Fan-tastic effort says Coleraine boss

Coleraine head coach Ruaidhri Higgins has praised the commitment of supporters who have made the trip to Finland for the club's UEFA Conference League second-qualifying-round tie against HJK Helsinki.

The teams meet at the Bolt Arena at 5pm UK time on Thursday where the Irish Cup champions will be backed by an estimated 200 travelling fans.

"It's a brilliant commitment from the supporters," Higgins told the club's media channel.

"It's an expensive place to get to, people have to take time off work etc so we really appreciate what they're doing for us.

"Hopefully they make their voices heard tomorrow night and we give them something to be proud of - as well and our supporters back home," he added.

For those not travelling, the match will be shown live in the downstairs bar of the social club at the Coleraine Showgrounds.