Sligo Rovers

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Shamrock Rovers complete league three-in-a-row after Derry City ... (The42)

Ciaran Coll, Joe Thomson, Sadou Diallo, Ryan Graydon and Cian Kavanagh all came into the team. Michael Duffy, Jamie McGonigle, Patrick McEleney, Shane McEleney ...

Mata should have given Sligo the lead late on, but he side footed his effort wide of Brian Maher’s goal after a fantastic run by Karl O’Sullivan. A special team. A special group. Higgins, on the other hand, shuffled his pack somewhat and made five changes from Friday’s draw with Shelbourne. In the end, the Candystripes couldn’t find enough to force a late winner, confirming Shamrock Rovers as champions. Richard Brush had to be alert to make the save as Mark Connolly nodded towards goal, before Cian Kavanagh forced another save from the veteran in the Rovers goals.

Stalemate with Sligo Rovers ends Derry City's title challenge (The Irish Times)

Shamrock Rovers are league champions for the 20th time after Derry City could only manage a stalemate at the Showgrounds. Needing a win to prolong their title ...

Brush needed to back-peddle to keep hold of Cameron Dummigan’s looping header six minutes from the break. The 26-year-old somehow blasting wide from five yards out after another Will Patching set piece worried the Sligo rearguard. Brush swept into action again on 65 when he scrambled across his goal to get a touch on substitute Jamie McGonigle’s glancing header. While City went route one 15 minutes later when Thomson got on the end of Brian Maher’s punt forward, sending Ryan Graydon through. While the Birmingham native pushed away Cian Kavanagh’s effort from the angle before the interval. The ex-Longford man firing straight at Brush however.

Derry's stalemate with Sligo hands Shamrock Rovers the title (Irish Examiner)

Shamrock Rovers are League of Ireland champions for the twentieth time after Derry City failed to beat Sligo Rovers at the Showgrounds.

Brush needing to back-peddle to keep hold of Cameron Dummigan’s looping header six minutes from the break. The 26-year-old somehow blasting wide from five yards out after another Will Patching set piece worried the Sligo rearguard. Brush swept into action again on 65 when he scrambled across his goal to get a touch on substitute Jamie McGonigle’s glancing header. While the much-travelled goalkeeper pushed away Cian Kavanagh’s effort from the angle before the interval. While City went route one 15 minutes later when Thomson got on the end of Maher’s punt forward, sending Ryan Graydon through. Sligo, for their part are left with little to play for bar consolidating fifth spot and they made just the one change from their breathless six goal thriller at Casey’s Field on Friday last.

Shamrock Rovers retain title as Derry held at Sligo (RTE.ie)

Shamrock Rovers have sealed the SSE Airtricity League title after Derry City could only manage a goalless draw away to Sligo Rovers.

Please review their details and accept them to load the content. Moments later, a Derry man did just enough to divert Mata’s goalward header away from danger. The 26-year-old somehow blasting wide from five yards out after another Will Patching set piece worried the Sligo rearguard. The ex-Longford man could only direct his effort straight at Brush however. Watch Shamrock Rovers v Derry City in the SSE Airtricity League live on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player on Sunday from 6.45pm The visitors finished the half on the front foot, Brush needing to back-peddle to keep hold of Cameron Dummigan’s looping header six minutes from the break, while the much-travelled goalkeeper pushed away Cian Kavanagh’s effort from the angle before the interval.

Shamrock Rovers crowned champions as Derry City fail to win at ... (Derry Now)

Sligo Rovers 0 Derry City 0 Shamrock Rovers are champions for a third year running as Derry City failed to win at Sligo Rovers this evening. City had to ...

Ruaidhri Higgins made a double change on 63 minutes, sending on both Michael Duffy and Jamie McGonigle and it almost resulted in an immediate goal. It took Sligo Rovers a good half hour to offer any sort of threat and they could well have taken the lead only for Brian Maher to deny them twice in the space of 20 seconds. Derry City should have gone ahead 10 minutes into the second half.

Shamrock Rovers crowned League of Ireland champions after Derry ... (Irish Mirror)

The draw means that Shamrock Rovers has captured their third title on the trot. It has been an adventurous season for the Hoops and with Derry hot on their ...

The draw means that the most points Derry can finish on is 72, with Shamrock Rovers already securing 73 points. It has been an adventurous season for the Hoops and with Derry hot on their heels for the entire season. The draw means that Shamrock Rovers has captured their third title on the trot.

Shamrock Rovers win 20th LOI Premier Division title after Derry City ... (Independent.ie)

Shamrock Rovers are champions of Ireland once again, and with two games to spare, as Derry City's failure to win away to Sligo Rovers means that the Hoops ...

It's got us to this point, to being the best team in the country and just stay with it no matter what happens and when we went one down, you could see there was no panic, no deer in the headlights moments," Bradley said after last week's win over St Pat's put them within sight of the league, Rovers now able to enjoy Thursday's European tie at home to Belgian side Gent without the stress of the title race. We finished the game really strong and they were hanging on, but it just wasn't to be. "First half I know we had a bit of the ball, we weren't great, there wasn't loads of clear cut chances in the game, Brian Maher made two really good saves in the first half.