'GERS AND BANNSIDERS DRAW A BLANK
Carrick Rangers and Coleraine drew a blank in an end to end encounter at the Loughview Leisure Arena.
The visitors might have moved in front early in the game courtesy of Stephen Lowry's 30-yard free-kick which Carrick keeper Aaron Hogg did well to parry.
At the other end Ewan Kelly pounced on a defensive error to race towards goal but Bannsiders keeper Gareth Deane was alert to the danger while, a few minutes after that, Lloyd Anderson saw an effort blocked.
Coleraine threatened again around the half-hour mark when Cathair Friel could only fire wide after connecting with a Josh Carson cross before play switched for Jordan Gibson to send a low left-foot shot straight at Deane followed by an Anderson header tipped over.
Chances were somewhat less frequent for a spell after the break before Ben Tilney was sent clear but again Deane was quick to snuff out any threat.
Coleraine did have the ball in the net with around a quarter-of-an-hour to go but Eoin Bradley's glancing header from a Jamie Glackin cross was ruled out offside. At the other end Gibson broke clear but could only drag his finish wide of the target.
Carrick Rangers: Hogg, Forsythe, Ervin, McGuckin, D. Kelly, E. Kelly, Mulholland, Cherry, Gibson, Tilney, Anderson subs Shields (not used), Kalla (replaced McGuckin 90+1), Doyle (not used), McGimpsey (not used), Nixon (replaced E. Kelly 64), Hoy (not used), Cushley (replaced Nixon 80)
Coleraine: Deane, Kane, Brown, McKendry, Lowry, Carson, O’Donnell, Glackin, Traynor, Shevlin, Friel subs Henderson (not used), Mullan (not used), Jarvis (not used), Bradley (replaced Friel 65), Wilson (not used), Parkhill (not used), Kelly (not used)
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