Kevin McHugh: scored first goal of season then missed penalty.
Finn Harps hopes of an Airtricity Division One play-off place received a setback last night when they were held to a two-all draw by Wexford Youths at Finn Park.
Former Letterkenny Rovers player Packie Mailey put the home side in front in the second minute when he finished off a one-two with Michael Funston.
Wexford drew level on 16 minutes through Ben Ryan beat Conor Winn from 25 yards.
Kevin McHugh put Harps back in front with his first goal of the season in the 57th minute.
McHugh spurned the opportunity to register his 174th goal for the club when he fired over from the penalty spot after referee, Simon Rogers, had awarded the spot kick for hand ball drawn to his attention by his assistant.
It was a miss that was to prove costly for Harps, as Danny Furlong showed McHugh how it should be done by slotting home a penalty just five minutes later.
Harps were forced to play the final five minutes after defender Caoimhin Bonner was shown a red card.
Finn Harps: Conor Winn, Caoimhin Bonner, Packie Mailey, Keith Cowan, Ciaran Coll, Michael Funston (Brian McGroary 77), Josh Mailey, Damien McNulty, Gareth Harkin; Sean McCarron, Kevin McHugh.
Unused substitutes: Shaun Patton, Jordan Loftus, Carol Tiofack, Thomas McMonagle, Thomas Bonner, Darragh Black.
Wexford Youths: Graham Doyle, Killian Cantwell, Gary Delaney (Craig Wall 72), Stephen Last, Ryan Delaney, Peter Higgins, Shane Dunne, Andy Mulligan; Eric Molloy, Ben Ryan, Danny Furlong.
Unused substitutes: Shaun O’Donnell, Shane Nolan, Bryan Doyle, Adam Cox, CJ Browne, Craig Wall.
Referee: Simon Rogers.
