Finn Harps made hard work of their encounter with bottom-of-the-table Salthill Devon at Finn Park this evening.
In a game of very few chances, Harps eventually huffed and puffed their way to three points thanks to a Tommy McMonagle goal in the 53rd minute.
Both sides lacked any real penetration up front in a game which threw up many real chances.
Full-back McMonagle pounced for the decision goal from close range when the visitors, wearing the Harps away strip after a wardrobe malfunction, failed to clear form defence.
You would have put your house on veteran goal-poacher Kevin McHugh making it 2-0 a few minutes later.
The Killea man did all the hard work in controlling the ball, turning his marker with a drop of his shoulder but blasted the ball over the crossbar with just the goalkeeper to beat.
Salthill-Devon came into the game for a period after that and had Harps pinned back as they went in search of an equaliser.
The game spilled over at times through a number of niggling fouls but Harps probably deserved the points on the balance of play.
Harps now move to within a point of leaders Longford with a third of the league gone.
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