.is a predator and he times his runs well but he cannot do that if the

:12:52. > :12:57.ball is not supplied to him. That is what is happening at the moment.

:12:57. > :13:01.He is going to have to go in there and take the fear or awake from

:13:01. > :13:05.those players. I think they are playing within themselves. It is

:13:05. > :13:10.not a true reflection of the team that they are and what they are

:13:10. > :13:16.capable of. Maybe they can instil a bit more confidence in them and get

:13:16. > :13:19.at Crusaders. They are not invincible. If you put pressure on

:13:19. > :13:23.defenders, especially in the Cup final, you have a chance of getting

:13:23. > :13:28.something. But at the moment it is easy for Crusaders and Coleraine

:13:28. > :13:32.don't come out and get on Chris Morrow running the show -- and stop

:13:32. > :13:36.him running the show, they could run out with an easy defeat. They

:13:36. > :13:40.are capable of something, that I have no doubt. Stuart Dallas, have

:13:41. > :13:45.you been impressed with him, Chris? I think in the period where

:13:45. > :13:49.Crusaders got on top be started coming to the fore. He had great

:13:49. > :13:53.pace and had a good part in the goal. He makes the run, be on the

:13:53. > :14:00.front players. He gets in there and possibly could have nicked it on a

:14:00. > :14:05.little more. He decides to take it early but unfortunately it slices

:14:05. > :14:15.off his boot. In the latter half I thought he dictated things a little

:14:15. > :14:23.

:14:23. > :14:28.more. The key players have responded. What about the penalty

:14:28. > :14:34.claim? At first we thought it wasn't, but in the slow motion it

:14:34. > :14:41.look like it might have been. one of those way you have seen them

:14:41. > :14:45.given, but the ball did plate on to the hand. I don't think the

:14:45. > :14:50.intention was there to handle the ball, and I don't think the

:14:50. > :14:56.intention was there at all. It does look worse in slow motion. We have

:14:56. > :15:06.seen them given against Liverpool, Surrey, for Liverpool, early in the

:15:06. > :15:07.

:15:07. > :15:17.We will move on. One game played in the Premier League last night,

:15:17. > :15:17.

:15:17. > :15:21.Glenn Torran against Lisburn first significant chance as he did

:15:21. > :15:31.was inches wide. But the visitors did not have long to wait until to

:15:31. > :15:35.

:15:35. > :15:44.score the opening goal. ball powerfully found the back of

:15:44. > :15:51.the neck. -- the net. Thompson threaded an excellent through-ball

:15:51. > :15:57.and the finish went past the goalkeeper. The home side did pull

:15:57. > :16:03.a goal back. Second half substitute Martin Murray was unmarked and

:16:03. > :16:09.fired into the far corner. There was almost a late equaliser, but

:16:09. > :16:12.the goalkeeper was equal to mix and's header. But one minute into

:16:12. > :16:22.any should -- additional time, the visitors nature of all three points.

:16:22. > :16:25.

:16:25. > :16:29.They slotted home and Lisburn manager and we knew it would be

:16:29. > :16:32.tough coming here but we had good shape and we played the right way

:16:32. > :16:42.and made it difficult for them and we scored goals at the right time.

:16:42. > :16:46.

:16:46. > :16:54.especially when you come away, is to be out for an out work. Those

:16:54. > :17:04.Let's take a look at the table in the Irish premier league. There are

:17:04. > :17:21.

:17:21. > :17:25.Cliftonville are beating Carrick You were out of work at the minute

:17:26. > :17:30.as a football manager. Does the job they tempt you? It doesn't. I am

:17:30. > :17:35.enjoying a break from the game. I didn't realise the pressure that I

:17:36. > :17:41.had been carrying around with me over the years until I finished and

:17:41. > :17:45.I realised there was a lot more to life. I'm not saying fire wouldn't

:17:45. > :17:49.go back into management again. My hunger is returning but at the

:17:49. > :17:57.moment I'm happy with how things are. Chris, how would you describe

:17:57. > :18:00.the situation there at the moment? They need to look to appoint a

:18:00. > :18:05.manager and I suppose try and steady the ship. It is a club in

:18:05. > :18:10.disarray, no doubt about it. It probably needs strong leadership.

:18:11. > :18:15.Who the right person this is not an easy thing. It is not something

:18:15. > :18:25.that will have a quick appointment. They recognise the season has gone

:18:25. > :18:28.

