Shamrock Rovers devour Sligo to keep faint title hopes alive

Shamrock Rovers grabbed a valuable three points in the race for European football next season, coming out on top against a high flying Sligo Rovers as 4,571 watched on at a chilly Tallaght Stadium - in their first Friday night home game in over three months.

Johnny Kenny's double had the Hoops in control before Jack Henry-Francis saw red, with Sean Hoare adding a brace of his own through two well taken headers.

With a quarter of an hour played Irish under-21 International Kenny broke the deadlock against his former side when Jack Byrne delivered a quick switch of play finding Trevor Clarke on the left.

Clarke wasted no time, whipping in a beautiful ball for the front man to head home - who refused to celebrate out of respect.

Shamrock Rovers 1-0 Sligo Rovers: Johnny Kenny comes back to haunt his former side with a powerful header that Edward McGinty is unable to keep out of the net.