Ironically, Coleraine started brightly, with Eamon Doherty firing over and Michael Surgeon going close with a header within the first 10 minutes. But on 14 minutes Doherty had to leave the field to be replaced by Andy Ramage, and the midfield were rarely seen again. Time and time again Aspinall and Brunton tried to build from the back, but the ball just came back quicker and more dangerously each time. A goal had to come, and Glen Little took advantage of some slack marking to prod home from close range. The goal served to boost the Glens further, and a second soon followed when Tommy Huston lost Glen Little from a throw on the right wing, (he's behind you Tommy) and Little powered the ball into the top corner. The third goal was always threatened and it duly arrived when Paul Gaston carelessly made a needless tackle on the bye-line, conceeding a penalty which was easily converted.

Half time brought some welcome relief - at least we couldn't conceed any more goals for at least 15 minutes.

Things improved slightly in the second period. Stephen Young replaced Tommy Huston and the midfield seemed more competitive. The Glens were still by far the better team however, and the fourth goal came as no surprise. Wes Lamont made yet another excellent save, only to see the ball spill from his chest straight to the feet of a lurking forward. At this point, the Coleraine fans resorted to singing to keep themselves amused (a particular favourite being a tuneless rendition of "You've got a big chicken on your shirt") and the final whistle couldn't come soon enough.

An excellent performance by the Glens (the best team I've seen so far this season) and they were well worth the 4 goal margin. Overall, a night to be forgotten - but let's hope that some lessons were learnt.

1. Wesley Lamont

Man of the Match - without Wes it could have been 10. (9)

2. Oliver McAuley

Struggled manfully and carried a knock through most of the 2nd half. Had absolutely no support from either Huston or Young. (7)

3. Robbie Brunton

Some saving tackles and timely interceptions. (7)

4. Brendan Aspinall

Dealt well with crossed balls. (7)

5. Paul Gaston

Conceeded the penalty, but was otherwise relatively blameless (7)

6. Eamon Doherty

Looked bright before being injured after 15 minutes (6)

7. Johnny McIvor

Was sucked infield far too often - each time the defence looked for an 'out ball' Johnny was nowhere to be found. (5)

8. Michael Surgeon

Tried to keep busy but had no effect. (6)

9. Sam Shiels

Ran about a lot - but without the ball there's not much he can do. (5)

10. Pat McAllister

Anonymous. (5)

11. Tommy Huston

A strange selection - he seems to have developed an amazing ability to create space for the opposition. Glen Little must have thought it was his birthday. (4)

sub Stephen Young (for Huston)

The midfield was more competitive after Goosey came on at half time, but the Glens had the game won by then. (6)

sub Conor McKeever (for Surgeon)

Only played the last few minutes - I'm not sure if he actually touched the ball. (-)