:18:28. > :18:30.One old boy from Coleraine is here today, he made his name playing for

:18:30. > :18:35.The Bannsiders, and it is the new Northern Ireland manager, Michael

:18:35. > :18:39.O'Neill. He said he would have loved that job, but he is busy at

:18:39. > :18:45.the moment. It all began view as a 15-year-old for you at Coleraine,

:18:45. > :18:50.but you have to say Crusaders are worth the lead. They have been the

:18:50. > :18:55.dominant team from about 15 minutes. Chris Morrow and Watson and Stuart

:18:55. > :18:59.Dallas of Collymore into the game and they are deservedly ahead. --

:18:59. > :19:06.have come more into the game. Coleraine have a big task in the

:19:06. > :19:09.second half. From that 15-year-old at Coleraine, now the number one

:19:09. > :19:14.job in the country. The easy question, what does Oran Kearney

:19:14. > :19:17.need to say to turn it round in the dressing room? It is a bit similar

:19:17. > :19:21.to last season with Lisburn Distillery. They did not settle

:19:21. > :19:24.well but came out in the second half and turned it round. I think

:19:24. > :19:30.Coleraine need to take chances and take the shackles off. They have

:19:30. > :19:34.nothing to lose, and if they get themselves level it could be their

:19:34. > :19:39.day, but Crusaders have been dormant and Coleraine will have to

:19:39. > :19:46.live -- lift their levels. We will let you off the book about Northern

:19:46. > :19:52.Ireland, because the teams are back out. And congratulations on the job.

:19:53. > :19:58.The bank you very much. Nike Air -- thank you very much. Michael

:19:58. > :20:02.O'Neill with a big job ahead of him. And Oran Kearney as well. I would

:20:02. > :20:09.like to see Coleraine using a bit more width. Johnny Black has a

:20:09. > :20:13.great left peg, so let's get him more involved and get some crosses

:20:13. > :20:18.in the box. Curtis Allen can finish them. The next goal obviously

:20:18. > :20:22.crucial. As Michael O'Neill said, if Coleraine get a goal, they are

:20:22. > :20:27.back in, but if Crusaders get it it is moving away from them. That is

:20:27. > :20:36.the key thing at the beginning of this half. OK, time to rejoin David

:20:36. > :20:40.Distillery were trailing in came back. When I looked at Coleraine

:20:40. > :20:44.before today they have played 31 games this season and have lost

:20:44. > :20:51.just four, so they are not used to losing. They have a lot of

:20:51. > :20:56.character and consistency in the team. Ferry much so. I think

:20:56. > :21:03.Stephen's summation was 100 % right. The goal has brought the game to

:21:03. > :21:07.life and I'm sure Oran Kearney has said, look at the players -- crowd

:21:07. > :21:17.we have today. We have to make sure we do not go away with any regrets.

:21:17. > :21:19.

:21:19. > :21:29.He will have said, no regrets, no Not a good ball by his high

:21:29. > :21:41.

:21:41. > :21:46.really do. The winners get �10,000 of the �40,000 prize fund. The

:21:46. > :21:56.floodlights are wrong, even though it is a clear day. -- the

:21:56. > :22:03.

:22:03. > :22:13.comes again. Howard Beverland. I thought he would be under it, but

:22:13. > :22:14.

:22:14. > :22:21.David Rainey. Missing the first opportunity to get in. Chris Morrow

:22:21. > :22:26.takes the opportunity. Could save! Well anticipated from the keeper,

:22:26. > :22:33.but the big man was so close. great effort. What was David

:22:33. > :22:36.Scullion doing losing the board? That man Morrow won it again. Big

:22:37. > :22:43.Jordan did everything right. You probably hit it too well, if you

:22:43. > :22:48.can do such a thing. A decent save by Gavin Cullen. A bit of a

:22:48. > :22:58.Hollywood save, but he got there. One for the cameras, but David

:22:58. > :23:00.

:23:00. > :23:10.Scullion, he must be highly already reminded him. -- I think

:23:10. > :23:21.

:23:21. > :23:31.corner. That brings the temporary grandstand behind the goal of full

:23:31. > :24:07.

:24:07. > :24:17.trot. This is the pressure that Oran Kearney will have demanded.

:24:17. > :24:52.

:24:52. > :25:02.But you have to make it count and little foot went in there from

:25:02. > :25:08.

:25:08. > :25:14.Curtis. Definitely a free-kick in what you guys in the media call a

:25:14. > :25:20.forward's tackle. Usually used to excuse the tackle, but I think the

:25:20. > :25:30.referee was well aware of what he was trying to do. No wonder Stephen

:25:30. > :25:44.

:25:44. > :25:49.McBride was annoyed. Stephen the commentators cars.. Prior to

:25:49. > :25:54.that great interplay between the two men. In terms of Stuart Dallas

:25:54. > :26:04.and Chris Morrow. Not sure if they are heeding the warning that was

:26:04. > :26:36.

:26:37. > :26:45.given to them, particularly by beat Manchester United 2-One in the

:26:45. > :26:50.FA Cup as Jennings hammers it wide. I think my producer must be a

:26:50. > :26:56.Liverpool supporter as he told me to mention it again. He is probably

:26:56. > :27:06.overjoyed. I'm not. Nice little header from Curtis Allen. He had to

:27:06. > :27:19.

:27:19. > :27:24.take it quickly. Disappointment for 13 games this season and have won

:27:24. > :27:28.them all, so Crusaders, beware. There is a durability about this

:27:28. > :27:38.team. They don't know when they are beaten. That has been instilled

:27:38. > :27:42.

:27:42. > :27:47.in the first half, and just for a fleeting moment, I thought, was

:27:47. > :27:57.that a handball? I still cannot work it out. It didn't look like it

:27:57. > :28:07.

