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Irish Times
12-07-2025
- Sport
- Irish Times
Sligo Rovers take northwest derby to put an end to Derry City's unbeaten run
Premier Division: Sligo Rovers 2 (P McClean 19; W Wawero 45+1) Derry City 0 Paddy McClean scored against his hometown club Derry City as Sligo Rovers extended the buffer between themselves and bottom side Cork City to eight points at The Showgrounds in Sligo. Wilson Waweru scored the Bit O'Red's insurance goal as Rovers deservedly handed Derry their first defeat in six league outings. The result means the Candystripes remain nine points off leaders Shamrock Rovers with one game in hand. In the sizzling Sligo heat, it was the hosts who were the more impressive from the off. Rovers should have taken the lead six minutes later, but centre half Ollie Denham nodded Owen Elding's cross from the left past Brian Maher's post from two yards out. Sligo did make the most of their next visit to the well as Derry switched off at a 19th-minute corner. Jake Doyle-Hayes's set-piece landed on the foot of the unmarked McClean, who finished past Maher for his first goal since his return to the Showgrounds last month. READ MORE Elding kept his side ahead on 23 minutes when the young attacker swept Hayden McCann's header from Michael Duffy's corner off his own line moments before the water break. Rovers managed two first-half goals last week against Shamrock Rovers and did it again here courtesy of another defensive mishap when Maher spilt Ryan O'Kane's cross at the foot of Waweru, who was left with a simple finish into an open net. Sligo called on goalkeeper Sam Sargeant early in the second period and the he met Duffy's low drive with a strong left fist after the in-form winger's run brought him all the way into the opposing penalty area. Tiernan Lynch's side went at the home side in waves but robust defending from a young Rovers outfit kept them at arm's length. Derry introduced some of the league's best attacking talents with the likes of Adam O'Reilly, Danny Mullen and Robbie Benson sent on throughout the second half. But a Mullen effort on the turn, which Sargeant tipped over, was the closest they came to a consolation. SLIGO ROVERS: Sam Sargeant; Conor Reynolds (Daire Patton, 90), Ollie Denham, Paddy McClean, Will Fitzgerald; James McManus, Jake Doyle-Hayes; Owen Elding, Jad Hakiki, Ryan O'Kane (Kyle McDonagh, 76); Wilson Waweru (Francely Lomboto, 61). DERRY CITY: Brian Maher; Hayden Cann, Mark Connolly, Sam Todd; Ronan Boyce (Seán Patton, 84), Shane Ferguson (Danny Mullen, 61); Sadou Diallo (Robbie Benson, 72), Carl Winchester; Gavin Whyte (Adam O'Reilly, h-t), Michael Duffy; Liam Boyce (Alex Bannon, 61). Referee: Rob Hennessy. Attendance: 2,877.
BBC News
12-07-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Derry City's title hopes hit by Sligo Rovers
Derry City's League of Ireland title hopes suffered a damaging 2-0 defeat by Sligo Rovers at the opened the scoring on 19 minutes when Patrick McClean turned in from a corner.A mistake by Brian Maher afforded Rovers striker Wilson Waweru the chance to double the hosts advantage just before failed to threaten a revival after the break and slip to third, nine points off Shamrock Rovers in top may be second from bottom in the standings but John Russell's side went into tonight's game unbeaten in their last three held league leaders Shamrock Rovers to a 2-2 draw last time out and ignited another scalp when former Glentoran defender McClean side-footed into the net after 19 four straight victories before tonight's trip, Derry had made ground at the top of the table and almost equalised but Hayden Cann's header was cleared off the Candystripes had won each of their two previous meetings this season but found themselves two goals behind on the stroke of spilled Ryan O'Kane's cross and Waweru pounced to hammer the ball the interval, Liam Boyce couldn't get on the end of a teasing Adam O'Reilly Lynch's men struggled to create anything by way of clear cut chances Foylesiders now sit third one point behind Bohemians in second with Sligo still in the relegation play-off place.
Irish Independent
18-06-2025
- Sport
- Irish Independent
Sligo Rovers' Wilson Waweru hopes to rediscover his 2024 form, and attract the interest of the Kenyan national team again
Waweru had just received contact from the Kenyan national team when he suffered his season ending injury in September 2024 Sligo Champion Today at 23:30 Sligo Rovers striker Wilson Waweru was enjoying the season of his life last year when he suffered the most serious injury he has ever suffered in his career. Seven league goals to his name, and a player of the month award for July, meant the Galway native had attracted the interest of the Kenyan national team.
