Coming from behind twice, it's a good point - Gerard Lyttle

Alex Dunne reporting from Dalymount Park

Sligo Rovers boss Gerard Lyttle praised his side's mental toughness after coming from behind twice to draw 2-2 with Bohemians on Friday night, but isn't accepting that a draw was what they came for.

Two goals from set-pieces from David Cawley and Adam Morgan brought Sligo back to claim a point after twice going behind to an Eoghan Stokes goal and an Ian Morris header.

But Lyttle was thankful for his side not getting downbeat at going behind, and welcomed the point after the game – even if he had targeted a win here.

“I'm not accepting it, because I came here to win the game,” Lyttle said. 

“But, to be fair, coming from behind twice, it's a good point.

“I thought the boys showed great battle and great determination, I do have to say well done to the boys for digging in, and not letting the heads drop when we did concede. It's very easily done.

“I thought Adam Morgan up top today worked his absolute socks off, fought for every ball and showed class in terms of his finish.

“It's a good performance, but obviously still a work in progress. The goals were sloppy enough, we gave the ball away in stupid areas.”

Set-pieces have not been a scoring opportunity that Sligo have taken much so far this season, but Cawley's 28^th minute header and Morgan's sublime second-half volley showed that some of last season's prowess is still there.

But they do need to take a look at the defensive side, Lyttle admits, after several close calls in the box before Morris' header gave Bohs a 2-1 lead.

“Last season we were a real threat from set pieces – this season I don't think we have been, and it's an area of the game we'll look to improve in,” Lyttle told extratime.ie.

“I don't care how we score as long as we score, but it is disappointing to concede the two goals the way we did.

“I thought we could have stopped [the first goal], we've given the ball away high up, they've broken, switched play, don't get me wrong the boy's put it in the top corner, it's a great finish.

“The second goal as well, it's a corner, we've lost our marker, and obviously Ian ran in and scored, so I'm not happy with that, but we'll look at it and try to fix it.

“We knew we were going to come here and get a physical game against Bohemians.

“We asked the boys to go and be physical, fight fire with fire, stand up and not be bullied, and I think tonight we showed we'll not be bullied.”