Draw against Carrick Rangers 'not a disaster' - Higgins
Coleraine manager Ruaidhri Higgins says his side's 1-1 draw with Carrick Rangers 'isn't a disaster'. Will Patching broke the deadlock for Coleraine, who made a bright start to the game, before Mikey Place cancelled out his effort.
What happened?
Coleraine dominated the game but failed to score more than one goal.
Why it matters for Carrick Rangers
Carrick Rangers manager Stephen Baxter thought a point apiece was a 'fair result' as his side extend their unbeaten league run to seven games.
What comes next?
Coleraine's next fixture is against Dungannon Swifts at home on 2026-12-12.
Coleraine manager Ruaidhri Higgins said, 'The disappointing thing for us was in that period of dominating part of the game, we didn't get ourselves further in front and we have given up one chance in the first half and they have scored from it.'
Higgins added, 'We huffed and puffed second half on a really poor pitch, by no fault of their own. It didn't make for a game we wanted to play.'
Carrick Rangers manager Stephen Baxter said, 'We created those two moments in the second half to put the game away. Coleraine hit the crossbar on two occasions and these things can go either way. I think a point was probably a fair result.'
Coleraine are now unbeaten in their last five games as they try to further close the gap to Larne.
