February 17, 2007
The Mayo League outfit, managed by former Harps boss Dykes, put up a decent showing although on the balance of the play the Finnsiders should have won by more than the solitary strike that was between them at the end. It was a completely different Harps eleven that started the game against Gavin Dykes' men on Saturday afternoon with manager Paul Hegarty offering opportunities for some of his fringe players to make an impression. Harps led 2-1 at the break with a Chris Breen header and a superb strike from the industrious Stephen Parkhouse providing the breakthroughs for the Finn-siders, who went 3-1 up in the second half when Breen grabbed his second. His pace took him clear of his man and showing great composure he made no mistake in firing past the goalkeeper. Castlebar pulled a goal back late on and the Harps manager was disappointed with the goals conceded although he was taking heart from another good team performance. "We gave away two goals from set pieces which is always disappointing, but we got a positive result. We created a lot of chances and to be honest should have won by more than we did," commented Paul Hegarty. The Harps boss was particularly pleased with Chris Breen, who is making great strides in his recovery from a hamstring injury and Stephen Parkhouse who also had a slight knock during the last week. "Chris Breen played 60minutes in Castlebar and also came on for
15minutes against Galway. That is really positive from our point of
view and for him to get two goals was good as well. Stephen Parkhouse
played against Castlebar for 70minutes and came on against Galway too
and I think he did well," added Hegarty.
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