Cork City vs Sligo Rovers

Premier Division 1 Sep 2023, 18:45
Cork City
Cork City
3–0
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Sligo Rovers
Sligo Rovers
🏟 Turner's Cross (Cork) 👤 O. Moran Round 29

Match report

Cork City cruised past Sligo Rovers 3-0 in the Premier Division on 1 September 2023.

Sligo Rovers dominated possession with 60% of the ball and had 15 shots to Cork City's 9.

The match was played at Turner's Cross (Cork), with O. Moran in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 40% - 60% Shots 9 - 15 On target 7 - 3 Corners 2 - 5 Fouls 16 - 19 Yellow cards 8
9
Player of the match
Ruairi Keating
Cork City · 3 goals
8 Oliver Byrne 3 saves
8 Cian Coleman captained the side
7 Kevin Custovic captained the side
7 Joshua Honohan captained the side
First half vs second half
Cork City stepped it up after the break, with 7 shots in the second half compared to 2 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 2–7 7–8
Shots On Goal 2–0 5–3
Ball Possession 47–53 —
Corners 1–3 1–2
Match statistics
9 Shots Total 15
7 Shots On Goal 3
1 Shots Off Goal 5
1 Shots Blocked 7
8 Shots Inside Box 10
1 Shots Outside Box 5
16 Fouls 19
2 Corners 5
0 Offsides 2
40% Ball Possession 60%
2 Yellow Cards 5
3 Saves 4
280 Passes Total 405
177 Passes Accurate 301
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  5-3-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Cork City · 4-2-3-1
13 O. Byrne
27 K. Custovic 4 C. Coleman 18 J. Honohan 15 C. Drinan
8 A. Bolger 23 A. Kravchuk
11 C. Bargary 16 B. Worman 29 J. Kabia
9 R. Keating
Sligo Rovers · 5-3-2
31 C. Walsh
10 F. Liivak 26 G. Buckley 21 J. Mahon 28 N. Pijnaker 4 R. Hutchinson
18 S. Radosavljevic 6 G. Bolger 8 N. Morahan
11 F. Hartmann 9 P. Martelo
Cork City
Coach
L. Buckley
Substitutes
  • 2 Gordon Walker
  • 7 Tunde Owolabi
  • 24 Cian Murphy
  • 20 James Corcoran
  • 6 Ally Gilchrist
  • 22 John O'Donovan
  • 19 Oran Crowe
  • 33 Joshua Fitzpatrick
  • 41 Cathal O'Sullivan
Sligo Rovers
Coach
J. Russell
Substitutes
  • 23 Robbie Burton
  • 2 Johan Brannefalk
  • 14 Karl O'Sullivan
  • 30 Richard Brush
  • 3 Daniel Lafferty
  • 34 Kailin Barlow
  • 47 Owen Elding
  • 22 David Cawley
  • 19 Lukas Browning Lagerfeldt
Substitutions
  • 38' ↑ G. Walker ↓ K. Čustović Cork City
  • 39' ↑ R. Burton ↓ S. Radosavljević Sligo Rovers
  • 59' ↑ J. Brannefalk ↓ F. Liivak Sligo Rovers
  • 80' ↑ K. O’Sullivan ↓ F. Hartmann Sligo Rovers
  • 83' ↑ T. Owolabi ↓ R. Keating Cork City
  • 83' ↑ C. Murphy ↓ J. Kabia Cork City
Cards
  • 8' J. Mahon Sligo Rovers
  • 25' A. Bolger Cork City
  • 44' R. Hutchinson Sligo Rovers
  • 62' N. Pijnaker Sligo Rovers
  • 65' G. Bolger Sligo Rovers
  • 75' R. Keating Cork City
  • 80' K. O'Sullivan Sligo Rovers
  • 81' G. Buckley Sligo Rovers
Head-to-head
Cork City 5 5 draws 3 Sligo Rovers
2025-10-25 Sligo Rovers vs Cork City 1 - 1
2025-07-25 Cork vs Sligo 2 - 3
2025-04-26 Sligo Rovers vs Cork City 1 - 1
2025-03-07 Cork City vs Sligo Rovers 1 - 1
2025-02-01 Cork City vs Sligo Rovers 6 - 3
2023-09-01 Cork City vs Sligo Rovers 3 - 0
Recent form
Cork City D D D D D
Sligo Rovers D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Cork City vs Sligo Rovers?
Cork City won 3-0 against Sligo Rovers on 1 September 2023.
Who won Cork City vs Sligo Rovers?
Cork City won the match 3-0.
Where was Cork City vs Sligo Rovers played?
The match was played at Turner's Cross (Cork).
Who had more possession in Cork City vs Sligo Rovers?
Sligo Rovers had 60% of possession, compared to 40% for the other side.