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BreakingNews.ie
2 days ago
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- BreakingNews.ie
FAI Cup: Sligo knock Bohs out, Cork City beat Waterford
Sligo Rovers booked their place in the quarter-finals of the men's FAI Cup on Friday night, at the expense of Bohemians. Owen Elding's second-half goal at Dalymount Park sends John Russell's side through to the last eight. Advertisement In Friday's other third-round action, Cork City's uptick in form continued with a 2-1 win at home to Munster rivals Waterford. Galway United were comfortable 4-0 winners over local rivals Salthill Devon. Kaedyn Kamara of Cork City. Photo: James Lawlor/Inpho Finn Harps earned a 3-1 win over the 10 men of Bray Wanderers. Kerry were 2-0 winners over the nine men of Cobh Ramblers. A repeat of last year's final is Saturday's third-round offering in the men's FAI Cup. Holders Drogheda United make the trip to Derry City, with an 8pm kick-off at the Brandywell. Holders Shelbourne were knocked out of the Women's FAI Cup last night. Shamrock Rovers came from behind to win that quarter-final 2-1 at Tolka Park. In this afternoon's last-eight ties, DLR Waves welcome Treaty United to the UCD Bowl from 3pm. It's a 5om start for Athlone Town's trip to Peamount, Non-league Newbridge Town are in action at home to Bohemians, with kick-off at 6pm.
RTÉ News
2 days ago
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Sligo Rovers 'delighted' as Bohemians boss says 'we never turned up'
Sligo Rovers boss John Russell felt the "magic of the cup" was at play as his side recorded a 1-0 win away at Bohemians. Rovers keeper Sam Sargeant saved a second-half penalty shortly before Owen Elding scored the only goal of the game at Dalymount Park. The Gypsies piled on late pressure but the Bit O'Red held on to progress to the last eight of the FAI Sports Direct Cup. "Delighted to be in the next round, not only the result but our performance, I thought we were electric in that first half," Russell, whose side sit second from bottom of the Premier Division, told RTÉ Sport. "Some of our play was top level, the combinations, the movement... we were calm in our build-up and I don't think Bohs laid a glove on us in the first half. "The disappointing thing was coming in at half time not being in front." On the crucial moments after the break, he said: "It's the magic of the cup, I suppose. "You want your big players to stand up and Sam Sargeant has been unbelievable for us this season and comes up and makes an incredible save. "He's shown his class over the last couple of weeks. "Then we go up the other end and, for me, the best young talent in the country, Owen Elding, he was outstanding tonight, and once he got in in the box, we knew he was going to hit the back of the net." The Connacht side are seven points clear of bottom of the table Cork City and four points behind Galway United with nine games to play. "If we play the way we played tonight we are going to pick up a lot more wins than losses," he added. "These are special nights when you come up to Dalymount a get a delighted we are in the quarter-finals and in the hat for the next round." Meanwhile, Bohs boss Alan Reynolds (above) was honest in his appraisal, conceding his team, second in the league, got what they deserved. "I thought we never turned up, I thought we got what we deserved, in fairness," he said. "Not that we haven't spoken about their threats and the problems they cause. We just never showed up. "I think we left everyone down as players and staff. I think there's been nights here where you take criticism coming in. "We deserve everything we get after that because that was poor." "I don't blame them [the fans for being angry]. "Us as players, we get that. "Dawson Devoy has been outstanding. In my eyes, the best midfielder in the league this year. And tonight, he has an off night at his standards and nobody else turns up. Nobody else comes over and says, 'you know what, I'll take over and I'll carry it'. "I spoke to the players about this. We deserve everything you get from that. That performance was really poor." On Dayle Rooney's saved penalty (above), he added: "Yeah, but it would have covered over things. "We could have went on and won it, but, let's be honest, we didn't create enough. "We didn't defend properly, and we didn't win duels. We didn't do anything that we have done." "It's just a flat performance and extremely disappointing. "What we've done all year is we've applied ourselves and we've worked extremely hard. "Just feeling we left ourselves down, that's probably the message. "But we don't get too carried away when we're having a good run. Just nine games to go, let's crack on."
