Sligo Rovers inflicted a rare home defeat on Shamrock Rovers at Tallaght Stadium, coming from behind to win in the 97th minute. Stephen Bradley’s Hoops suffered their first home loss of the season. Jeannot Esua and Carl McHugh scored their first goals for the club, and the result kept Sligo Rovers nine points clear of Waterford while remaining close to Drogheda United and Galway United. The win provided a bounce-back after a 4-1 defeat to Galway United. John Russell praised the team’s bravery and work-rate, with special recognition for captain Will Fitzgerald’s “unbelievable” recovery tackle in the 92nd minute that prevented a likely winner, before Sligo struck late.
"“For me he's probably the best player in the league this season. I know he got player of the month, you have to remember he's a real talisman for us. You can play him in any position, he's scoring goals, creating chances but his defensive workrate is phenomenal. It was great that he got that POTM because sometimes our players don't get the recognition they probably deserve, probably because of where we are in the table, we're not up in Dublin, we're not winning games week in week out.”"
"“That recovery tackle was incredible. I know Shamrock Rovers had a lot of the ball, Graham Burke comes in, he's an unbelievable player, they're bringing other players off the bench. But I thought we defended really well. I don't think Sam Sargeant was pulling off worldie saves to keep us in the game or anything. I thought our back five defended well.”"
"“An incredible player,” Russell said afterwards. “For me he's probably the best player in the league this season. I know he got player of the month, you have to remember he's a real talisman for us. You can play him in any position, he's scoring goals, creating chances but his defensive workrate is phenomenal.”"
"Sligo Rovers came from behind to inflict a rare home defeat on Shamrock Rovers at Tallaght Stadium on Friday night. It was a first home defeat of the season for Stephen Bradley's Hoops, with Jeannot Esua and Carl McHugh getting their first goals for the club, with the winner arriving in the 97th minute."
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