English:
Sligo Rovers Rout Waterford in Tense Encounter
Sligo Rovers secured a convincing 4-0 victory over Waterford at the Waterford Regional Sports Centre. The match, part of the 10th round of the Irish Premier Division, was characterized by Sligo’s goalscoring prowess and Waterford’s sending off.
The visitors took an early lead with goals from G. McElroy (8′) and O. Elding (11′). Despite Waterford’s dominance in possession (63%), Sligo proved more clinical in front of goal. The second half was punctuated by a series of yellow cards and a red card for Waterford, hindering their performance. C. Kavanagh (62′) and F. Lomboto (88′) added further goals to seal Sligo’s victory.
Waterford managed 10 shots, only 2 on target, while Sligo registered 13 shots, with 11 on target. This difference in accuracy was reflected in the final scoreline. The game concluded with 5 yellow cards and 1 red card for Waterford, and 4 yellow cards for Sligo.
Substitutions waterford: at minute 46 A. Boyle came in and N. Bakboord went out., at minute 68 D. McMenamy came in and T. Lonergan went out., at minute 71 B. McCormack came in and J. Olayinka went out., at minute 71 M. Pouwels came in and P. Amond went out., at minute 75 S. Glenfield came in and T. Coyle went out.
Substitutions sligo rovers: at minute 70 C. Malley came in and J. Doyle-Hayes went out., at minute 70 D. Patton came in and C. Reynolds went out., at minute 71 S. Mallon came in and C. Kavanagh went out., at minute 81 M. Wolfe came in and J. Hakiki went out., at minute 82 F. Lomboto came in and R. Manning went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Waterford
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