Treaty United travel to Finn Harps for crucial SSE Airtricity First Division clash

TREATY UNITED will be looking to bounce back on tonight when they make the long trip to Ballybofey to face an in-form Finn Harps side in the SSE Airtricity Men's First Division.

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Tommy Barrett's charges will be eager to right the wrongs of last Friday's drubbing at the hands of league leaders Dundalk. Ciarán Kilduff's side ran out 7-0 winners, a record-equalling defeat for the Shannonsiders.

Treaty, both players and supporters alike, will be hoping for a reaction in Donegal tonight, with Harps now breathing down the neck of the Shannonsiders in the league table.

Barrett's side sit in fifth place on 35 points, while Harps are just one place behind them on 31 points, with a potential game in hand.

Whether the Donegal side have that game in hand or not, Treaty's destiny is still very much in their own hands. Tonight's trip is certainly a ‘must not lose’, fixture for the Markets Field-based side, if not a must win to ensure the Limerick-based side retain some breathing room in the battle for promotion play-off places as the league enters the business end of the season.

The last time the sides met was back in June, it was Harps who left the Markets Field with the three points thanks to Gradi Lomboto's 75th minute strike.

Kick-off in Finn Park is at 7.45pm and the game will be broadcast live on LOITV.