Finn Harps . . . . 2
Longford Town . . . 2
Finn Harps scored twice in the dying minutes to pick up a draw that for so long in this game looked beyond them.
Trailing 2-0, Harps were staring defeat in the face before goals from Aaron McLaughlin on 87 minutes and then Odhran McHugh in injury time brought them back on level terms.
Aside from the final ten minutes of this contest when they really struggled to get their game going, this was a poor performance from Harps who were badly lacking in creativity and quality.
Without a number of key players, they were second best against a Longford team who had chances to add to their two second half goals.
There was little in the way of entertainment during a first half that struggled to kick into life.
Sean Moore shot wide for the visitors from a good position early on and just before the break, left back Jack Hough ventured forward and was very unlucky to see his curling effort dip just over the bar.
Harps’ best opportunity fell the way of the towering Daniel Lacerda who got his head to a Gavin McAteer corner but his effort was glanced well wide when he will feel he should have hit the target.
Harps boss Kevin McHugh eventually lost patience and changed things up with the introduction of Aaron McLaughlin off the bench five minutes into the second half.
But on 55 minutes, Longford struck for the opening goal when Andy Parishiv saw his initial shot brilliantly saved by Lorenzo Barbosa but Daragh Murtagh steered the rebound goalwards and Parishiv squeezed the ball in from close range.
Five minutes later it was 2-0, Stefan Ugbesia with a wonderful individual effort.
Credit to Harps, they did their best to find a way back. Joel Bradley Walsh headed over from a late corner kick before McLaughlin stole in at the back post to head home with three minutes remaining.
And then on 92 minutes, a defensive clearance from a Longford defender was blocked down by 16-year-old Odhran McHugh who watched in almost disbelief as the ball rebounded into the back of the net.