Shelbourne's 2nd last game of the season was pushed to this date due to their reprive to the FAI cup and victory in the semi-final stage over St Patrick's Athletic. Finn Harps came into this game with nothing to play for having had a below par season of mid table security. Shelbourne knew a win would see them end their five year association with Ireland's 2nd tier.
It was Shelbourne who came storming out of the blocks with their superior quality showing against a poor Finn Harps side. It took just five minutes for Shels to open the socring when Ian Ryan headed home a corner.
Big striker Philip Hughes made it 2-0 just before half-time as Shels took firm control. Shels made it 3-0 mid-way through the 2nd half when David Cassidy netted while Conan Byrne wrapped up the scoring with a 4th just after coming on as a substitute.
As the final whistle sounded the Shels fans invaded the pitch obviously extremely happy that they were finally heading for the premier division after the near misses of recent years.
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