DUNS SLIP TO DEFEAT AT HOME.Byline: TOM POWER Dundalk 0 Sligo R 2 THE BOOS rang out in Oriel Park In February 2005 Dundalk F.C. announced a major programme for a complete revamp of Oriel Park. The pitch was converted to an all-weather surface (the first Irish club to do so) costing 1.5 million euro. last night as Dundalk slipped further into a relegation mire mire (mer) [Fr.] one of the figures on the arm of an ophthalmometer whose images are reflected on the cornea; measurement of their variations determines the amount of corneal astigmatism. mire n. with defeat to Sligo Rovers. An Alan Keane cracker silenced the home crowd right on the stroke of half time after the Lilywhites dominated the first half without ever threatening to put the game to bed. Conor O'Brady did just that, however, mid-way through the second half with a facile finish that left Sean Connor's men deflated and the home crowd frustrated. Despite the loss of two of their better players so far this season, the departed George O'Callaghan and the sacked Dave Rogers Dave Rogers (born 25 August, 1975 in Liverpool, England) is an English footballer who currently plays for FAI National League club St. Patricks Athletic. Playing career , the home side had one of the strongest squads available all season. And the Lilywhites were all over Sligo in the first half, with Tiarnan Mulvenna and Shaun Kelly Shaun Kelly (born December 11 1988) is a professional footballer with Chester City. The defender has been handed squad number 27 for the 2007-08 season. Kelly is a product of Chester's youth system and made his Football League debut as a late substitute against Shrewsbury causing all sorts of problems on either wing for the Bit O'Red. Indeed the latter was involved in the biggest chance of the half for Dundalk as he bore down on goal before squaring for Darren Mansaram, but the excellent Gavin Peers slid in with a perfectly timed block before Kelly fired back into Brush's hands. On the far side Mulvenna was proving a menace for right-back Alan Keane but it was the former Galway right back who had the last laugh right on half time. After a hefty tackle from former Sligo man Liam Burns on the right wing, a quick throw in finally fell for Keane and he cut inside before picking his spot and firing a super strike that looped over the head of the helpless Chris Bennion. Against the run of play The term "against the run of play" is used in football (soccer) to describe an event or action against the flow of the game. For example, if team A is having all of the possession, all of the chances and are dictating the game, yet team B have one chance and score from it then that , it was, but for all Dundalk's industry there wasn't much end product and, Mansaram's chance and a Chris Turner free kick aside, they were struggling to break down Sligo. The Louth side were bemused on 56 minutes when referee Derek Tomney awarded them a free-kick inside the box, usually the result of a pass-back, after Shaun Kelly was bundled over in the penalty area. Things didn't get any better and Conor O'Grady tucked away a neat finish on 68 minutes put some daylight between themselves and Dundalk at the bottom. CAPTION(S): SCORER Rover Alan Keane put his side ahead |
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