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ALLIANZ NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
DIVISION 3 ROUND 5
CLINICAL: Sligo forward Adrian Marren grabbed the crucial equalising free for his side against Longford.
Photo: Seb Daly/SPORTSFILE
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Marren rescues late draw for Sligo
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Longford’s to put them into the lead for the first time in the second half. Sligo responded with a Ewing point before Coen scored a free which was wiped out by the Michael Quinn.
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Longford took the lead through diarmuid Masterson which was responded to by a fantastic point from Murphy with 13 minutes left. Marren pointed a free on 59 minutes but Longford came back again through reynolds. Marren pointed another free with seven to go before Symth equalised again and he followed with a free which seemed like the winner. But four minutes into injury time, Sligo found the leveller.
By EMMA GALLAGHER The Sligo Champion
LATE free from substitute Adrian Marren in the 75th minute saw this Allianz
League division 3 encounter with Longford end all even.
Marren who came on as a sub in the 56th minute was influential
SCORERS - Sligo: S Coen 0-5 (5f); A Marren 0-3 (3f); N Murphy, P Hughes 0-2 each; A McIntyre, K McDon- nell, N Ewing, P O'Connor, L Gaughan, C Breheny 0-1 each.
Longford: R Smyth 0-5 (2f); P Gill 1-1; D Gallagher 1- 0; D Reynolds 0-2; D Masterson, M Quinn, C Berry, R Brady 0-1 each.
SLIGO: A Devaney, R Donovan, L Nicholson, C Harri- son, K Cawley, A McIntytre, G O'Kelly-Lynch, N Murphy, K McDonnell (C), N Ewing, P O'Connor, J Clarke, S Coen, P Hughes, L Gaughan. Subs: C Breheny for Clarke (27), A Marren for Gaughan (56), M Gordon for Harrison (60), S Carrabine for McDon- nell (69), K Cawley for Coen (71).
scoring three from placed balls. After a dominating opening
spell from Longford Sligo’s first score didn't come until the 14th minute
through Paddy O'Con- nor after darren
Gallagher, rian Brady and dessie reynolds had Long- ford three in front.
robbie Smyth sent Longford four in
LONGFORD: P Collum, P McCormack, D Masterson, B Gilleran, M Quinn, D McElligott, D Mimnagh, D Gallagher, A Farrell, B McKeon, D McGivney, D Reynolds, R Smyth, C Berry, R Brady. Subs: P Gill for Farrell (41), R McEntire for Brady (60), M Nally for Reynolds (72).
front, Smyth adding his second in the 17th minute after being fouled but from here it was Sligo who took control.
Goals win
REFEREE: Liam Devenny (Mayo).
An attempt from Paddy O'Connor
slammed off the post but Pat Hughes
collected and sent over Sligo's
second point on 22 minutes. Adrian Mcintyre added his side's
Sligo ..................3-11 Derry ................2-12
third and two frees were converted by
S
Patrick O'Connor went a long way in
Stephen Coen to bring the sides level
By DAVID GOULDEN The Sligo Champion
on 28 minutes.
Four more points from
ECOnd half goals from the boots of Liam Gaughan, Kevin Mcdonnell and
niall Murphy, Liam
Gaughan, Coen (free) and Cian Breheny gave Sligo a 0-9 to 0-5 lead at
ensuring Sligo retained their division 3 status, as they beat derry at Markievicz Park. Cathal Corey's side started the stronger in
the break. Coen slotted over his fourth free and then Kevin Mcdonnell saw the latter score as Sligo lead by six.
this one and kept ahead of their opponents until the 25th minute when midfielder Conor McAtamney found the net to put the Oak Leaf County the lead for the first time.
But the visitors turned a six-point deficit into a one-point lead in six minutes.
Gallagher sought out Pauric Gill who found the net on 43 minutes, this was quickly followed by two points from Gill and Smyth as the visitors drew closer on 48 minutes.
derry lead by one point at the break and both sides kept the scoreboard ticking over until Sligo recaptured the lead on 47 minutes through Gaughan.
Hughes hit back but Gallagher scored