:28:07. > :28:17.years old. Still going. He always had a great pace through his career

:28:17. > :28:44.

:28:44. > :28:47.exclusively on the wide. He will want more from his side as they had

:28:47. > :28:57.the flourish in the first five minutes but then Crusaders got hold

:28:57. > :29:02.

:29:02. > :29:12.of it again. A chance for a break safety, and that should be a

:29:12. > :29:12.

:29:12. > :30:07.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 42 seconds

:30:07. > :30:17.Crusaders throw-in. Taking a touch forward. They do, Jackie. You are

:30:17. > :30:27.

:30:27. > :30:37.so right. The front too isolated. - many gaps and too many options. Too

:30:37. > :30:44.

:30:44. > :30:49.impression that Coleraine have just not settled and may be the occasion

:30:49. > :30:53.has got to them. It can so often happen if it has been a long time

:30:53. > :30:57.since a team has been in a final. This is a relatively young team.

:30:57. > :31:05.There has been so much hype. We see the size of the crowd that has come

:31:05. > :31:11.out. Listening to Oran Kearney in the build up, I think the whole

:31:11. > :31:21.town have taken the occasion but at the moment their players are not

:31:21. > :31:27.

:31:27. > :31:31.annoyed with themselves because they were desperately want to

:31:31. > :31:40.impress and do well. There is no lack of effort or commitment.

:31:40. > :31:48.Things are just not going right for them at the moment. Their last

:31:48. > :31:57.trophy was nine years ago. That is a great challenge. There is the

:31:57. > :32:05.experience of Paul Leeman. It is not clear yet. It should be now.

:32:05. > :32:15.Who can they bring on to change things? Johnny Watt, if he came on,

:32:15. > :32:22.would be making his 150 of appearances. Ciaran Clarke could

:32:22. > :32:27.get you a goal. But they have got to do something. David Scullion.

:32:27. > :32:34.But lets not write them off, David. They have been too consistent this

:32:34. > :32:42.season. They have been, so do not write them off it. That is a good

:32:42. > :32:48.saving tackle from Paul Leeman. While they are not playing at to

:32:48. > :32:54.park, they are only one goal behind. As we said earlier, a goal can

:32:54. > :33:04.change everything. Crusaders have lost just 10 of 34 games, so that

:33:04. > :33:09.

:33:10. > :33:19.a break on here for Crusaders. David Rainey needs support. Still

:33:20. > :33:27.

:33:27. > :33:35.referee had a good view of it. is much closer than us. A good

:33:36. > :33:45.tackle by David Ogilby. Crusaders have some great experience on the

:33:46. > :33:53.

:33:53. > :34:00.Stephen Baxter has got some very good options. Ryan McCann is a very

:34:00. > :34:10.accomplished footballer. I think this might be a free kick. No, he

:34:10. > :34:25.

:34:25. > :34:32.time around. He should have tried to put it across the goal rather

:34:32. > :34:42.than shoot from that angle. pensive look from Oran Kearney. And

:34:42. > :34:43.

:34:43. > :34:53.with good reason. They are no slouches. Coleraine are 4th in the

:34:53. > :34:54.

:34:54. > :35:04.league table and Crusaders are sick. -- 6th. That is better from a

:35:04. > :35:10.

:35:10. > :35:19.Coleraine. Ryan McIlmoyle. That is the Vaseline on his head. Down the

:35:19. > :35:25.line. The ball is for Aidan Watson and he gets it forward, but towards

:35:25. > :35:31.the Jordan Owens. Not a bad touch from the big striker. Encouraging

:35:31. > :35:38.signs there. A good passage of play from the Coleraine. It needed a

:35:38. > :35:46.good tackle from Gareth McKeown. If they can just build on that. They

:35:46. > :35:56.need to probe. The standard a style of Gareth McKeown, he takes the

:35:56. > :36:16.

:36:16. > :36:20.throw. David Ogilby won it. trophy on its way back there? It

:36:20. > :36:25.looks that way at the moment but there is still a long way to go. We

:36:25. > :36:35.have got half an hour left. There will be extra-time and penalties if

:36:35. > :36:53.

:36:53. > :37:03.good run this season. They are doing very well. They have done

:37:03. > :37:08.

:37:08. > :37:18.phenomenally well. They play some couple of times this season. Very

:37:18. > :37:24.

:37:24. > :37:29.much so. They have played very well against us. There is going to be a

:37:29. > :37:38.change for Coleraine. We will tell you about that in a moment. David

:37:38. > :37:48.Rainey. Charged down. I think Ruairi Harkin is getting ready to

:37:48. > :38:00.

:38:00. > :38:05.come on. Well charged down by just about ready. I think this

:38:05. > :38:13.might be the chance to bring him on. Ruairi Harkin, 22 years of age. He

:38:13. > :38:23.only joined a couple of weeks ago on an 18 month deal from Derry City.

:38:23. > :38:25.

:38:25. > :38:30.Ryan McIlmoyle goes off. I saw him play last week. They could be a

:38:30. > :38:40.change of formation. He has gone into the centre of midfield. He

:38:40. > :38:40.

