Sligo Rovers handed Dundalk their second defeat on the spin as the Bit O’Red bounced back from recent indifferent form of their own to beat the champions at the Showgrounds. The less fancied Sligo hit the lead with just 27 seconds played. Ronan Cou
Sligo Rovers handed Dundalk their second defeat on the spin as the Bit O’Red bounced back from recent indifferent form of their own to beat the champions at the Showgrounds.
The less fancied Sligo hit the lead with just 27 seconds played. Ronan Coughlan combining with full back Lewis Banks on the left. Banks’ cross was perfect for Parkes as he coolly slotted past Gary Rogers.
Sligo’s busy start was brought to a sudden halt when Kyle McFadden handled the ball inside the area. Hoban clipping the subsequent penalty down the middle. Rovers calmed a brief Dundalk purple patch and took the lead again before the break.
Parkes flicking David Cawley’s corner towards the back post where Leverock was on hand to head past Rogers for his second goal of the year. A disjointed Dundalk struggled to find a way past a solid Rovers, in a second half bereft of much in terms of goalmouth action.
Fordyce was denied by a superb save from Rogers, when the Meath native pushed the Rovers attacker’s looping header over the Dundalk crossbar mid-way through the second period.
While John Mountney’s first time volley was simple for Beeney to hold on to as the champions pressed late on.
