FINN HARPS manager Charlie McGeever remained an unhappy man after his side's win at Whitehall on Saturday night. But then, if he was critical of his team after the previous week's 5-1 drubbing of UCD, one supposes that a 3-2 win is most unsatisfactory, even if it lifted his team into the top four.
But McGeever had a point on Saturday as his side were a trifle fortunate to beat a Home Farm/Everton side who gave what was probably their best performance of the season. Not that he was exactly complimentary to Home Farm.
"They were bad, but we were worse, said McGeever. "Against better sides we would have been severely punished out there."
In contrast, his opposite number, Dermot Keely, was well pleased with his side, despite the result: "That was a much improved performance, and it was all the more pleasing because we played some football," he said.
Home Farm's Peter Eccles opened the scoring within two minutes of the second half, tapping in the rebound after David Platt could only parry John Byrne's stinging low drive.
Stephen Kelly had Harps level within a minute with a stunning 30 yard shot into the top corner.
Byrne was again involved for Home Farm's second goal on 54 minutes when his free kick in from the right was met by Karl Gannon's looping header.
Harps levelled again within three minutes when Jonathan Speak beat Eccles in a race to the ball and toe poked it past goalkeeper, Jonathan Walker.
Andy Ramage completed an auspicious debut for Harps with the winning goal on 73 minutes, hooking to the corner of the net.
Keely confirmed after the game that defender Ray Duffy is available for transfer following detrimental remarks made about the club on a radio programme last week.
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