:38:40. > :38:45.obviously wants them to play in a three. That is a good ball. It was

:38:45. > :38:52.from a David McMaster to find it David Rainey. Stuart Gallas was

:38:52. > :39:02.unlucky. I think they decided they were not getting down past the full

:39:02. > :39:13.

:39:13. > :39:22.backs so they decided to change formation as quickly as we can.

:39:22. > :39:30.think it is a three. Gareth McKeown, at a pace. He does not even get the

:39:30. > :39:37.throw-in, though, for his efforts. The long ball from the back and

:39:37. > :39:41.Shane Jennings gives chase. Ironic as it sounds, this formation might

:39:42. > :39:49.give them a more attacking options, but they will take it in turns to

:39:49. > :39:57.stop the full-back. It is a disciplined way of playing. You

:39:57. > :40:04.might just find that Gareth McKeown and Stephen McBride get more joy

:40:04. > :40:13.than David Scullion, Curtis Allen and Shane Jennings. A good point,

:40:14. > :40:20.David. Stuart Gallas. The free kick has been given to Coleraine. I

:40:20. > :40:28.think Stuart Gallas was hampering Howard Beverland. Stephen Baxter

:40:28. > :40:38.looks on bewildered. Why was that? It is taken quickly. Here we go.

:40:38. > :40:58.

:40:58. > :41:08.Paul Leeman have not do much wrong but they have not been ended too

:41:08. > :41:12.

:41:12. > :41:19.much pressure. -- under too much pressure. I really feel Shane

:41:19. > :41:23.Jennings is not being given the support he needs. Colin Coates and

:41:23. > :41:33.Paul Leeman have been on top. They have not been penetrated at any

:41:33. > :41:39.

:41:39. > :41:44.to you. Oran Kearney is desperate for his team to do well and he is

:41:44. > :41:48.just trying to urge them on. The hardest thing for a manager, when

:41:48. > :41:53.the players cross that white line, you have got to trust them

:41:53. > :42:00.implicitly because it is all over to them. David Rainey judged that

:42:00. > :42:10.well but so did the goalkeeper. Well done, Gavin Cullen, he did

:42:10. > :42:10.

:42:10. > :43:35.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 42 seconds

:43:35. > :43:42.Morrow. 26 years of age and his 55th goal of for the club. His 6th

:43:42. > :43:50.in their League Cup campaign. They are happy, although they don't show

:43:51. > :43:59.it in that particular shot. Good control by Stephen Lowry. He did

:43:59. > :44:06.well. Here is Chris Morrow, who has pulled a lot of strings in midfield.

:44:06. > :44:16.Jordan Owens did not get any space. Good defending by Howard Beverland

:44:16. > :44:17.

:44:17. > :44:27.and David Ogilby. Stephen McBride gives it away. Howard Beverland

:44:27. > :44:36.

:44:37. > :44:43.gets it away despite the attentions of a Coleraine player. Crusaders

:44:43. > :44:49.throw in. The difficulty now for Coleraine, they have made a

:44:49. > :44:59.tactical change, sometimes Shane Jennings is dropping into the hole.

:44:59. > :45:04.

:45:04. > :45:12.Subsequently, the players are now makes a run ahead of him. He shows

:45:12. > :45:18.could of strength. The ball was too short. Gareth Tommons get it

:45:18. > :45:23.forward. Shane Jennings on the run. Curtis Allen on the run. Shane

:45:23. > :45:29.Jennings goes for gold. He almost succeeded. David Scullion chips to

:45:29. > :45:35.the back post. It is wide of the Mark from Shane Jennings. He shows

:45:35. > :45:41.his disappointment. So does his manager. But that was better from

:45:41. > :45:51.the Bannsiders. Great strength from Shane Jennings. He does ever so

:45:51. > :45:54.

:45:54. > :46:04.well because of that ball was opportunities like that because

:46:04. > :46:05.

:46:05. > :46:10.Cathair Friel pressed for the first five a six minutes. -- Coleraine

:46:10. > :46:14.pressed for the first final six minutes. That could be a big

:46:14. > :46:19.turning-point in this final. Let's not underestimate the save of Sean

:46:19. > :46:24.O'Neill at the other end. The ball just bounced in front of him.

:46:24. > :46:34.tremendous save. He get down tremendously well. He pushed the

:46:34. > :46:38.

:46:38. > :46:48.ball away. It was good. Aidan Watson did well. He raised David

:46:48. > :47:05.

:47:05. > :47:14.There is a great fluidity about Crusaders. There is Grote -- could

:47:15. > :47:20.rotational play with them. David Rainey. Chris Morrow. He has been

:47:20. > :47:26.industrious and very successful to date. Jordan Owens! He should have

:47:26. > :47:30.done better. There is no doubt about it. The big man will be

:47:30. > :47:37.annoyed with himself. That was a great chance for him. He just did

:47:37. > :47:43.not get over it. We have had a chance at the other end. This is

:47:43. > :47:53.certainly one for Crusaders. That could be a turning point as well.

