Finn Harps threatened revival lost further momentum at Finn Park when they were beaten 2-1 by Athlone Town at Finn Park tonight.
This was the first time Athlone registered a victory over Harps since back in 1992 with four of the last five games at Finn Park ending in stalemate.
The visitors took the lead on 28 minutes through Stephen Relihan but Harps managed to draw level thanks to prolific goalscorer Kevin McHugh on 50 minutes.
Athlone continued t press away and grabbed what proved to be the winner through Brian McCarthey on 62 minutes.