Match Day Sponsor: Sligo Value Centre 

Three former Sligo Rovers players netted at the Showgrounds on Saturday night as the Bit O’Red endured a Connacht derby to forget.

Wasiri Williams opened the scoring early on but Rovers battled back to level the game before the break. Substitute Alex Nolan netting from the spot after Cian Kavanagh was fouled in the area. 

Rovers did have chances in the second period, but coughed up easy opportunities to Galway. Jimmy Keohane scored from a close-range set-piece to push the Tribesmen ahead before Kris Twardek and Francely Lomboto added a third and fourth.

John Russell’s charges did have late opportunities through Sean McHale who struck Watts’ crossbar. Shane Blaney sent a free-kick into the side netting on full-time, while Watts pulled off an impressive stop to deny the returning Ryan O’Kane.

We head to Tallaght Stadium to take on Shamrock Rovers this Friday, kick-off in Dublin is 8pm.

Sligo Rovers: Sam Sargeant; Jeannot Esua (Shane Blaney 85), Gareth McElroy, Ollie Denham, Sean McHale; Will Fitzgerald; James McManus (Ciaron Harkin 85), Carl McHugh (Mai Traore 65), Archie Meekison (Alex Nolan 13); Daire Patton (Ryan O’Kane 64); Cian Kavanagh. 

Galway United: Evan Watts; Killian Brouder, Conor McCormack (Kris Twardek 63), Wasiri Williams; Connor Baratt (Axel Piesold HT), Ed McCarthy; Aaron Bolger, Jimmy Keohane; David Hurley (James Morahan 90); Stephen Walsh (Francely Lomboto 63), Frantz Pierrot (Lee Devitt 56). 

Referee: Aaron O’Dowd. 

Attendance: 2,677