Despite the disappointment of the postponement of this afternoon’s game against Longford Town at the City Calling Stadium, Finn Harps U19 manager Joe Boyle is keeping his players focused on maintaining the push for a top two place in the Northern Section of the FAI National League.
The game was called off due to the severe flooding at the Midlands venue, which also forced the cancellation of the Premier Division match between Longford Town and Bray Wanderers last night.
With just two league fixtures remaining Boyle’s boys are bidding to stay in the hunt for a top two finish that would secure them a home game in the knockout stages of the competition.
Harps have already qualified for the quarter-finals but the manager has been stressing to his players the importance of picking up maximum points against Longford who are out of contention in terms of progressing in the competition and Dundalk who are very much in the frame for a top two placing.
A date for the rescheduled Longford game has yet to be confirmed while the other outstanding fixture against Dundalk takes place on Saturday week the 17th of September at Finn Park.
Dundalk moved top of the table with their 2-0 home win over Sligo Rovers yesterday while Derry City leapfrogged Harps thanks to a 6-0 home victory over Athlone Town to go second.
Boyle’s side is fourth in the table ahead of the game between St. Patrick’s Athletic and Drogheda later this afternoon. However, Harps do now have that game in hand.