'RAINE KINGS WIN TO STAY AHEAD OF RIVALS DISTILLERY; JJB PREMIERSHIP Coleraine 2 Glenavon 1.

SECOND half goals from Jody Tolan and Marty Hunter were enough to keep Coleraine in fifth place in the table.

But it was a close thing at the Showgrounds as the Lurgan Blues piled on late pressure.

Glenavon squandered first half chances through Eamon Murray, Trevor Molloy and skipper Conor Walsh.

It was left to Tolan, above, to snatch the lead for Coleraine, stabbing the ball home from close range after his initial shot from Stephen Dooley's cross was blocked three minutes into the second half.

But Glenavon were level inside 60 seconds when Molloy curled a shot past keeper Davy O'Hare from 18 yards.

However, Marty Hunter restored the Bannsiders' lead in the 55th minute, heading Matt Crossan's corner past Murphy from six yards. A post denied Hunter after he worked space to drill a shot which caught Murphy for pace.

Near the end Coleraine almost blew it when Crossan's poor control left Walsh in the clear but O'Hare and a defender managed to combine to guide the ball away from harm.

In a pulsating finish, Tommons created a chance for Gareth Harkin but his shot was brilliantly turned over the bar by Murphy.

Meanwhile, Bangor lost 4-1 to Crusaders, Marty Donnelly's second half introduction inspiring a Crusaders comeback.

Mark Dickson helped himself to a brace as the Crues came from behind to take all three points and remain two points ahead of fourth-placed Lisburn Distillery.

Bangor skipper Andy Morrow fired the Seasiders ahead on 18 minutes when he turned in a Mark Meginness cross.

David Rainey finally broke down the Clandeboye side's resistence in the 65th minute and then Dickson delivered a double in 68 and 75 minutes while Alain Emerson added a fourth eight minutes from the end.

Elsewhere, Distillery defeated Newry City 3-1, with Gary Browne bagging a brace.

The striker tied up the points in a devastating 60-second spell, opening his account in the 19th minute and catching out the City defence straight from the restart. Allen made it 3-0 late in the game and Lee Feeney grabbed a consolation for the visitors.