Late drama sends Harps into last eight

Monday 7th May 2007, 9:12 pm

7th May 2007

League Cup 2nd Round

Finn Harps 3

Conor Gethins 63

Stephen Parkhouse 87, 90 +2

Sligo Rovers 2

Matthew Judge 31

Chris Turner 44

Finn Park

Finn Harps stunned Sligo Rovers in the second round of the eircom League Cup at Finn Park tonight. Trailing 2-0 well into the second half, Harps fought back and two Stephen Parkhouse goals in the final three minutes of the game gave Harps a 3-2 win.

Matthew Judge headed Sligo in front after the hour with Chris Turner finding the net just before half-time.

Conor Gethins' long range shot just after the hour just about crossed the line to give the home side some hope of a revival.

Parkhouse then flicked home a header to level matters in the dying minutes. The same Harps player then struck a couple of minutes into stoppage time to clinch Harps a place in the last eight.

Finn Harps : Gallagher, Roddy, Minnock, Boyle, Asokuh, McGowan, Curran (Gethins 46), O'Loughlin, Breen, Brown (Parkhouse 60), Holmes.
Sligo Rovers : Brush, Peers, Foy, McKenzie, Vasas, Turner, Manson, Hughes, Judge (Aisien 60), Kudozovic, McCartney (Bajdziak 61) (Kelly 71).

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