HOME FARM-EVERTON gave themselves a promotion lifeline by beating champions Bray Wanderers at Whitehall last night to go clear into third place in the First Division table.
It was the fourth successive win for Martin Bayly's side, and they need just one point from their remaining game, against Finn Harps at Whitehall on Sunday, to clinch the play off place against either Drogheda United or Athlone Town.
A tentative start by Home Farm was forgotten as, they scored twice inside two minutes in the first half.
Central defender Stephen McGuinness put them ahead after 24 minutes with a simple side foot shot from 10 yards after Bray goalkeeper Pat Trehy could only parry a well struck free kick from Derek Murray.
John Kelly dived low to head in the second two minutes later after Eric O'Neill's cross took a deflection to wrong foot Trehy.
Derek Gough beat stand in goalkeeper Shay Brien for the third from a 67th minute penalty after Trehy had been sent off for pulling down Liam Kelly. John Kelly got his second from O'Neill's corner to make it 4-0 eight minutes later.
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