:47:53. > :48:02.

:48:02. > :48:09.Coleraine would be dead and buried completely in control, and a

:48:09. > :48:19.Coleraine don't seem to be able to do anything about it. Stuart Gallas

:48:19. > :48:30.

:48:30. > :48:40.He is asking a bit of Shane Jennings. The goalkeeper did well,

:48:40. > :48:55.

:48:55. > :49:02.it? A little bit at the start, a little bit in the middle and a

:49:02. > :49:11.little bit at the end. No, you have got to give credit where it is due.

:49:11. > :49:21.Please stop. You have got to give credit. I am not going to comment

:49:21. > :49:31.

:49:31. > :49:35.manager of a Coleraine, when you have seen them play so well all

:49:35. > :49:45.season and are now they have not really done themselves justice

:49:45. > :49:54.

:49:54. > :49:58.today. As yet. We have got 16 moment. The butterflies in his

:49:58. > :50:02.belly will be going mad because he will be asking, where it is --

:50:02. > :50:12.where is it going to come from? You are just desperate for something to

:50:12. > :50:31.

:50:31. > :50:35.Black special? Here is a good view of it. It is a long way out. It is

:50:35. > :50:40.not a bad effort at all and I think the goalkeeper was struggling. So

:50:40. > :50:45.close, that young man. A spectacular goal earlier in the

:50:45. > :50:53.season and almost another one. Did it take a touch on the way through?

:50:53. > :50:57.It may have done. Just swerving away. An audacious attempt. With

:50:57. > :51:02.the distance and the angle, it is only someone of Johnny Black's

:51:02. > :51:07.ability who would take that on. You want someone to run him on the ball.

:51:07. > :51:17.Even if it gets a flick or drainage, it could end up in the back of the

:51:17. > :51:19.

:51:19. > :51:29.net. -- A flick or a nudge. It is a good skill. To keep the modern

:51:29. > :51:34.

:51:34. > :51:38.football down and not plays it over are still working harder. A lot of

:51:38. > :51:42.people would suggest that because of the make-up of the modern-day

:51:42. > :51:48.football, it is easier to make it dip and bend, but I would not

:51:48. > :51:58.necessarily agree with that. It is a great skill to strike a good ball

:51:58. > :52:33.

:52:33. > :52:39.together. Can they pull this out of macro. -- Gareth Tommons. That

:52:39. > :52:47.passage of pressure is over for the moment. A little skirmish in the

:52:47. > :52:57.corner there but Watson did ever so well. There is the Crusaders border.

:52:57. > :53:10.

:53:10. > :53:20.They will be pleased with the Scullion goes off it. 19th birthday

:53:20. > :53:35.

:53:35. > :53:42.for Ciaran Clarke. Maybe the script Morrow. The flag is up, it will not

:53:42. > :53:49.count. I think the man with the flag got it right. It was close. He

:53:50. > :53:59.thought he had number two. So did he. He finished it, but it has been

:53:59. > :54:04.wiped out. David? Again, Chris Morrow making the run. There is no

:54:04. > :54:09.doubt about it. A great piece of officialdom. But those are the

:54:09. > :54:14.decisions that need to be made. The linesman was up with play and I

:54:14. > :54:23.think he called it correctly. you will be on first-name terms

:54:23. > :54:31.with his linesman, who ICU berating week after week. -- Oh you seem to

:54:31. > :54:41.be berating week after week. 11 minutes left. Crusaders still lead

:54:41. > :54:41.

:54:41. > :54:48.by one goal in this Irn Bru League Cup final. Shane Jennings slipped.

:54:48. > :54:53.No way there for Curtis Allen. David, just to remind you, you have

:54:53. > :54:59.got to pick the man of the match. I have a feeling through one or two

:54:59. > :55:04.of the contenders might be, but I will keep my council. Colin Coates

:55:04. > :55:14.has been impressive, Stuart Gallas has been impressive and Chris

:55:14. > :55:18.

:55:18. > :55:28.Morrow has a very much made the Howard Beverland has done very well

:55:28. > :55:35.

:55:35. > :55:45.breached once. It may be a very vital goal. It may well win this

:55:45. > :55:46.

:55:46. > :55:53.cup final. We shall see. That was close. That must have hit the post.

:55:53. > :56:00.I thought the goalkeeper had to save it. Here it is again. Yes, it

:56:00. > :56:06.did hit the post. The throw caused the confusion. He stuck a day for

:56:07. > :56:16.it. I think the 'keeper may have got there had he needed to. To be

:56:17. > :56:17.

:56:17. > :56:25.fair, he did have it covered. was unlucky. David McMaster goes

:56:26. > :56:34.off it. Declan Caddell comes on. has played over 100 games for

:56:34. > :56:38.Crusaders. A couple of goals this season for Declan Caddell.

:56:38. > :56:48.scored a smashing goal against us in the Cup final last year. A

:56:48. > :56:49.

:56:49. > :56:59.superb goal. Things were not looking good for you against

:56:59. > :57:10.

:57:10. > :57:20.can still happen. Foot up there from Aaron Canning. The referee did

:57:20. > :57:31.

