Sligo Rovers secured a timely win in the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division on bank-holiday Monday with a 1-0 win against St Patrick’s Athletic at the Showgrounds.
Ellis Chapman scored the all-important goal on 23 minutes in front a crowd of 2548 spectators, firing a crisp left-footed shot to the corner of the net from distance.
🎥 | GOAL for Sligo Rovers!
Pinpoint from Ellis Chapman!
SLI 1-0 PAT #LOITV | #SLIPAT pic.twitter.com/9ZduU6rpJB
— League of Ireland (@LeagueofIreland) May 6, 2024
The result ends a six-game winless streak for Rovers.
They remain in eighth place on 17 points – but are just three points off fourth position after 14 matches.
Monday’s LOI results
Sligo Rovers 1 St Patrick’s Athletic 0
Shamrock Rovers 1 Waterford 3
Bohemians 0 Galway Utd 1
Drogheda Utd 2 Dundalk 1
Derry City 1 Shelbourne 1
First Division
Bray Wanderers 1 Finn Harps 0
Longford Town 2 Kerry FC 1
Treaty Utd 0 Athlone Town 1
UCD 1 Cobh Ramblers 2
Cork City 1 Wexford 1
