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• Friday June 19th, 2026 @ 23:12

Result: Saints 2 - Sligo 0

Joe Redmond and Chris Forrester scored stoppage time goals as St Patrick's Athletic finally broke Sligo Rovers' dogged resolve at Richmond Park.

The win, their seventh on the bounce against the Bit O'Red in Inchicore, keeps Stephen Kenny's Saints on the coattails of leaders Shamrock Rovers, five points behind with a game in hand.

As depleted Sligo's tenacious defending from no less than 14 corners looked like earning them a big point, skipper Redmond ghosted in at the far post in the 93rd minute to meet Sean Hoare's diagonal ball to head them in front.

Two minutes later, 17-year-old Sam Rooney threaded a sublime pass through for fellow sub Forrester who did the rest, cutting past Jeannot Esua before sweeping the ball to the net.

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