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FT: Crusaders 3-2 Coleraine Jamie McGonigle rifles home for Coleraine on five minutes
Jarlath O'Rourke levels after 36 minutes
Daniel Larmour puts Crues in front a minute later
Josh Carson levels with superb strike on 70th minute
Jordan Owen scores injury-time winner for Crues
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Amazing season ends in dramatic finale
And so a truly remarkable Irish League season ends in fitting fashion – with the final game of the campaign decided by an injury time winner.
It's been a fabulous nine months of football and we hope you've enjoyed our coverage of it.
We'll all pause for breath and then do it all again next season.
Thanks for your company. Bye for now.
Crusaders 3-2 Coleraine
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Watch: Jordan Owens scores for Crusaders to make it 3-2
Crusaders 3-2 Coleraine (FT)
There are great scenes of celebration from Crusaders manager Stephen Baxter who brings the curtain down on his domestic tenure at Seaview.
Crusaders 3-2 Coleraine
It's all over and Crusaders – as so often in recent seasons – are heading back to Europe!
That late goal ensures that the Shore Road men will be playing in continental competition again next season.
But it's heartbreak for Coleraine, who put so much into a compelling game.
Jordan Owens (90+2 mins)
What drama as Jordan Forsythe initially miskicks in front of goal but Lewis Barr lays it back for Forsythe to fire another shot towards goal.
It goes in despite Andy Scott's efforts to clear off the line with Jordan Owens claiming the decisive touch.
Crusaders 2-2 Coleraine
A brilliant 30-yard strike from Josh Carson bring Coleraine level at Seaview.
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Watch: Scott Carson scores for Coleraine to make to 2-2
Crusaders 2-2 Coleraine
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Can anyone make themselves a last-gasp hero?
Crusaders 2-2 Coleraine
Andy Scott tees the ball up for Conor McKendry but his effort can only hit the side netting when well placed.
Crusaders 2-2 Coleraine
Crusaders bring on all-time leading goalscorer Jordan Owens in place of Jude Winchester.
Crusaders 2-2 Coleraine
Crusaders' Stewart Nixon is booked after tangling with Andy Scott.
There's a real feistiness now as this game approaches the closing stages.
Crusaders 2-2 Coleraine
Stephen Lowry replaces Dean Jarvis who fell awkwardly in that last incident and is helped off with what looks like a shoulder injury.
Crusaders 2-2 Coleraine
Crusaders almost go back in front as Ross Clarke gets in behind the Coleraine defence and his effort looks to be sailing over Rory Brown but the Coleraine keeper shows great agility to tip the effort over.
Crusaders 2-2 Coleraine
Paul Heatley is withdrawn by manager Stephen Baxter in favour of Stewart Nixon.
Crusaders 2-2 Coleraine
Conor McKendry's shot bounces in front of Jonny Tuffey who saves awkwardly with his knee.
Crusaders 2-2 Coleraine
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I wondered how Coleraine were going to Crusaders down, they were so comfortable.
It was a piece of brilliance, outstanding from Josh Carson and an incredible strike.
Crusaders 2-2 Coleraine
Paul Heatley clatters into Lyndon Kane and picks up a yellow card.
Crusaders 2-2 Coleraine
Crusaders have the ball in the net as Adam Lecky heads home from Jordan Forsythe's cross but the assistant referee's raised flag cuts short the celebrations.
Josh Carson (70 mins)
Yes there is!
Conor McKendry's cross is half-cleared by Philip Lowry to Josh Carson 30 yards from goal.
The former Ipswich player takes one touch to get it onto his left foot before arrowing an absolute rocket into the top corner!
Is it too late for goal of the season nominations?
Crusaders 2-1 Coleraine
We're inside the final 20 minutes at Seaview.
In an extraordinary Irish League season is there more drama to come?
Crusaders 2-1 Coleraine
Matthew Shevlin's pass puts Jamie Glackin in inside the penalty area but his effort is deflected behind.
This is Coleraine's best spell since the early stages of the first half.
Daniel Larmour celebrates after putting Crusaders 2-1 in front at Seaview
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Watch: Crusaders v Coleraine
Jordan Owens scored an injury-time winner as Crusaders defeated Coleraine 3-2 in the European play-offs final at Seaview.
Jamie McGonigle's low shot gave Coleraine an early lead but two goals in a minute – with Jarlath O'Rourke and Daniel Larmour on target – put the Crues 2-1 in front.
Coleraine levelled in spectacular style as Josh Carson rifled into the top corner from 30 yards.
Owens applied a late close-range finish to win it for the north Belfast hosts.
It was Stephen Baxter's final domestic game in charge of Crusaders after 19 years in the post and it also marked the last appearance of winger Paul Heatley before his retirement.
The big-money reward for Crusaders is a place in the Europa Conference League qualifiers.
Coleraine seized the initiative with a goal inside the opening five minutes.
Dean Jarvis took a throw-in on the left flank which was cleverly headed by Matthew Shevlin into the path of McGonigle, who cut in from the left and fired a shot under the body of Jonny Tuffey from an acute angle.
In a first half of few chances, Ben Kennedy curled a free kick narrowly wide for the home side.
But the game turned on its head when Crusaders struck twice in just over a minute.
Firstly the home side stretched Coleraine on the left hand side and the ball was worked via Philip Lowry and Paul Heatley to in-rushing left-back O’Rourke, who found the net with an assured right-foot finish.
Just over 60 seconds later Crusaders were in front as Coleraine skipper Stephen O’Donnell lost his footing in attempting to make a clearance and defender Daniel Larmour was on hand to blast home the loose ball, via a deflection off the grounded O’Donnell.
Coleraine spurned a a great chance to level on the hour mark when Jamie McGonigle latched onto a Dean Jarvis throughball and glided past the out-rushing Tuffey but the striker could only put his effort into the side netting.
However, the Bannsiders did square the tie on 70 minutes with a goal of absolute quality.
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Conor McKendry’s cross was cleared by Philip Lowry as far as Josh Carson and the midfielder took a touch onto his left foot before firing a long-range bullet of a drive beyond Tuffey.
As the game ebbed and flowed from end to end, Tuffey made an awakward save from McKendry’s low shot while at the other end Rory Brown showed tremendous agility to tip Ross Clarke’s effort over the bar.
But there was to be one final twist in Crusaders’ favour two minutes into stoppage time as Ross Clarke’s corner fell to Jordan Forsythe.
He initially miskicked but Lewis Barr was able to tee up the midfielder again and he fired goalwards despite Coleraine’s Andy Scott trying to clear off the line with Jordan Owens claiming the decisive final touch.
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