Video: Sligo Gone in 60 Seconds
Sligo Rovers’ European adventure came to an end in the space of a minute as Vorskla Poltava scored two first half goals at a sold-out Showgrounds.
Having a Domestic: Delaney will Cough Up Sligo Euros
Such was FAI chief John Delaney’s desire to see Sligo Rovers host their upcoming Europa League tie at the Showgrounds, he has vowed to stump up his own money to ensure the stadium meets UEFA requirements.
Video: Pat’s ideal Euro draw…naatt!!!
St. Patrick’s Athletic came back from a one goal deficit to beat Iceland’s IBV 2-1 at Richmond Park and join Shamrock Rovers in the Europa League second round. Pete Mahon’s side must now face a daunting 10,000km round trip to Kazakhstan next week to take on Shakhter Karagandy. The Inchicore supremo is relishing the task, however. “We wanted to stay in the competition and I’m very proud of my players tonight. We don’t care, we’d have gone to Timbuktu if we’d had to.”