Harps tipped off and should have scored immediately when Boyle did well down the right and his low cross found a Harps attacker in the clear about ten yards out but his first-time shot had no power and Graham was able to collect easily enough to leave Youths two ahead. On 25 minutes, Waters for Harps got a yellow for a tackle on Lee Grace. With 29 minutes gone, Graham pushed a low shot round the post for a corner after Youths had lost the ball in their own half. The resulting corner was headed two feet over by Cowan and then, down the other end, Peter Higgins had a loopy volley also about two feet over after the ball dropped to him from a partial Harps clearance. Crossan then got a yellow for a pull-back on Andy Mulligan and with nine to go in the first period McMonagle had a half-chance for Harps at the back post when the ball dropped to him but he put it into the side netting. 2-0 for the Youths at half-time.
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