Irish Times
3 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Times
Sligo Rovers win at Dalymount to book FAI Cup quarter-final spot
FAI Cup, third round: Bohemians 0 Sligo Rovers 1 (Elding 53) Sam Sargeant saved a penalty before Owen Elding scored another cracking goal at Dalymount Park to leave Bohemians looking back in anger at their FAI Cup exit. Sligo Rovers have enjoyed some big cup days and nights at the home of Irish football. The Bit O' Red lifted their first FAI Cup at Dalymount on a rain-sodden afternoon in 1983. Their more recent back-to-back wins in 2010 and 2011 came after narrow semi-final victories over Bohemians at the Phibsborough venue when current manager John Russell was a player. READ MORE And they put their league struggles behind them to delight their 400-strong fans to book a spot in thus year's quarter-finals. Beaten finalists twice in the last four years, Bohs' quest for another Blue Riband will now stretch to 18 years. Sporting their light blue Oasis kit, given the weekend that's in it, Bohemians were put on the back foot early on as Sligo started with plenty of purpose. And as they struggled to get into the game, Bohs survived a let off on 14 minutes. A mistake by skipper Keith Buckley gifted the ball to Jad Hakiki who skipped into the clear in Bohs' half. But a poor touch allowed James Talbot to get to the ball first to avert the danger. Having scarcely been in the game, Bohs then conjured the first real sight of goal a minute later. Dayle Rooney put opposite winger Connor Parsons away on the left. Though the Englishman cleverly cut past Conor Reynolds, his drive was saved by Sergeant at the goalkeeper's right-hand post. Bohemians' Dawson Devoy in action against Sligo Rovers' Sean Stewart. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho Very much alive in the game now, Bohs troubled Sligo again minutes later from Rooney's corner, Douglas James-Taylor meeting the delivery to plant his header wide. Sligo midfielder Sebastian Quirk was likewise off target with a shot at the other end from Sligo's third corner of the night in an open contest. With Sligo back enjoying a spell of concerted pressure, Buckley had to clear Patrick McClean's header off the line from Ryan O'Kane's corner in the big chance of the half. Moments later winger O'Kane saw his ball into the area whizz past the far post. The end-to-end action continued as half-time approached, Parsons firing wide of the Sligo goal after skilfully working the opening before Sargeant tipped away a dangerous cross-shot from Rooney. Twice coming close to taking the lead just before the interval, Bohs blew a real chance to do so three minutes into the second half after McClean tripped Devoy to concede a penalty. Sargeant chose right to bat away Rooney's spot kick. James-Taylor was then guilty of blazing over the top after Ross Tierney's put the rebound back into the area. Six minutes later, Sligo punished poor defending to take the lead with a fine goal. The tenacity of Fitzgerald nicked the ball off Buckley to feed it on to Elding. The 19-year-old, who scored on his last visit to Dalymount in June, needed little invitation to take on the shot first time with his left foot to drill it past Talbot to the bottom corner for his 10th goal of the season. Bohs' Douglas James-Taylor reacts to a missed chance. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho With Bohs chasing the game now, Sergeant made his second telling save of the night to tip over a Rooney cross that had deflected goalwards off defender Ollie Denham. Try as they might, Bohs couldn't conjure an equaliser with Sargeant there again with another top stop to deny substitute Rhys Brennan on 90 minutes. Elsewhere, Cork City beat Waterford 2-1 in a Munster derby at Turner's Cross while Galway United eased past local non-league side Salthill Devon with a comfortable 4-0 win at Eamon Deacy Park. In a repeat of the 1999 final, Finn Harps beat Bray Wanderers 3-1 in Ballybofey, while in the other all-First Division clash, Kerry booked their spot in the last eight with a 2-0 win over Cobh Ramblers. BOHEMIANS: Talbot; Morahan, Byrne, Kavanagh (Smith, 54), Flores; Buckley (McDonnell, 67), Devoy; Rooney (Brennan, 67), Tierney, Parsons; James-Taylor (Whelan, 74). SLIGO ROVERS: Sargeant; Reynolds (Agbaje, 51), Denham, McClean, Stewart; Harkin, Quirk; O'Kane (Patton, 81), Hakiki (Manning, 81), Fitzgerald; Elding. Referee: Kevin O'Sullivan (Cork). Attendance: 4,246.
Irish Independent
4 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Independent
‘I am loving my football ‘ – Veteran Waterford striker Pádraig Amond named July Player of the Month
Waterford skipper Pádraig Amond has been named SSE Airtricity/Soccer Writers Ireland Player Of The Month for July. The striker hit five goals for the Blues last month, including a brace in their win away to Galway United and another two in their heavy defeat at Derry. The 37-year-old now leads the Premier Division goalscoring charts with 12, three more than Sligo Rovers' Owen Elding and St Patrick's Athletic's Mason Melia with nine games remaining.
BreakingNews.ie
25-07-2025
- Sport
- BreakingNews.ie
League of Ireland wrap: Sligo comeback to beat Cork City, Bohs draw with Derry City
Sligo Rovers got what could prove to be a massive three points in their bid to avoid relegation from the SSE Airtricity Premier Division on Friday night. They came from 2-0 down to beat bottom side Cork City 3-2 at Turners Cross. Advertisement Owen Elding, Patrick McClean and Ryan O'Kane with the goals for John Russell's side who are now 11 points clear of the Leesiders. Elsewhere, Waterford came away from Eamonn Deacy Park with an impressive 4-2 win over Galway United. Bohemians remain second after they played out a 1-1 draw with third-placed Derry City at the Ryan McBride Brandywell. Ross Tierney earned the Dublin side a draw with a goal on 52 minutes. 𝐔𝐍𝐁𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐄𝐕𝐀𝐁𝐋𝐄 𝐃𝐑𝐀𝐌𝐀!!! 🤯 Alex Nolan rattles the crossbar for Cork and the ball bounces down on the line! Sligo Rovers go up the pitch and Ryan O'Kane scores what could be a late late winner! Wow! — Virgin Media Sport (@VMSportIE) July 25, 2025
