Ryan Flood’s hat trick sees Harps end last residence recreation with 4-1 win

Finn Harps completed their last residence recreation of the league season with a 4-1 rout of Athlone City in Ballybofey this afternoon.

Tony McNamee obtained the scoring began for Harps within the fourth minute, earlier than Athlone pulled one again ten minutes later after a Jamie Watson personal objective.

However it was Ryan Flood who was the star of the present, bagging a second half hat trick to ship the Finn Park followers residence completely satisfied after a tough season re-adjusting to life within the First Division.

He scored his first after a set-piece routine straight from the coaching floor within the forty seventh minute, the ball taking a pleasant deflection on the best way in.

Then Flood was as cool as the opposite aspect of the pillow from the penalty spot, bagging the second and third objectives of his hat-trick from the penalty spot on the 62nd minute after which in damage time on the finish of the sport.

Harps stay ninth within the First Division desk on 36 factors, solely forward of league newcomers Kerry FC – however maybe that is the type of consequence that can provide the Harps devoted hope going into the Winter low season.

Ryan Flood’s hat trick sees Harps end last residence recreation with 4-1 win was final modified: October 14th, 2023 by Daniel Brennan