Sligo senior gaelic footballers bowed out of the 2024 Connacht FBD League at the quarter-final stage on Friday evening at the Air Dome when they were beaten by Roscommon on a final scoreline of 1-21 to 0-15.
The damage was done in the first half as Roscommon precision in front of goal saw them establish a 1-13 to 0-4 interval advantage.
Sligo fared marginally better in the second half but Davy Burke’s Roscommon were always able to keep their opponents at arms length.
Sligo boss Tony McEntee handed senior debuts to a number of players on the night including Connacht U20 championship winning captain Canice Mulligan, Luke Casserly, Dylan Walsh and Daire O’Boyle.
Sligo scorers: Lee Deignan (0-4), Daire O’Boyle (0-1), Alan Reilly (0-1), David Quinn (0-2), Alan McLoughlin (0-3), Mikey Gordon (0-2), Conan Marren (0-1), Peter Laffey (0-1).
Connacht FBD 1/4 finals
Roscommon 1-21 Sligo 0-15
Mayo v London (Sun, 1pm)
Semi-final pairings
Leitrim v Galway (Fri 12th, 7pm)
Roscommon v Mayo/London (Sat 13th, 7pm)
