I have no idea what the peno was over, thank God it hit the bar. Was Philly Hughes 18 yards out? It looked like a tap in to me. I thought he played well. I like the look of him. He ran his heart out, chases everything, puts in a great shift. Was delighted to see him score again. Looks like a defenders nightmare, a real niggly little battler and holds it up well. Anto Murphy didn't seem to be linking up too well with the strikers though.
Byrne looked fairly decent. Could have scored within a few mins of coming on but the keeper made a good stop but the goal from a similar situation was well taken. He seems to be big enough to be an aerial threat but not too huge and seems to have good pace. Some of his touches didn't look too sharp but it could be nerves and lack of experience. Would like to see more of him, great to see him break the goalscoring duck in his first real opportnity.
A couple of dodgy moments in the box one of which lead to the penalty but a solid enough performance all round. Sligo were solid enough themselves. Nice to see some good team spirit in the celebration of Byrne's goal.
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