There's any number of reasons to say the crowd was lower than it was, Gardai presence, money in hand at the gate rather than tickets, free tickets. Doesn't matter much in the grand scheme of things. Harps still get a nice payday, Finn Park was as full as it's been in years, and as you say, the potential was shown there that despite many years of mid table obscurity in the first division, Harps can still pull a crowd for a big game.