Aaron Greene bags career milestone as Shamrock Rovers cruise past Sligo in LOI clash
AARON GREENE scored his 100th league goal as Shamrock Rovers got back to winning ways against bottom-of-the-table Sligo Rovers at Tallaght Stadium.
The 35 year-old, in his 17th season in the domestic game, doubled
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Aaron Greene of Shamrock Rovers netted his 100th goal in the win over Sligo Rovers at Tallaght Stadium
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Graham Burke starred for Shamrock Rovers and also scored from the spot in the game against Sligo
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Utterly outplayed in the first half,
But with ex-Sligo goalkeeper Ed McGinty making fine saves to deny Matt Wolfe and Ronan Manning.
Sligo couldn't come close to repeating their win over the Tallaght side from earlier in the season as they remain three points adrift at the foot of the table.
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Burke twice got sight of the Sligo goal, working Sam Sergeant before a second effort was deflected for a corner, as Hoops started very much on the front foot.
Following some patient build up play, Jack Byrne then curled an audacious effort just wide.
Sligo were creaking and their goal was finally breached on 25 minutes.
Burke was everywhere for Hoops and it was he who got to the end line to see his cross strike the hand of Sligo right-back Conor Reynolds.
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Referee Rob Hennessy pointed to the spot despite Sligo's protests before Burke sent Sergeant the wrong way from the spot.
Adam Matthews blazed wastefully over the bar when he should have at least hit the target ahead of Rovers making no mistake in extending their lead three minutes before the interval.
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Byrne and Burke were the architects, the latter chipping a sublime ball over the home defence.
Greene timed his run perfectly to swivel and volley to the net for his 47th goal for Rovers and the milestone century of league strikes in his career.
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It might have been worse for Sligo right on the blow of the break but for a brave block tackle by skipper John Mahon on Darragh Nugent who pulled the trigger from Matthews' cross.
Sligo regrouped at the interval and enjoyed a good spell of pressure early in the second half from a series of corners with McGinty denying Wolfe with his feet.
Hoops skipper Roberto Lopes then cleared an Owen Elding header off the line from Will Fitzgerald's cross as Sligo pressed to get back into the game.
Greene brought relief when having a goal disallowed before bringing a parry save from Sargeant.
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Back at the other end, Francely Lomboto blew a glorious chance when ballooning his shot off target from Elding's through ball.
Manning then brought a tip over save from McGinty as Sligo maintained their resurgence, if to no avail as Rovers' first half dominance proved more than enough.
SHAMROCK ROVERS 2-0 SLIGO ROVERS
SUN STAR MAN: Graham Burke (Shamrock Rovers).
Shamrock Rovers: McGinty 7; Grace 7, Lopes 7, C. O'Sullivan 7; Matthews 6, Nugent 7, Healy 6 (O'Neill, 67, 6), Byrne 6 (Noonan, 67, 6), Grant 7 (Ozhianvuna, 83, 6); Burke 8 (O'Sullivan, 67, 6); Greene 7 (Gaffney, 83, 6).
Sligo Rovers: Sergeant 7; Reynolds 6 (Lintott, 77, 6), McElroy 7, Mahon 7, Hutchinson 6; Wolfe 7 (Patton, 77, 6), Manning 6; Elding 7, Hakiki 6 (Kavanagh, h-t, 6; Mallon 82, 6), Fitzgerald 7; Lomboto 6 (Waweru 77, 6).
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Referee: Rob Hennessy (Clare) 6.
Attendance: 4,577.
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