Finn Harps - 4, Bray Wanderers - 1

Battling Finn Harps hit four goals for the second game in-a-row on Saturday night as they continued their fight for Premier Division…

Battling Finn Harps hit four goals for the second game in-a-row on Saturday night as they continued their fight for Premier Division survival.

Player-manager, Jonathan Speak set Harps on their way in the 29th minute when his low shot from 18 yards rolled into the corner past John Walsh. Two minutes later the home side increased their lead, this time Niall Bonner raced on to a pass from Kevin McHugh and fired a fierce shot into the top corner past Walsh.

Bray got a lifeline five minutes after the interval when Stephen Fox controlled a clearance at the edge of the box and drilled a low shot into the bottom corner.

However, any hopes of a comeback were dashed in the 68th minute when a mistake from Maurice Farrell allowed Kevin McHugh to nip in and he went around Walsh to tap in Harps' third goal. The home side sewed up the win in the dying seconds when Kevin McHugh held off three challenges before shooting to the net.

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Finn Harps: Cullen, R Kenny, Minnock, Scanlan, Bradley, McGrenaghan, Bonner (Tierney 66 mins), J Kenny, Speak, McHugh, Harkin.

Bray Wanderers: Walsh, Tresson, Farrell (Ryan 73 mins), Lynch, Doohan, Gormley, O'Connor (O'Brien 75 mins), Gifford (Britton 42 mins), Fox, Byrne, Keogh.

Referee: J McDermott (Dublin)