Cork City 2-3 Sligo Rovers — LOI Premier Division, 25 Jul 2025
Sligo Rovers beat Cork City 3-2 in the LOI Premier Division on 25 July 2025 at Turners Cross, Cork. Evan McLaughlin, S. Maguire, Owen Elding, P. McClean got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Cork City have won 2 and Sligo Rovers 1, 2 draws.
Match timeline
- 1-07'assist: K. Nelson
- 20'
- Half-time1-0
- 2-056'
- 2-160'
- 70'C. Reynoldsout: Francely Lomboto
- 75'out: C. Lutz
- 2-279'assist: William Fitzgerald
- 82'out: B. Couto
- 82'out: B. Lee
- 83'
- 85'Foul
- 2-389'assist: Jad Hakiki
- 90+3'Foul
- Full-time2-3
Player ratings
7.7
Top rated
Cork City
- 7.5Conor BrannG
- 7.5Kitt NelsonM
- 7.3Evan McLaughlinM
- 7.2Seani MaguireF
- 7.0Charlie LutzF
- 6.9Darragh CrowleyD
- 6.9Matthew KiernanD
- 6.9Alex NolanF
- 6.7Fiacre KelleherD
- 6.7Cathal O'SullivanM
- 6.6Rory FeelyD
- 6.6Joshua FitzpatrickM
- 6.5Harry NevinD
- 6.5Brody LeeF
- 6.5Kaedyn KamaraM
- 6.2Benny CoutoD
Sligo Rovers
- 7.7Patrick McCleanD
- 7.7Owen EldingF
- 7.3Sebastian QuirkM
- 7.3James McManusM
- 7.3Sam SargeantG
- 7.2Jad HakikiM
- 7.0Sean StewartD
- 7.0Oliver DenhamD
- 7.0William FitzgeraldM
- 6.9Ryan O'KaneM
- 6.6Conor ReynoldsD
- 6.3Francely LombotoF
Line-ups
Sligo Rovers4-2-3-1
Cork City5-4-1
Substitutes
Cork CityGerard Nash
Substitutes
- 15C. DrinanD
- 10Alex Nolan90+3'20'F6.9
- 29C. Lutz75'F7.0
- 3B. Couto82'D6.2
- 31K. Kamara83'M6.5
- 25M. MurrayM
- 23Freddie AndersonD
- 38B. Lee82'F6.5
- 30R. MoloneyG
Sligo RoversJohn Russell
Substitutes
- 11Cian KavanaghF
- 21John MahonD
- 9W. WaweruF
- 12R. ManningM
- 6Matthew WolfeM
- 19Francely Lomboto70'F6.3
- 31Conor WalshG
- 52Gareth McElroyD
- 23K. McDonagh
Team statistics
37%Possession63%
16Total shots17
8Shots on target8
5Shots off target4
3Blocked shots5
6Corners10
0Offsides3
11Fouls5
2Yellow cards0
5Goalkeeper saves6
284Total passes482
172Accurate passes379
61%Pass accuracy79%
Cork City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conor Brann | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7.5 |
| Kitt Nelson | 83 | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | – | 7.5 |
| Evan McLaughlin | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Seani Maguire | 75 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 7.2 |
| Charlie Lutz | 15 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Darragh Crowley | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | – | 6.9 |
| Matthew Kiernan | 82 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 6.9 |
| Alex Nolan | 70 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Fiacre Kelleher | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.7 |
| Cathal O'Sullivan | 20 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Rory Feely | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Joshua Fitzpatrick | 82 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Harry Nevin | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.5 |
| Brody Lee | 8 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Kaedyn Kamara | 12 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Benny Couto | 8 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
Sligo Rovers
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick McClean | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 7.7 |
| Owen Elding | 90 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 7.7 |
| Sebastian Quirk | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 7.3 |
| James McManus | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7.3 |
| Sam Sargeant | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Jad Hakiki | 90 | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | – | 7.2 |
| Sean Stewart | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 7.0 |
| Oliver Denham | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 7.0 |
| William Fitzgerald | 90 | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Ryan O'Kane | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | 2 | 6.9 |
| Conor Reynolds | 70 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Francely Lomboto | 20 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
Recent Form
Cork CityLLDDL
- L11 Jul 25AWaterford0-2
- L04 Jul 25AShelbourne1-3
- D27 Jun 25HSt Patrick's Athl.0-0
- D23 Jun 25HDrogheda United1-1
- L20 Jun 25AShamrock Rovers1-4
Sligo RoversWDDWL
- W12 Jul 25HDerry City2-0
- D05 Jul 25HShamrock Rovers2-2
- D27 Jun 25ABohemians1-1
- W23 Jun 25HGalway United2-1
- L20 Jun 25ADrogheda United0-1
Head-to-head
- 26 Apr 25Sligo Rovers1-1Cork City
- 07 Mar 25Cork City1-1Sligo Rovers
- 01 Sept 23Cork City3-0Sligo Rovers
- 15 Jul 23Sligo Rovers3-0Cork City
- 19 May 23Cork City1-0Sligo Rovers
- 11 Mar 23Sligo Rovers2-2Cork City
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