English:
Sligo Rovers Stages Comeback Victory Over Waterford in Thrilling Match
Waterford, Ireland – In a closely contested match at the Waterford Regional Sports Centre, officiated by referee Aaron O’Dowd, Sligo Rovers mounted a comeback to secure a victory against Waterford in a Premier Division, Round 28 fixture.
Waterford took the lead in the 37th minute with a goal by C. Noonan, assisted by S. Glenfield. The first half also saw a yellow card issued to Waterford’s G. Horton in the 26th minute.
The second half saw increased intensity. Waterford received another yellow card, this time for J. Rossiter in the 48th minute. However, Sligo Rovers persevered, and J. Hakiki equalized in the 73rd minute. The tension was palpable until, in the 87th minute, O. Elding scored the winning goal for Sligo Rovers, assisted by C. Harkin. Elding also received a yellow card in the 90th minute.
Despite having 43% possession, Waterford managed 11 shots, only 2 of which were on target. Sligo Rovers dominated possession with 57% and had 17 shots, with 7 on target. Despite being competitive, the game was relatively clean, with few fouls and cards.
The final result reflects a match where Sligo Rovers’ effectiveness in the second half proved to be the difference.
Substitutions sligo rovers: at minute 68 R. O’Kane came in and W. Waweru went out., at minute 77 E. Agbaje came in and C. Harkin went out., at minute 89 J. Hakiki came in and R. Manning went out.
Substitutions waterford: at minute 72 S. Glenfield came in and R. McDonald went out., at minute 72 M. Faal came in and T. Lonergan went out., at minute 77 J. Olayinka came in and D. McMenamy went out., at minute 86 P. Amond came in and K. Radkowski went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Waterford
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