FULL-TIME FINN HARPS 2-0 LIMERICK FC – FINN HARPS ARE PROMOTED TO THE PREMIER DIVISION
Damien McNulty hooked in a cross from the right and Banda glanced past Freddy Hall from close range. The place has gone bonkers!
117 mins – GGGOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLL BJ Banda!!!
113 mins – Matthew Crossan with a fizzler from the edge of the box is a matter of inches over after Tony McNamee squares. Good effort.Harps 1-0 Limerick (1-1)
Passed Ballybofey on the lift home I could hear the battle cries – “UPPA HARPS”
— Timothy Arquette (@entim) November 6, 2015
107 mins – Ball drops to Matthew Crossan on the edge of the box following a throw-in from McNamee but it flies into the night air. At the other end, Ciaran Coll wins possession from Dean Clarke with the brilliant sliding tackle. Harps 1-0 Limerick (1-1) 106 mins – Second half of extra-time is underway HALF-TIME IN EXTRA-TIME – HARPS 1-0 LIMERICK (1-1 ON AGGREGATE) 104 mins – very little chances in extratime – Harps have Kieran McDaid and BJ Banda on for Harkin and McHugh. 90 mins – Two minutes stoppage time has been signalled. 87 mins – Tony McNamee free is deep and Damien McNulty heads it well wide. Harps 1-0 Limerick (1-1) 86 mins – What a chance! Ball broke to Sean Russell, free on the edge of the area and 18 yards out after a pullback was deflected his way. Blazed just over. Harps 1-0 Limerick (1-1) 82 mins – Kevin McHugh was about to go off there with BJ Banda coming on but the substitution hasn’t been made yet. Harps 1-0 Limerick (1-1) 78 mins – Both teams are tiring but it’s still on a complete knife edge. Harps 1-0 Limerick (1-1) 76 mins – Ian Turner’s delicate shot with his instep just as the ball bounces goes wildly over and at the other end, Tony McNamee sends a tester to Freddy Hall, who saves comfortably. Harps 1-0 Limerick (1-1) 74 mins – Limerick putting Harps under pressure. Josh Mailey scrambles away for a corner and then Robbie Williams is penalised for a push after winning a good header after an Ian Turner corner. Harps 1-0 Limerick (1-1) 71 mins – Substitute Sean Russell had a free header from the penalty spot after a precise cross back from Ian Turner, but the header is poor. Way off target. But a chance for Limerick nonetheless. Harps 1-0 Limerick (1-1) 69 mins – Harps had a great chance to break there, when Tony McNamee pinched possession from Shaun Kelly but with a numerical advantage, Michael Funston’s cross on the run was just too deep. Harps 1-0 Limerick (1-1) 61 mins – So close! Brilliant play from Raymond Foy, who beats Shaun Kelly and cuts inside. His drives flashes just wide of the Limerick goal. Harps 1-0 Limerick (1-1) 57 mins – Sean Russell is on for Limerick. Patrick Kanyuka makes way 54 mins – Phew! A cross from Limerick’s left by Shane Tracy hits Josh Mailey on the back – as the crowd gasped looking at it almost in slow motion – the ball drifts just a yard wide. Ciaran Gallagher fetches the corner. Nervy times. Harps 1-0 Limerick (1-1) 50 mins – Kevin McHugh curls the free just over the angle of post and crossbar the the Town End. Harps 1-0 Limerick (1-1) 49 mins – Gareth Harkin breaks onto the Kevin McHugh pass and is taken down but a shoulder by Patrick Kanyuka right outside the area. Only a yellow. The referee gets some heckling. Harps 1-0 Limerick (1-1) 46 mins – Second half is underway. Harps 1-0 Limerick (1-1) HALF-TIME – FINN HARPS 1-0 LIMERICK FC (1-1 ON AGGREGATE)
The dream is on for Finn Harps!!! 1-0 up at Finn Park, the tie with Limerick is now level
