Wilson Waweru and Luke Pearce were on target for the home side.
Sligo Rovers 2 Galway United 0 SLIGO ROVERS OVERCAME Galway United to move up to fourth place in the League of Ireland Premier Division table with a 2-0 win at The Showgrounds.
The sides were level on points coming into this game, with John Caulfield’s men in fifth and the Bit O’Red in sixth. Galway were travelling to The Showgrounds looking for a first league win at the venue since 1996. Advertisement But as the hosts settled into the game, they were asking plenty of questions of the Galway defence.
A headed clearance from inside the box came to Waweru whose volley from the edge of the box was perfectly hit, giving Brendan Clarke no chance. A superb one-handed save from Oxford loanee Ed McGinty kept Sligo’s lead intact after Hickey’s header looked troublesome.
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