Paul Cullen played the super-sub role as Finn Harps came from 2-0 down to snatch their first away points of the season during a dramatic last 15 minutes at Buckley Park on Saturday night. Kevin Kelly had given Kilkenny the lead with a stunning 12thminute volley from 20 yards.
Kilkenny struck to make it 2-0 in the 68th minute. Brian Arrigan floated over Kilkenny's second corner of the match and central defender Tony Hall arrived to power home an unstoppable header.
Harps were back in it seven minutes later when Davy Walsh pulled down Mulligan inside the penalty area. John-Gerard McGettigan's penalty struck a post, but Davy Dowling followed up to shoot home the rebound.
Another penalty four minutes later had Harps level when Hall inexplicably handled a McGettigan cross and Mulligan sent Ashley Stephenson the wrong way from the spot.
Cullen, a 64th-minute substitute for Johnston, then struck the winner four minutes from time.
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