Faherty eases United into next round

Date Published: 16-Jun-2009

GALWAY United cruised into the fourth round of the Ford FAI Cup in Ballybofey on Saturday night, Vinny Faherty grabbing a brace and Jay O’Shea sealing the win with a deflected free-kick as Ian Foster’s side easily accounted for a limited Finn Harps side that played for more than an hour with 10 men.There can be no complaints with winning 3-0 away from home – or can there? The margin of victory on Saturday night could – and should – have been much bigger, but United’s level of performance on the night flitted from dazzling to dreadful, and a better side than Harps would surely have severely punished some of the basic errors United were guilty of.Both Foster and Faherty admitted afterwards that the performance did not maintain the level required, but both pointed to the fact United had won pulling up at a tough ground against a side that, limited as it was, never let their heads drop and pushed their visitors until the final whistle. “The main thing was...