Sligo Rovers came from two down to beat eight man Limerick in an incident packed encounter at the Showgrounds. The game saw four players dismissed as the Bit O’Red overturned a two goal deficit to progress to the quarter final. A whirlwind opening
Sligo Rovers came from two down to beat eight man Limerick in an incident packed encounter at the Showgrounds.
The game saw four players dismissed as the Bit O’Red overturned a two goal deficit to progress to the quarter final. A whirlwind opening saw the hosts behind by two.
The Blues hit the lead just seven minutes in when Karl O’Sullivan took the ball past the last Sligo man before executing a superb finish.. Tommy Barrett's charges made it two 90 seconds later.
O’Sullivan taking the ball inside his own half before placing the ball past McGinty. Sligo found a way back into this tie on 24 minutes. David Cawley’s ball over the top of the Limerick defence picking out Parkes who slotted the ball beyond Jack Brady for his ninth of the season.
The home side then levelled the game courtesy of Coughlan. The Limerick native watched as Fordyce’s initial flick came off Brady before pouncing to tie the game.
Coughlan missed a 36th minute spot-kick after Kris Twardek was fouled inside the box. The crazy nature of this game continued when Dante Leverock was sent off for a head-butt on Kieran Hanlon in front of the Limerick posts.While the visitors had Shaun Kelly dismissed for a second yellow.
Regan Donelon had Liam Buckley’s charges in the lead for the first time before the break with a well hit set piece from 25 yards. While Parkes had his brace just moments into the second period as the relentless pace continued.
Brady got behind Mahon’s free header from a Donelon corner on 52, while the same man got down to deny Parkes his hat-trick shortly after as Rovers looked in control.
The home side made their domination pay on the hour when Cawley finished off Parkes’ dink over the top.
The Shannonsiders were then reduced to eight in quick succession when both Clyde O’Connell and former Sligo midfielder Jason Hughes were dismissed.
Rovers’ sixth arrived on 77 when Twardek smashed the ball off the underside of Brady’s crossbar.
