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Larne remained one point behind Glentoran in the battle for second place in the Irish Premiership thanks to a 2-1 win at Ballycastle Road.
Andy Ryan gave Larne an early lead, before Declan McManus equalised before half-time and then Paul O'Neill netted the winner from the penalty spot in the second half.
Larne manager Gary Haveron: "Really hard fought. We had to be gritty, we had to show character. We had to dig in, we had to defend at times, but that's exactly what the boys did.
"To a man today we were outstanding. To come away from here with any result is incredibly difficult, especially in the second half of the season the way they have really kicked on.
"It's been a hard run, that's 10 out of 11 games away from home for us. It's been really difficult, anything we've achieved this season we've had to do it the hard way. It's been a long hard season up to this point.
"Now we're down to the business end and we have to keep digging in."
Larne are at home to Linfield and Glentoran in their final two fixtures of the campaign.
Coleraine manager Dean Shiels: "It's disappointing to lose. We haven't had that losing feeling recently and it's a hard one to take.
"Especially under the circumstances of the penalty that was given it's extremely disappointing.
"Those are the fine margins in a game where we had all the play, all the territory. It's disappointing that a referee's decision has decided the outcome.
"I thought we were the likelier team to win it but you never switch off with the quality that Larne have.
"We've just got to lick our wounds and move on now."
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Andy Ryan gave Larne an early lead, before Declan McManus equalised before half-time and then Paul O'Neill netted the winner from the penalty spot in the second half.
Larne manager Gary Haveron: "Really hard fought. We had to be gritty, we had to show character. We had to dig in, we had to defend at times, but that's exactly what the boys did.
"To a man today we were outstanding. To come away from here with any result is incredibly difficult, especially in the second half of the season the way they have really kicked on.
"It's been a hard run, that's 10 out of 11 games away from home for us. It's been really difficult, anything we've achieved this season we've had to do it the hard way. It's been a long hard season up to this point.
"Now we're down to the business end and we have to keep digging in."
Larne are at home to Linfield and Glentoran in their final two fixtures of the campaign.
Coleraine manager Dean Shiels: "It's disappointing to lose. We haven't had that losing feeling recently and it's a hard one to take.
"Especially under the circumstances of the penalty that was given it's extremely disappointing.
"Those are the fine margins in a game where we had all the play, all the territory. It's disappointing that a referee's decision has decided the outcome.
"I thought we were the likelier team to win it but you never switch off with the quality that Larne have.
"We've just got to lick our wounds and move on now."
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