Paul Heatley knows Cup finals are all about coming away with the trophy in the end.
The Crusaders forward is aiming for a third Irish Cup success when he faces off against Ballymena United in a rerun of last year's final on Sunday.
The Crues broke the Sky Blues heart last season with a last gasp victory.
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It wasn't a classic performance by Stephen Baxter's men, but as Heatley pointed out it all comes down to lifting the trophy in the end.
"When it comes to Cup finals, it doesn't really matter about the performance, it's all about the result," said the 35-year-old.
"The beauty of this experience is that it's so quick after last year.
"Last year we probably felt the nerves as a group so hopefully this will be a really good learning curve regardless of the result.
"It'll develop players to getting used to the big occasions as the squad continues to grow and age.
"The manager will have us well drilled so nothing around nerves or concerns plays a part in that.
"At the end of the day, it's a Cup final that we've deserved to get to and we'll embrace it.
"It's been really good for both teams and it sets up a really interesting final.
"To get to one Cup final is fantastic but to go and repeat that this season when you know you're going to be a target in that competition is even more impressive.
"Past performances and everything like that goes out the window.
"It's 90 minutes of football and we know what we have to do to get the right result.
"I'm sure Ballymena will be focused as well but we will give it everything we have and make sure we are confident and well prepared."
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