Harps off the bottom after action-packed derby win over Sligo

For Rovers, this was another costly defeat and their hopes of European football next season are fading

Hands-up: Sligo Rovers players appeal for an early penalty against Finn Harps in Ballybofey. Pic: INPHO/Evan Logan

Finn Harps 3 Sligo Rovers 2 

Relegation-threatened Finn Harps notched up a crucial home win as they outfoxed Sligo Rovers to move off the bottom of the table in a cracking north-west derby played in a cup-tie atmosphere at Finn Park.