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Coleraine manager Ruaidhri Higgins says his side showed "courage" during their 3-1 victory over Carrick Rangers at the Coleraine Showgrounds.
Adam Lecky's strike gave the away side the lead at the break, however, an own goal and efforts from Jamie McGonigle and Dean Jarvis completed Coleraine's comeback.
The result means the Bannsiders move top of the Irish Premiership table but Larne, in second, have played two less games.
"I had absolutely no doubts in my mind about what type of game it was going to be," Higgins told BBC Sport NI.
"I didn't go in with the same reaction as I did in the Larne game [at half-time], it was a different type of performance I thought we were energetic, but we lacked that final bit.
"In the second half we showed a lot of guts and courage and got it over the line."
Carrick Rangers had multiple chances to add to their tally in the first half and were denied by the woodwork.
Shortly after the restart, Newcastle United loanee Harris was called into action again and made a stretched save to deny Lecky's strike from a Joe Crowe free-kick with Higgins adding the stop was "world class".
"I think it was the moment that won us the game," Higgins continued.
"In my opinion, the game turned at that moment.
"It is genuinely a world class save and an 18-year-old in his first venture into senior football and it's a moment that, in my opinion, won us the game as we went from strength to strength from then on."
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Adam Lecky's strike gave the away side the lead at the break, however, an own goal and efforts from Jamie McGonigle and Dean Jarvis completed Coleraine's comeback.
The result means the Bannsiders move top of the Irish Premiership table but Larne, in second, have played two less games.
"I had absolutely no doubts in my mind about what type of game it was going to be," Higgins told BBC Sport NI.
"I didn't go in with the same reaction as I did in the Larne game [at half-time], it was a different type of performance I thought we were energetic, but we lacked that final bit.
"In the second half we showed a lot of guts and courage and got it over the line."
Carrick Rangers had multiple chances to add to their tally in the first half and were denied by the woodwork.
Shortly after the restart, Newcastle United loanee Harris was called into action again and made a stretched save to deny Lecky's strike from a Joe Crowe free-kick with Higgins adding the stop was "world class".
"I think it was the moment that won us the game," Higgins continued.
"In my opinion, the game turned at that moment.
"It is genuinely a world class save and an 18-year-old in his first venture into senior football and it's a moment that, in my opinion, won us the game as we went from strength to strength from then on."
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