Hegarty plots cup upset against Galway

Finn Harps resume action tomorrow night when they travel to Terryland Park for their Ford FAI Cup second round fixture against Premier Division Galway United.

Harps boss Paul Hegarty will have to watch from the stands as he serves a one-match ban having been sent from the bench in last month's scoreless draw with Dundalk.

Hegarty continues to plan without the injured Michael Funston but there was some good news on that front this week as the Letterkenny man resumed light training.

Chris Breen jetted out for a 12-month trip to Australia earlier this week and Gordon Simms has also played his last game for the club so Hegarty will have to shuffle his pack.

Barry Curran is likely to take Breen's place on the right side of midfield, while the rest of the team is likely to be as it were against Limerick 37 two weeks ago.

Although promotion to the top tier of League of Ireland football is Harps' priority this season, Hegarty says that his side have prepared well for the trip to Terryland.

“Our next priority is always the next game,” he said. “The Galway game is the game we have been preparing for since the Limerick game and like every other match we play, we're going out to try and win it.”

“Obviously we'll be up against it and in front of a big crowd at home, Galway will be expected to win. But we feel we are in with a decent chance. It we can manage to keep them out, you never know.”

Galway go into the match after back-to-back victories over the teams occupying the top and bottom spots in the Premier Division.

Last time out they came from behind to beat leaders St Patrick's Athletic by the odd goal in three at Richmond Park – this after putting three goals past lowly Longford Town three days earlier.

Their danger man is Derek Glynn who has scored four goals in the last two games and is fast becoming the find of the season for Tony Cousins’ men after arriving at Terryland Park last January from the junior leagues in Galway.

Cousins will have to plan without the suspended John Lester, however.