:57:31. > :57:37.much. He is getting away with it. The foot was high. And later. The

:57:37. > :57:47.referee has a nice word with the 22-year-old. He is a 19, in fact,

:57:47. > :57:59.

:57:59. > :58:06.Caddell's touch was poor. But Coleraine have given it away again.

:58:06. > :58:12.That is infuriating for the manager and the supporters. Coleraine can

:58:12. > :58:17.play some great stuff. I think that might be the bitter pill, if they

:58:17. > :58:27.do play -- used for this final, that they have not played or done

:58:27. > :58:36.

:58:36. > :58:41.themselves justice. A big occasion, praise of Coleraine, and this

:58:41. > :58:47.performance today is not typical. It is not about attitude, it is not

:58:47. > :58:57.a bad effort, it is not about commitment. On the day, passes are

:58:57. > :59:10.

:59:10. > :59:15.their of the Ballymena Showgrounds. All credit to Ballymena. They were

:59:15. > :59:22.very pleased that a Cup Final was coming here but it really is a

:59:22. > :59:25.marvellous complex. All credit to the local council. A free-kick for

:59:25. > :59:35.Coleraine. Are we going to have drama as we approach the closing

:59:35. > :59:44.

:59:44. > :59:54.think he realises Johnny Black might be hitting this. There he is.

:59:54. > :00:02.

:00:02. > :00:08.It is not really the side for a for the goalkeeper in the end.

:00:08. > :00:18.There is his disappointment. I hope you can't lip-read. Exasperation

:00:18. > :00:22.

:00:22. > :00:32.for Johnny Black. Chris Morrow. He has worked tirelessly. Stephen

:00:32. > :00:50.

:00:50. > :01:00.McBride with the header. It did not will be telling his troops to throw

:01:00. > :01:01.

:01:01. > :01:07.caution to the wind. He might get beaten by two or three. Forward by

:01:07. > :01:17.Ruairi Harkin. Colin Coates won it. He has been a colossus at the back.

:01:17. > :01:39.

:01:39. > :01:43.Chris Morrow. That was nearly a mistake by Gavin Cullen. That was

:01:43. > :01:53.the right idea by Jordan Owens. He just didn't hit it long enough and

:01:53. > :01:54.

:01:54. > :02:04.himself out of nothing. Just by pure hard work and Endeavour. A

:02:04. > :02:14.

:02:14. > :02:20.-- McBride. So, Stephen Baxter, seven years in the job next

:02:20. > :02:27.February. He has won two senior trophies, the Cup and Shield, and

:02:27. > :02:37.it looks like he is about to add to that. He has been in six finals and

:02:37. > :03:01.

:03:01. > :03:11.won two, lost four, so he knows Coates wins it in the air, and how

:03:11. > :03:46.

:03:46. > :03:52.Coleraine, but sadly they have not displayed all the quality and

:03:52. > :04:02.talent that has been in the side this season. That will be the big

:04:02. > :04:33.

:04:33. > :04:39.minute of this Cup final. So, David, who is the Irn Bru League Cup man-

:04:39. > :04:47.of-the-match? There have been some very impressive performances. The

:04:47. > :04:52.central defensive partnership at Coleraine, they have done very well.

:04:52. > :04:56.Aidan Watson, Stuart Dallas have done fantastically well. Colin

:04:56. > :05:02.Coates and Paul Leeman have been strong. But my man of the match,

:05:02. > :05:08.without a shadow of the doubt, is Chris Morrow. Not just about the

:05:08. > :05:11.goal, but how he has broken up the play from Coleraine. Every time he

:05:11. > :05:15.makes himself available for his team-mates he is looking for the

:05:15. > :05:23.run, so Chris Morrow is my man of the match. Not too many will argue

:05:23. > :05:33.with that choice. A super game for the midfielder. Here is McBride.

:05:33. > :05:36.

:05:36. > :05:46.2-0? He is not. All credit to the Coleraine defenders. Did not give

:05:46. > :06:07.

:06:07. > :06:12.past and a great career, and he is still going. Well done David,

:06:12. > :06:17.Rainey. -- well done David Rainey. The deserves that standing ovation

:06:17. > :06:23.from the Crusaders performance. What effort, commitment and quality

:06:23. > :06:32.today. Well done, David. The great example to young players. Such a

:06:33. > :06:36.Irish League who get hungrier because they know it is countdown

:06:36. > :06:46.time in terms of their career. It really is an inspiring attitude

:06:46. > :06:55.

:06:55. > :06:59.Howard Beverland who almost sold them a free one in injury time. Who

:06:59. > :07:09.is going to tell Colin Coates he is not the man of the match? I will

:07:09. > :07:11.

:07:11. > :07:21.leave that to you. Have you seen time and keep the ball up to this

:07:21. > :07:23.

:07:23. > :07:33.faces at the end, we will be sure of that, unless, unless they

:07:33. > :07:38.

:07:38. > :07:48.produce some drama right at the ball in the corner, as far away

:07:48. > :08:12.