— Barry Whyte (@BarryWhyte85) November 6, 2015
38 mins – Patrick Kanyuka tried to play a back pass and was pressurised by both Raymond Foy and Michael Funston. The Limerick defender over-cooked it but it was running just wide and Funston hooked it in. Limerick bundled it out but the referee’s assistant Damien McGrath gives the goal. Finn Park erupts! Harps 1-0 Limerick (1-1)
38 mins – GOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLL Michael Funston scores. Harps 1-0 Limerick (1-1)
35 mins – Ian Turner slices a half-volley not far over the bar after Keith Cowan headed a Shane Tracy free away. Moments later, Raymond Foy hooks a curler just over at the River End. Nothing in it. Harps 0-0 Limerick (0-1)
34 mins – Josh Mailey made a real positive run there from midfield but eventually just over-hit the ball as he made his way towards the Limerick penalty area. Hall comes off his line to gather. Harps 0-0 Limerick (0-1)
29 mins – Huge let-off for Harps as Robbie Williams – from a free header following a Shane Tracy corner – sees the ball cannon off someone in blue and the hosts scramble clear. Harps 0-0 Limerick (0-1)
Harps all over Limerick in this opening #finnharps
— Brendan (@ImRedLen) November 6, 2015
25 mins – Ciaran Gallagher flaps a corner from Ian Turner away. Did well. Harps 0-0 Limerick (0-1)
Its 20 minutes gone here at Finn Park & remains Finn Harps 0 @LimerickFCie 0. Harps on top so far. Lims need to win some possession #LOI
— LimerickLeader Sport (@LimkLeaderSport) November 6, 2015
21 mins – Brilliant save by Freddy Hall in the Limerick goal from Raymond Foy, who struck a fierce shot towards the bottom corner. Harps 0-0 Limerick (0-1)
19 mins – A Michael Funston diving header goes wide from a deep cross from Gareth Harkin. Good effort on the stretch. Harps are playing well. Harps 0-0 Limerick (0-1)
17 mins – Harps put Limerick under pressure from a corner and a combination of Freddy Hall and a defender cleared from a header by Damien McNulty. Harps 0-0 Limerick (0-1)
Then, there’s a big penalty appeal against Robbie Williams for handball – it certainly struck his hand but McNulty’s strike was only a yard from him Harps 0-0 Limerick (0-1)
15 mins – Keith Cowan almost gets in following a free from Tony McNamee’s centre that was flicked on by Raymond Foy. Freddy Hall, he Limerick goalkeeper, did well to smother. Harps 0-0 Limerick (0-1)
12 mins – Harps eventually clear the corner but the ball had dropped to Vinny Faherty, who took a swing and missed the lot. Harps 0-0 Limerick (0-1)
9 mins – Ciaran Gallagher has to tap a deflected cross from Ian Turner over his own crossbar. Harps 0-0 Limerick (0-1)
6 mins – Fast-paced start but Harps have been found guilty of playing football in the wrong part of the pitch once or twice. Great atmosphere. Harps 0-0 Limerick (0-1)
Kevin McHugh returns for Finn Harps, as does Raymond Foy, in place of Nathan Boyle and Matthew Crossan. For Limerick, Lee Lynch is in for Sean Russell.
Shaun Kelly scored the only goal of the game on Monday night as Limerick won 1-0 at Markets Field.
Finn Harps: Ciaran Gallagher; Damien McNulty, Packie Mailey,  Keith Cowan; Josh Mailey, Raymond Foy, Gareth Harkin, Tony McNamee, Ciaran Coll; Michael Funston; Kevin McHugh.
Limerick FC: Freddy Hall; Shaun Kelly, Patrick Kanyuka, Robbie Williams, Shane Tracy; Shane Duggan; Dean Clarke, Paul O’Conor, Lee-J Lynch, Ian Turner; Vinny Faherty.
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