Finn Harps slide to their seventh straight defeat

Finn Harps 0, Longford Town 1: Finn Harps were shocked as they slumped to a seventh defeat on the trot to leave them hovering just above the drop zone. This defeat at Finn Park against rock bottom basement side Longford — whose only previous win came on the opening day of the season — will have set the alarm bells ringing.

Harps missed a late penalty and Longford survived a number of goalmouth scramble but still bagged the points with Kevin O’Connor the goalscoring hero.

Tommy McMonagle squandered a glorious chance to fire Harps ahead from close range in the opening minute but was denied by Ryan Coulter.