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Marcell Coetzee scores his Ulster's first try despite the tackle of Josh Bayliss of Bath during the Heineken Champions Cup Pool 3 match at Kingspan Stadium in Belfast. (Photo by Oliver McVeigh/Sportsfile)[/caption]
Those nervous home supporters were buoyed, then, when Will Addison put Robert Baloucoune in for his third try in five European games. It was another slick attacking move but there was end product on this foray.
Addison then got over for the province's third try, on 48 minutes, and even though Cooney missed his touchline conversion it was 19-10 to the hosts.
Again, though, Bath did not wilt. The Bath scrum was dominating Ulster's and winning penalties all afternoon. The pressure told as Bath mauled brutishly and Ross Batty dived over. Freddie Burns missed the conversion and Ulster led by just four points with 13 minutes to go.
On 72 minutes came the turning point. Batty put in a high shot on ball-carrying Cooney and, after a lengthy TMO check, was red-carded.
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Ulster took the sensible option and Billy Burns kicked three points as a groggy Cooney headed to the sidelines. That made it 22-15 and it was enough to send the home side into the knock-out stages for the second season in succession.
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