:08:12. > :08:20.the big crowd up from Coleraine is drift out. The it means so much,

:08:20. > :08:24.David, but to country clubs like Coleraine, Portadown, it means so

:08:24. > :08:34.much to get two or Cup final and win it, but today it looks as

:08:34. > :08:37.

:08:37. > :08:39.though there will be disappointment. and you see the numbers are now

:08:39. > :08:47.have come out today, and they will be this leap -- bitterly

:08:47. > :08:50.disappointed. Particularly Oran Kearney. While they have given

:08:50. > :08:55.everything in terms of effort and commitment, they know they have not

:08:55. > :08:59.played near their potential. It has been, by their standards, a very

:08:59. > :09:09.flat performance today. And that will be the thing to stick in their

:09:09. > :09:11.

:09:11. > :09:17.lose to a better team, you can hold your hands up, but not like that

:09:17. > :09:23.today. Curtis Allen just did not get to pull the trigger or we would

:09:23. > :09:33.have had drama. Be would have had extra time. -- we would have had

:09:33. > :09:42.

:09:42. > :09:46.of the dice. We have played the 94 minutes. A lot of the Coleraine

:09:46. > :09:53.fans below the commentary box are making their way out. There is the

:09:53. > :10:03.difference, a very glum looking Coleraine, and very very happy

:10:03. > :10:04.

:10:04. > :10:10.Crusaders men. Wait for the whistle. wild. Stephen Baxter has claimed

:10:10. > :10:14.his third trophy. Happiness on the bench for the Crusaders, and it

:10:14. > :10:22.goes without saying, they have deserved it. No doubt about that,

:10:22. > :10:32.Jackie. They have given their all, but on the date I think Crusaders

:10:32. > :10:32.

:10:32. > :10:41.deserved the victory. Stephen In Sean O'Neill they had a sure

:10:41. > :10:47.custodian. The two full-backs have been very solid. Paul Leeman, Colin

:10:47. > :10:55.Coates, they were dominant. Chris Morrow the outstanding player on

:10:55. > :11:01.the day. Dallas and master, they posed all sorts of problems. --

:11:01. > :11:06.McMaster. And nice touch there. is the most awful feeling. You feel

:11:06. > :11:16.so much for Johnny black, yet Stephen Baxter most dignified. That

:11:16. > :11:19.is brilliant. It says so much about our local game. There is humility,

:11:19. > :11:24.modesty and outstanding example. Not celebrating, but commiserating

:11:24. > :11:31.with the opposition. He knows when to commiserate and then celebrate.

:11:32. > :11:41.It speaks volumes for Stephen Baxter. He will be delighted.

:11:42. > :11:53.

:11:53. > :12:03.Crusaders will enjoy this day. They Morrow. All the way across. Colin

:12:03. > :12:18.

:12:18. > :12:22.You are live with us, with the man- of-the-match, Chris Morrow. You

:12:22. > :12:26.probably could have had four, the first to this man, Chris, one goal

:12:26. > :12:31.difference, and what a difference. That is what it was going to take

:12:31. > :12:35.today. A hard-fought game and one goal was going to be the winner.

:12:35. > :12:39.Thankfully has turned out to be mine. For you, this must be extra

:12:39. > :12:44.special. Crusaders through and through. You are now in your 10th

:12:44. > :12:50.year and you will see out another two. Describe what it means. It is

:12:50. > :12:55.unbelievable. It is my first senior medal as a playing member. I was

:12:55. > :12:59.involved in the 2009 Irish Cup game, but I never got to play in the

:12:59. > :13:04.final. It means everything. To score the winner, that makes it

:13:04. > :13:12.better. The Northern Ireland manager will present this tea when

:13:12. > :13:18.a second, but you had to be in the running. He has been a stalwart,

:13:18. > :13:22.never faltered, so the great man. Given that it is 10 years and

:13:23. > :13:26.counting, you're not begrudge him man-of-the-match. No, he is my old

:13:26. > :13:30.mate, we came to the club on the same night and he has all the

:13:30. > :13:33.ability in the world. When he applies himself the way he did

:13:33. > :13:37.today, no one better in the league. The truth is you probably should

:13:37. > :13:41.have won more convincingly, but one was enough. It made for a nervous

:13:41. > :13:45.time. You are always nervous when you are just one goal up, but we

:13:45. > :13:49.were solid. I don't think Coleraine had many shots. A few scrambles in

:13:49. > :13:53.the box, but I thought we were solid and never looked like

:13:53. > :13:58.conceding. Let me bring in the man who made him nervous. Jordan, you

:13:58. > :14:02.could have had a second half hat- trick. 1-0 well done us, but I'm

:14:02. > :14:10.sure the boss will be happy. But I could have had a couple myself. At

:14:10. > :14:16.the end of the day, we won the game and Chris got it, a great player.

