Larne lead at half-time
Coleraine trail by a single goal at the break.
Larne lead Coleraine 1-0 at half-time at Inver Park.
The hosts started brightly and took the lead just after the quarter of an hour.
Tomas Cosgrove made great work down the right wing before squaring to James Simpson who fired home from eight yards despite the best attempts of two covering Coleraine defenders.
Dylan Boyle went into referee Tim Marshall’s notebook shortly after for a foul in midfield before Larne goalscorer Simpson was booked for an aerial challenge on Lyndon Kane.
Coleraine’s effort on goal came just before the half hour but Will Patching’s free-kick from the edge of the penalty area was comfortably saved by Rohan Ferguson in the Larne goal.
Larne striker Paul O’Neill was the third player to be booked just before half-time following a late tackle on Will Patching.