Coleraine manager Ruaidhri Higgins says his side "scored some really good goals" during their 4-0 Irish Cup fifth round victory over Crusaders at the Coleraine Showgrounds.
After a goalless first half, Brendan Hamilton was dismissed just after the restart with Mark Connolly breaking the deadlock from the resulting free-kick.
Will Patching, James Akintunde and Joel Cooper then netted to give the home side a comfortable advantage and secure their spot in the sixth round.
"It has worked out to be a good night for us," Higgins told BBC Sport NI.
"We weren't brilliant in the first half, but we looked like the team who looked like going in front, so I was happy enough.
"The sending off comes at a really good time for us and we scored from the free-kick so, from that moment on, it was going to be tough for Crusaders. We remained professional and scored some really good goals."
January signings Connolly and Akintunde have made an instant impact since joining the club with both netting on just their second appearance.
The victory means that the Bannsiders return to winning ways after a disappointing 3-0 loss against Larne in the Irish Premiership last weekend with Higgins adding the side are improving.
"Connolly has got that aggression and desire to win football matches," he continued.
"We are getting closer to what we wanted to look like and what we think will help make this club successful.
"Listen we just keep plugging away and try keeping trying to win games of football."
