Rooney rules as Bohs put struggling Sligo to the sword

Dayle Rooney claimed two assists and a goal as Bohemians hit Sligo Rovers for three without reply at the Showgrounds.

Rooney supplied both James Clarke and Aboubacar Keita with first half goals as the Gypsies led at the break. While Rooney himself netted a second half stunner as the Dalymount Park side picked up their first victory in five games.

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Adjusting to life after the return of joint-top scorer Max Mata to parent club Shrewsbury Town, Rovers boss John Russell was forced into one change from the side who played out a stalemate with Gawlay seven nights previous. Dutch striker Rein Smit starting for the second time since he signed in March, in place of the now departed Mata.

Bohs manager Alan Reynolds made three changes from their defeat to Derry at the Brandywell. On a mission to pull Bohs out of their recent sticky patch which has seen them pick up just one win in their last five, he made two changes. Clarke and former Sligo full back Paddy Kirk returned to the starting eleven.

The Phibsboro side had the dream start and it was Clarke who put them ahead after just two minutes. Rovers goalkeeper Ed McGinty was late to Rooney's cross from the left and Clarke was the beneficiary as he nodded past the Oxford loanee.

GOAL – Bohemians take the lead in the second minute as James Clarke rises to meet the cross from Dayle Rooney