St Pat's book Europa League spot in Showgrounds stroll
Sligo Rovers 1 St Pat's Athletic 4
Man of the match Conan Byrne scored twice and assisted Christy Fagan to secure European football for the Saints next season. Picture credit: Paul Mohan / SPORTSFILE
FAI Cup finalists St Pat’s guaranteed European football for next season, with a convincing 4-1 win over Sligo Rovers.
Man of the match Conan Byrne scored twice and set up one for Christy Fagan, with his opener coming on 32 minutes from close range.
Danny Ledwith smashed a clearance off the helpless Brush and into the net early in the second half, but youngster Gary Armstrong responded immediately for Rovers with a fine finish inside the area.
Fagan got the third after some great play by Brennan and Byrne, before Byrne himself volleyed a fourth in stoppage time.
Sligo R:Brush,O’Conor,McMillan,Spillane,Ledwith,Conneely, Cawley, Armstrong (McManus 85), Keating (Boylan 62), North, Zayed (Donelon 80).
St Pat's:Clarke,O’Brien,Browne,Hoare,Bermingham, Bolger, Fahey (McCormack 65), Byrne, Forrester (Fitzgerald 65), Brennan, Fagan.
REF – B Connolly
