Down Memory Lane

OUR Down Memory Lane series delves into the archives as Coleraine clinched a dramatic 4-3 win against Crusaders…

Date:

Saturday, November 24, 2007

Result:

Crusaders 3-4 Coleraine

Goals – Smyth (’66 mins), Doherty (’81 mins), Lockhart (’85 mins); Neill (’31 mins), Cassidy (’35 mins & ’70 mins), Boyce (’90 mins)

Report:

Darren Boyce scored an injury-time winner to give Coleraine victory in a seven-goal thriller at Seaview.

John Neill headed in Boyce’s corner on 31 minutes and Darren Cassidy fired a left-foot shot into the top corner from 22 yards out four minutes later.

Gary Smyth scored with a left-foot shot after 66 minutes but Cassidy netted a curling shot direct from a corner (70).

Eamon Doherty and Darren Lockhart goals on 81 and 85 levelled but Boyce’s fantastic winner secured the points.

Smyth and Chris Morrow had early chances for the Crues and Lockhart headed over.

Line-ups:

CRUSADERS: Hogg, Magowan, McBride, Doherty, Spencer, Smyth, Emerson (McAllister ’71 mins), Lockhart, Coulter (Reilly ’46 mins), Rainiey, Morrow.

Subs Not Used: Tumilty, Bond, McQuillan.

COLERAINE: McCormick, Clanachan, Watt, Neill, McVey, Heneghan, Boyce, Cassidy, McCallion, Whitehead (Anderson ’71 mins), D. Patton.

Subs Not Used: Gaston, McLaughlin, Carson, G. Patton.

Referee:

David Dunlop

*Many thanks to Hunter McClelland for the research*