Oran Kearney embraces the challenge as Coleraine inch closer to top six spot

Oran Kearney welcomed the challenge his Coleraine side had to face as they inched closer to securing a top six place.

But to their credit Kearney's men rolled up their sleeves and edged in front thanks to Matthew Shevlin's goal before half-time. The Swifts, with the wind at their backs, ramped up the pressure after restart but the hosts could have sealed the game midway through the half but Josh Carson saw his penalty saved by Declan Dunne.

"We could have lost it today towards the end which would have been harsh, but ideally, we had a big chance to put the second on it to really kill it off. The signs of recovery have been really good the last six or seven weeks and it was important to keep building on that. "It's been a good month for us, we wanted to go out and put in another good performance and keep building on the good of the last four to six weeks. We've another result, we remain unbeaten and we could have lost it at the end.

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