Dundalk upset leaders Rovers

Dundalk upset leaders Rovers

SLIGO ROVERS 0

DUNDALK 2

DUNDALK bounced back from last week's heavy defeat to Kilkenny City with an impressive win over table toppers Sligo Rovers at the Showgrounds last night.

Ger McCarthy put Dundalk ahead from a penalty on 15mins after Michael McNamara was sent off for hand ball. It got worse for Sean Connors side after 29mins when Peter Hynes made it 2-0.

Dundalk also finished the game with 10 men when Brian McCrystal was sent off late on for a second bookable offence.

SLIGO R - O'Hara, Rossiter, Low, McNamara, Burns, O'Grady, Cretaro ( Carr,91), Kudozovic, McTiernan (Flannery 71), Brown, Feeney (Foley 71).

DUNDALK - Shanahan, Marney, McCrystal, Morgan, McGuiness, Kelly (O'Kane 21), Hynes (Bracken 72), Hoey, McCarthy, Flanagan, Murphy (Hughes 93)

REF - P Duddy, Donegal.