Sligo/Leitrim 0 - 3 Sligo Rovers

• Alan Finn
• Thu, Jan 31 2013




Sligo Rovers kicked off their pre-season schedule with a 3-0 victory over a Sligo/Leitrim representative side at McSharry Park on Wednesday evening.

 

The Bit O' Red played a number of first team players, trialists and Under-19 players while the Sligo/Leitrim side featured some ex-Rovers players such as Christopher Kelly and Mark McGoldrick.

 

It was a fairly even game for much of the first half, but it was the Airtricity League Champions who entered the half-time break with the lead as trialist Conor Fitzpatrick found the back of the net with a well struck effort from the edge of the box after connecting with an Iarfhlaith Davoren cross.

 

Ian Baraclough introduced ten players to the game for the start of the second half, including new signings Evan McMillan and Aaron Greene.

 

With just under half an hour to go, Rovers deservedly doubled their lead when Miguel Herlein, a trialist from Portugal, picked out Liam Martin with a great through ball which the striker finished comfortably.

 

Greene made it 3-0 as the game in the final ten minutes of the game as he went on a solo run from midfield before launching a powerful strike at goal from just outside the box that flew past Stephen Geraghty.

 

There could have been even more goals in the dying minutes through Rafael Cretaro and Pascal Millien, but both players saw their efforts hit the woodwork.

 

 

Sligo Rovers: Gary Rogers (Adam Murphy 46); Marty Owens (46), Gavin Peers (Evan McMillan 46), Jeff Henderson (Jake Dykes 46) Iarfhlaith Davoren (Ross Gaynor 46); Ryan Connolly (Pascal Millien 46), Seamus Conneely (David Cawley), Conor Fitzpatrick (Aaron Greene 46), Lee Lynch (Rafael Cretaro 46); Miguel Herlein (Shane McGinty, 72), Gonzalo Diego Ruiz (Liam Martin 46).

 

 

Sligo/Leitrim: Martin Ward (Stephen Heraughty 46); Damien Scanlon (Ferghal O'Hara 46), Clive Sommers (Paul Devins 46), Conor McNulty (Conor Griffin 46), Ronan O'Donnell (Glen McCormack 46); Keith Nibbs (Darragh Healy 46), Colin Jinks (Shane McManus 46), Gary Rooney (Keith Lynch 46), Christopher Kelly (Kevin Murrin 46); Garth Kelly (Gerry Brennan 46), Aaron Murrin (Mark McGoldrick 46).