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.
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While the teenage goalscorer ran to the crowd to celebrate with his mother.
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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.
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