Sligo Rovers 0-2 Shamrock Rovers
PAT FENLON’S HOOPS started their season perfectly as they secured a 2-0 victory over nine men Sligo in a fiery encounter in The Showgrounds this evening.
Brandon Miele and Danny North netted for Pat Fenlon’s side, while the Bit o’Red had both Kieran Sadlier and Craig Roddan sent off.
A new-look Sligo Rovers would have been hoping to surprise the doubters in this difficult meeting with Pat Fenlon’s side, but it was never going to be easy.
Trouble in the packed away end took much of the focus in the early stages of the first-half, with matters on the field turning almost as feisty as off it.
The visiting fans unfurled a banner reading ‘Robertson war criminal, shame on Sligo’ which was met by boos from the Sligo faithful.
Once things quietened down in the stands, the visitors were celebrating taking the lead after 20 minutes when former Bit o’Red talisman Danny North hit the back of the net, only for the referee to raise his flag for offside.
The Hoops did get the crucial opener on 42 minutes when a superb 30-yard Brandon Miele free-kick beat Micheál Schlingermann in goal.
Sligo were facing an uphill battle as it was, but things were about to get a whole lot worse when they were reduced to 10 men as midfielder Kieran Sadlier was sent for an early shower after a nasty challenge on Killian Brennan.
The Bit o’Red looked to be coming back into the game after the interval, but further ugly scenes led to the hosts being reduced to nine men, as Liverpudlian Craig Roddan was given his second yellow of the game for lashing out at Brennan.
North put the game to bed with seconds left on the clock as he slotted past Schlingermann to make it 2-0.
An ugly game. no doubt, but in reality neither goalkeeper was kept busy at all on the evening in a feisty affair that saw little goalmouth action.
Sligo Rovers: Schlingermann, Adebayo-Rowling, Donelon, Leahy, Clancy, Keohane, Roddan, Richards, Sadlier, Roberts (Lyons, 85), Gordon (Martin, 77).
Subs: Nugent, Peers, Boylan, Place, Cretaro.
Shamrock Rovers: Murphy, Madden, Brennan, O’Connor, Blanchard, McCabe (Shaw, 79), Brennan, D. Clarke (Cregg, 72), Miele, Drennan, North.
Subs: Hyland, Webster, Purdy, Cornwall, T. Clarke.
Referee: Paul McLaughlin
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Liverpool will win with ease.
You won the village idiot award of the day already.
I don’t remember that.
You won a cuckoo clock
Nice to see Mata start again ahead of Lingard people will moan about Fellaini but was good in last two rounds.. My biggest worry is a sending off for him.
Do you think Mata will be gone next year if Jose shows up? I hope not.
Bleedin FA cup is turning into Super Bowl
It’s sad United used to win league titles and the champions league….they are happy trying to get 4th every season and winning the FA cup. Paul Scholes was right United have turned into Arsenal. #eraisover
Don’t worry don’t cry..
It’s been three season since United won last, get over yourself. No-one can stay at the top forever.
What makes you say they are happy. United fans are furious at the drop in form over the last 4 years
Classic clattenburg cock up there, how is he considered the best ref right now?
Ya he’s a disgrace, bottled sending cabaye and Delaney off. Going out to injury players is an utter disgrace . He had no problem throwing around yellows cards for hand bags but ignores leg breakers.
Palace will feel very aggrieved with that decision. Poor refereeing from Clattenberg.
You pop up infrequently but ref decisions go for or against in every game. Reality is United fans would prefer 4th over FA, just like Liverpool. Ye will do well under Klopp and you know that.
C’mon Palace!
Haha GGMU
Scottish Cup Final 3-2 Hibernian beat Rangers, one of the best games of football I have seen for years even considering it was Scottish football
The pitch invasion after was even better….hup the Hibees!
Disallowed goal. Answers on a postcard please.
Pardew should have a good interview if they lose….
I’m hoping for a 2-1 win for United. I can’t see Palace making it as comfortable for United as they did at Old Trafford in April.
Martin Keown is the worst commentator
Ever !
Woohoo. Deserved win.
United are so boring to watch. Awful first half from a neutral perspective
From a neutral point of view I was looking forward to both games today. Scottish cup was brilliant, this has been really poor. Clattenberg is a wab.
Commiserations to Crystal Palace. Worthy finalists, and it could have gone either way. Congrats to Man United.
Please not another 30 mins.. #Dire
Do you not realise that you can change the channel.
Get in thereeeeeeeeee !!!!!
Ah christ Fellaini starts :-(
At least he’s not playing as a striker or attacking mid…
He’s good for a few peoples elbows.
He’ll properly score then
LVG OUT.
#Moyes in.
He gone now
Expect Man Utd to win, LvG did steady the ship towards the end and looked better, just do not know which Palace team will show up……
How did he? They fooked fourth place away…
A top 4 finished was thrown away long before the last few games , that last few just made it still mathematically possible
4th was being fooked away by Man City… You do actually follow what happens, right?
They fooked away a lot more then fourth place, you do actually follow what happens?
So, you gave up on your original comment? You do follow what you are saying, right?
How am I!!? Utd did fook away fourth place but previously city fooked away any chance they had of winning the league. So again, do you follow it at all??
Fooking hell lads
He properly saw van Goals tactics
PUNCHEON!!!!!
Great win for Hibs!
Damian Delaney was outstanding.Martin O’Neill, please ask Damian to play for Ireland, ignore Keane, he won’t refuse.
It’s o Neill that has the problem with him
I was of the option that Delaney had a problem with Keane since Ipswitch.
Ya he did have a falling out with Keane at Ipswich, but he was asked about it before and said’ its not Roy who had the problem with me at all ‘. There was talk that he would only come back if he was guaranteed a start. O Neill told him where to go
Will take it and be glad of a cup. Springboard for better things hopefully.
What sort of a dirtbag , takes off his club shirt and throws it on the ground after scoring, the mind boggles .
Yours would !
…….
disgraceful scenes.
oops wrong article
Just some prlck lads, move along.
Well done to Palace , a great game best final in years
It was a terrible game. What you talking about Willis
Someone tell who the second commentator on TV3 is!! It’s driving me mad
Welsh hippy we did enjoy that .
Great win , great week for United fans
Yeaaaaaaaaaahhhhhh
Years ago winning the fa cup meant something unfortunately not nowadays…
Fellaini for man of the match!