Coleraine defeat Larne in extra time to reach Irish Cup final

Coleraine are through to the Irish Cup final after beating Larne 2-1 in extra time at Windsor Park on Saturday.

BBC Sport reported that substitute Matthew Shevlin scored the decisive goal in the second period of extra time to settle a tight semi-final and send Coleraine into the final.

The match had been set up as one of the marquee ties of the competition, and the result went right to the wire. Irish FA coverage had already confirmed the fixture for Saturday, April 4, and the game lived up to its knockout billing.

With the score level after 90 minutes, extra time was needed to separate the sides. Shevlin’s late intervention proved the difference and capped a narrow win for Coleraine.

The result keeps Coleraine’s cup run alive and ends Larne’s hopes of reaching the final. The opponent in the final is not yet confirmed in the sources reviewed.

This was a classic cup semi-final: tense, close and decided by a single late moment.