Sligo’s senior footballers picked up where they left off in their game against Wicklow two weeks previously with a second League victory of 2023 when they eased to a comfortable 0-21 to 0-13 victory over Waterford in the Allianz Football League Division 4 on Sunday.

Apart from a few early moments, the home side were ahead almost all of the way through and in truth will be disappointed that they didn’t record a higher score in a game they were never at risk of losing.

The visitors were first off the mark with a point in the first move of the game but Sligo soon overturned that score and quickly got into their stride with points from Paddy O’Connor, Sean Carrabine and Pat Spillane put Sligo 3 up after 10 minutes

Further scores from Murphy and Gerard O’Kelly Lynch, pushed Sligo out to a five-point half time lead.

The Yeats County continued the pace in the early stages of the second half and were nine points up by the 42nd minute with Carrabine at the centre of their efforts.

Although it took them 15 minutes to get off the mark in the second half, it prompted something of a purple patch from Waterford when Dermot Ryan, got two quick scores to leave Waterford seven points adrift.

However Sligo restored and extended their margin with points from Jack Lavin, Murphy, Carrabine and Cian Lally adding to their tally for the afternoon to finish positively with a 0-21 to 0-13 win.

Sligo: Daniel Lyons; Nathan Mullen(0-01), Eddie McGuinness, Evan Lyons: Luke Towey(0-01), Darragh Cummins, Paul McNamara; Paul Kilcoyne, Pat Spillane (0-01); Cian Lally (0-01), Sean Carrabine (0-08, 3f) David Quinn (0-01), Gerard O'Kelly-Lynch (0-01), Patrick O'Connor (0-02), Niall Murphy(0-02).

Subs: Jack Lavin (0-01) for Darragh Cummins, 28, Alan Reilly (0-01) for Pat Spillane, 44, Finnian Cawley for Gerard O'Kelly-Lynch, 49, Donal Conlon (0-01) for Patrick O'Connor, 51, Luke Nicholson for Luke Towey, 68.

Waterford: Paudie Hunt; Ross Browne, Liam Fennell, Conor O'Currin; Dermot Ryan (0-05), Darragh Corcoran, Jordan O'Sullivan; Kevin Sheehan, Brian Lynch (0-02); Jack Keane, Conor Murray (0-03, 3f), Michael Curry; Eoghan McGrath-Butler, Dylan Guiry, Caoimhin Walsh.

Subs: Michael Kiely for Caoimhin Walsh, 19, John Devine (0-01) for Jack Keane, 23, Jason Curry (0-01) for Kevin Sheehan, 51, Brian Looby for Jordan O'Sullivan, 55, Donal Fitzgerald (0-01) for Eoghan McGrath-Butler, 60.

Referee: Enda McFeely (Donegal)