best town game you have ever seen

**max power** · 16/11/2004, 10:43 AM

for me it has to be the play off away leg against harps....

it has it all, the best goal i have seen a town player score, with lavine's dipping 30 yd half volley, extra time with a late late peno from maccer, ratnolds actin like a fool and leavin us down to 10 and finally the peno shootout celebrations.....

without that display the last two seasons would still be a think of dreams and it was also the last time we seen stewie in a town jersey

**Longfordian** · 16/11/2004, 11:36 AM

In terms of drama it's hard to beat Ballybofey alright but there was something special about the first Cup Final win. Hard to look past the Shels game recently too, heard a couple of people say that was the best Town game they ever saw, best game in 20 years according to one person.

**town73** · 16/11/2004, 12:00 PM

Nothing beats that game in Ballybofey. While the Cup Final wins were great and the Shels game was pleasing, the game against Finn Harps was far and above any Town game that I have ever been at.

With so much at stake we looked to be cruising when Lavine scored that peach. Then Reynolds' renowned petulance took hold and we were in trouble. McHugh put Harps in control before player/manager Speak upended a Town player (Fergal Coleman, I think) for a penalty (converted by Maccer) that sent the game into extra time.

The penalty shoot-out was unbearable. I know I couldn't look at at least two.

For a game that had such euphoric highs and depressing lows inside 120 minutes, there are few that will compare.