Sligo 1-14 Louth 2-10 Full Report G.Cawley<br>

Back 15/02/2010 @ 01:01 | mainnews | Sligo 1-14 Louth 2-10 Full Report G.Cawley

Sligo picked up their first two points of this years NFL Division 3 campaign with a hard fought victory over Louth in Markievicz Park today.
Scorers for Sligo were: Adrian Marren 1-03(0-3 Frees), Mark Breheny 0-03 (0-2 Frees), Alan Costello 0-03,Stephen Coen 0-02, David kelly 0-01, Sean Davey 0-01, Johnny Davey 0-01.
Sligo Subs: Stephen Gilmartin for Eugene Mullen 50 Mins, Sean Davey for Francis Quinn 53 Mins, Gary Gaughan for Mark Breheny 67 Mins.

National Football League Report by Gavin Cawley of www.sligogaa.ie                              Sligo claimed their first points of this year’s National League campaign with a one point victory over Louth in Markievicz Park on Sunday afternoon Feb 14th. Sligo will be happy to get on the right side of a one point victory after the opening round defect to Antrim where they fell to one point defect. Johnny Davey won the game for the Yeats men in injury time with a great point from outside of his boot, as Sligo registered their first two League  Points.

It was Sligo who started the brighter of the two sides with Mark Breheny pointing inside the first minute from free. But the lead didn’t last long as Louth replied all most immediately with a point from JP Rooney to leave the sides level for the first time.

David Kelly put Sligo back in front minutes later but this was soon cancelled out by  Rooney who left the two points a piece. Sligo were starting to dominate at midfield and it was no surprise when Sligo retook the lead with a brace of points from the impressive Costello who performed well throughout the game to give the Sligo men a two point lead after 18 minutes played. Louth replied with a great response with three unanswered points coming from Andy McDonnell, Colm Judge and Brian White free to give Louth the lead for the first time in the half. Sligo came right back at the Louth men with Adrian Marren first score pointing from free to leave the sides level . A minute later Sligo had three point lead as Marren hit the Louth net, as he dispersed the Louth net minder which left the simple of finishes for Marren. Sligo extended the lead further with points from Coen and Marren to leave the score 1-7, 0-5 in the favour of the home side. Louth reduced the deficit with a point from Judge to leave just four points in the match. Sligo finished the half off in style with a brace of points from Breheny to leave the score at the interval 1-9, 0-6. Sligo were first out of the traps in the second half with Marren pointing inside the first five minutes of the second period.  The sides then exchanged a point a piece to level the score 1-11, 0-7. In the next ten minutes it was all Louth with a point from Judge on the 50th. minute.  Sligo were reduced to 14 men on 55 minutes when Marren was given a straight red card by the referee. Louth used this to their advantaged with a goal and point from Rooney to leave just one point in the game, with ten minutes remaining. It wasn’t looking good for Sligo minutes later when Shane Lennon was adjudged to be taking down in the small rectangle, from which the referee had no problem pointing to the penalty spot. Rooney stepped up and place the ball to corner of the net. The score now read 2-10, 1-11 with three minutes remaining. Sean Davey reduced the deficit the to just one point with a great point from right out at the wing with a great courageous kick to score. A point from Coen injury time left the score leave. Sligo had the final say with a great score from Johnny Davey who pointed expertly to make sure Sligo claimed the points.

 

Sligo Team

Philip Greene , Charlie Harrison, Noel McGuire, Ross Donavan, Neil Ewing, Mark Quinn, Johnny Davey(0-1), Eugene Mullen, Tony Taylor, Alan Costello(0-3), Mark Breheny(0-3,1f) , Adrian Marren(1-3), Stephen Coen(0-2), Francis Quinn, David Kelly(0-1)

Subs Used

Stephen Gilmartin, Sean Davey (0-1), Gary Gaughan

Louth Team

Neil Gallagher,Declan Byrne , Dessie Finnegann, Ronan Greene, Ray Finnegan, Aaron Hoey,John O Brien, Paddy Keenan, Ronan Carroll(0-1), Derek Crilly, Andy McDonnell(0-1), Mark Brennan(0-1), Colm Judge(1-2,1f) , JP Rooney(1-4), Brian White(0-1)

Subs Used

Darren Clarke, Sean O Neill, Padraig Rath, Michael Fanning, Shane Lennon

NFL DIVISION 3

Louth overturned a seven-point deficit but still fell short against a Sligo side that triumphed on a 1-17 to 2-10 at Markievicz Park.

The hosts led by 1-9 to 0-6 at the break with Adrian Marren (1-4) netting their goal, but only added five points to their tally on the restart.

A brace of second half goals spurred Peter Fitzpatrick's Louth side into life as the hosts came under increased pressure.

Colm Judge netted Louth's first goal in the 51st minute, and with JP Rooney converting from the penalty spot, the visitors foraged into a late lead.

Louth looked poised for an away win after Sligo were reduced to 14 men in the 56th minute. Marren saw red for an off-the-ball incident.

However, the Kevin Walsh-managed Sligo played out of their skins in the closing stages with late scores from Stephen Coen and Jonathan Davey driving them to a gutsy win.