Coleraine supervisor Ruaidhri Higgins says “the honeymoon interval is over” after his facet’s 2-1 loss in opposition to Larne on the Coleraine Showgrounds.

Leroy Millar and Sean Graham scored late within the first half to offer the away facet the lead with Conor McKendry coming near netting Larne’s third earlier than the half-time whistle.

Regardless of Matthew Shevlin’s late purpose, Coleraine could not create a dramatic late comeback with Higgins labelling the efficiency from his facet as “unacceptable”

This consequence implies that, for the primary time this season, Ruaidhri Higgins’ facet suffered back-to-back defeats after shedding in opposition to Cliftonville on Saturday.

“That’s what I stated in there, the honeymoon interval is over,” Higgins advised BBC Sport NI.

“We’ve to step up, all of us, and we’ll see within the coming days what we’re made from actually and it’s important that we reply in the proper method to a foul 4 days.

“I demand that we reply in the proper method, get again on the horse and begin profitable soccer matches.”

After Higgins was appointed late final season, Coleraine made a vivid begin to this marketing campaign and had been high of the desk coming into the match in opposition to the Inver Reds.

Nevertheless, now it’s Gary Haveron’s facet are high of the desk, two factors away from the Bannsiders with a sport in hand.

“You may take getting overwhelmed, however the method of the defeat was unacceptable actually,” Higgins added.

“There may be collective accountability there. We’re all accountable, I feel.

“I feel they did a quantity on us. They got here, sat in and countered on us.

“We had been weak in sure elements of the sport which is extraordinarily disappointing, and it’s an unacceptable efficiency actually.”