What a game - Dublin City 3 Sligo Rovers 1
This game had it all, the 2 best teams in the division, two great sets of supporters, and it was all to play for.
Both teams played some excellent football, City shaded the opening 44 minutes, and went two up through a header from debutant Aiden Lynch and a duff-esque finish from Robbie Collins, where he went round the keeper, and from almost the endline, placed the ball inside the far post, albeit with a nice touch of the near post. Collins had a great chance to finish the game off, but a fine save from the Rovers keeper kept the one-on-one effort out.
Sligo got back into the game scoring a header with virtually the last kick of the first half, when they bundled the ball over the line.
The second half was a tense affair, with Sligo looking for the equaliser, and City more than willing to allow them to play, repelling wave after wave of Sligo attacks, a couple of questionable decisions from the match officials left both sets of supporters, and especially Rovers manager Sean Conner fuming, before makeshift right back Dave McGill's cross found its way into the back of the sligo net with the help of a sligo defender, and some hesitation from the goalkeeper, with ten minutes to go.
Rovers pressed everyone forward in search of the goals they needed, but the Vikings held on to record a great win over the league leaders, and blow the race wide open again.
Angle Im Comin From Is...
The skiddy wet surface spun the ball that little bit more into the path of glory I'd say but a sublime finish all the same.
And no, it wouldn't have hit the post & came back out to the keeper on a dry day. Robbie would have just sore hands after the goal is all... ;)
