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Extra-time winner earns Finn Harps promotion to the SSE Airtricity Premier Divison

Published 23:03 6 Nov 2015 GMT

Updated 11:41 7 Nov 2015 GMT

Robert Redmond
Extra-time winner earns Finn Harps promotion to the SSE Airtricity Premier Divison

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Congratulations Finn Harps.

The Donegal side earned promotion to the SSE Airtricity Premier Division with a dramatic extra-time win over Limerick in Ballybofey. The promotion/relegation play-off first-leg finished 1-0 to Limerick earlier this week, with Shaun Kelly scoring a stunning winner, but the goal was wiped out when Michael Funston scored after 38 minutes. Both sides had their chances, but the game went to extra-time and looked to be going to penalties until 17 year old BJ Banda stepped up. The substitute scored a header with four minutes remaining and sent Finn Park into raptures, sparking a pitch invasion. https://twitter.com/kevymac77/status/662781209588727808 https://twitter.com/only1chilli/status/662926182690783233 https://twitter.com/FinnHarpsFC/status/662755317726519296 https://twitter.com/FinnHarpsFC/status/662756923213807617 https://twitter.com/FinnHarpsFC/status/662757490615050241 https://twitter.com/FinnHarpsFC/status/662760999112568834 While the teenage goalscorer ran to the crowd to celebrate with his mother. https://twitter.com/McGettigansLK/status/662946734339923968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/DecPierce/status/662956051797557248 Congratulations to Finn Harps, but spare a thought for demoted Limerick, who failed to win a game before August, but won 7 of their next 12 games to move off the bottom of the table. Finn Harps won't care about that, and will never forget this goal from Banda. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyDNGjf_kSM

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