:14:17. > :14:21.Comfortable winners on the day. I will sleep well tonight. Oh no

:14:21. > :14:25.you're not thank me, one header over the bar, then one they hit the

:14:25. > :14:29.post, and then you saw the keeper off his line on the 88th minute and

:14:29. > :14:35.you knew what she wanted to do, and you tried to chip him. Were you out

:14:35. > :14:40.of steam? The boss were shouting me to take it into the corner, but any

:14:40. > :14:48.player wants to score in a cup final. I was nervous in case we had

:14:48. > :14:53.conceded with the chances I had, but worthy winners. This one was

:14:53. > :15:03.for the entire show Road. This was for the fans. We started a bit

:15:03. > :15:04.

:15:04. > :15:09.sluggish in the league and Denny Cup you bring back is a big honour

:15:09. > :15:12.for the club. -- any Cup. There is barely a hair's-breadth between you

:15:12. > :15:16.and Coleraine this season. The league table reflects it. You will

:15:17. > :15:25.feel for them as you celebrate a victory. They have been Super this

:15:25. > :15:31.year. Oran Kearney has been great when he came in. Coleraine could

:15:31. > :15:36.maybe do it this year, but we will push on to see where we can go. We

:15:36. > :15:42.have a cup in our hands now and we will take it from there. I off you

:15:42. > :15:46.go and celebrate. Thank you very Marty Quinn and Chris Morgan are

:15:46. > :15:54.still here in the studio. Crusaders deservedly is this afternoon.

:15:54. > :15:58.think so. Coleraine never really got a hold on the game and if

:15:58. > :16:02.anyone was going to increase the advantage it was Crusaders and it

:16:02. > :16:06.was fairly comfortable in the end. The experience seemed to be the

:16:06. > :16:12.difference. They just had a bit more grittiness. It kept them in

:16:12. > :16:17.good stead through the game. The defenders really supported the

:16:17. > :16:23.goalkeeper. I think he only had one save to make over 90 minutes, and a

:16:23. > :16:31.very good side. He got a good firm hand on it. But other run that I

:16:32. > :16:41.cannot remember great chances for chilly -- Colin Staff. Back to

:16:41. > :16:49.These are gold medals for the winners, silver for the runners up,

:16:49. > :16:55.like the Olympics. There is a Nobel winner's medal, a 5th winners'

:16:55. > :17:00.medal for Paul Leeman. Michael Halliday, he didn't get to play,

:17:00. > :17:06.but he has a winner's medal. There is the man-of-the-match. David

:17:06. > :17:16.Rainey, the grand old man. McMaster or, and big Jordan, who could have

:17:16. > :17:20.

:17:20. > :17:30.I think Colin Coates is on his way up, the man who has been with the

:17:30. > :17:38.club since he was a boy. He is now 26. His 299 is appearance by making

:17:38. > :17:45.today, for Colin Coates, and it is a Cup final winner. Handed over by

:17:45. > :17:49.the sponsors. Delight for Crusaders. Colin Coates, the players, they

:17:49. > :17:55.dominated and they deserve it. Without question. Those fans are

:17:55. > :18:01.ready to celebrate, as are the players. It is a great moment for

:18:01. > :18:07.Stephen Baxter as well. Very much so. There is nothing like winning a

:18:07. > :18:13.cup final. As we said, Stephen has been at the club for seven years

:18:13. > :18:17.and done a fantastic job and has been making a real mark on the team.

:18:17. > :18:23.They were excellent throughout. the other side, there is the

:18:23. > :18:28.disappointment. As a player, that is the most awful, awful feeling,

:18:28. > :18:38.and as a manager as well. You have to stand there and take it and show

:18:38. > :18:38.

:18:38. > :18:48.respect. My goodness gracious Me, does it hurt. When you see the

:18:48. > :18:49.

:18:49. > :18:57.celebration of the other team and There we are. All ages. That man

:18:57. > :19:02.has seen some league titles. So there we are. Let's hand over to

:19:02. > :19:06.Mark Sidebottom. We are running out of time, Stephen Baxter, but what

:19:06. > :19:09.does it mean for you in 20 seconds? The boys have worked incredibly

:19:09. > :19:13.hard. They took the game to them all afternoon and we probably

:19:13. > :19:17.should have scored more. We were worthy winners today, magnificent.

:19:17. > :19:20.Another trophy for you, three in seven years. You're doing all right.

:19:20. > :19:24.You have to keep working hard in football. You never know when it

:19:25. > :19:30.will turn for you. We are having a good run, the people here are

:19:30. > :19:36.enjoying it. Give them away. Back to the studio. Yes, credit to

:19:36. > :19:39.Stephen Baxter. He outfoxed his younger number. He did, but Oran

:19:39. > :19:43.Kearney will learn from this. Crusaders have been here and done

:19:43. > :19:49.it before and that experience to them in good stead. They did show

:19:49. > :19:55.that they had learnt from previous games at a high level. A young team,

:19:55. > :20:00.their first final in a long while and for many their first final.

:20:00. > :20:03.They will improve and learn from it. Credit to Crusaders, but Coleraine

:20:03. > :20:08.who have been on a great run, they will be back began stronger.

:20:08. > :20:12.think so. You can sometimes learn more from defeat in the situation.

:20:12. > :20:15.These young players, how they improve and learnt from this will

:20:15. > :20:21.be the testimony to today's performance. I think we will see