Oran Kearney says it’s “inexcusable” that a contentious goal helped kill off Coleraine’s Irish Cup hopes and a potential route into Europe.
The winners of the blue riband competition qualify for next season’s UEFA Europa Conference League and pocket at least £200,000 in the process.
But Coleraine are now effectively relying on the playoffs to secure European qualification after losing 2-1 to Cliftonville in Friday night’s quarter-final at Solitude.
