Cork City vs Sligo Rovers

Premier Division 7 Mar 2025, 19:45
Cork City
Cork City
1–1
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Sligo Rovers
Sligo Rovers
🏟 Turner's Cross (Cork) 👤 E. O'Shea Round 5

Match report

Cork City were held to a 1-1 draw by Sligo Rovers in the Premier Division on 7 March 2025.

Cork City had 22 shots to Sligo Rovers' 8.

C. Reynolds was sent off in the 68th minute.

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

Half-time 0-1 Possession 59% - 41% Shots 22 - 8 On target 5 - 2 Corners 12 - 2 Fouls 17 - 17 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 6
8
Player of the match
Owen Elding
Sligo Rovers · 1 goal
8 Oliver Denham captained the side
7 Kitt Nelson 1 goal
7 Darragh Crowley captained the side
7 Milan Mbeng captained the side
First half vs second half
Cork City stepped it up after the break, with 14 shots in the second half compared to 8 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 8–5 14–3
Shots On Goal 0–2 5–0
Ball Possession 49–51 —
Corners 5–0 7–2
Attacks 54–39 59–28
Match statistics
12 Corners 2
2 Substitution 7
113 Attacks 67
59 Dangerous Attacks 16
6 On Target 2
15 Off Target 6
22 Shots Total 8
5 Shots On Goal 2
6 Shots Off Goal 5
11 Shots Blocked 1
14 Shots Inside Box 7
8 Shots Outside Box 1
17 Fouls 17
10 Corners 2
1 Offsides 0
59% Ball Possession 41%
2 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 1
1 Saves 3
349 Passes Total 262
272 Passes Accurate 169
Line-ups 4-4-2  vs  3-4-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Cork City · 4-4-2
1 T. Troost
17 D. Crowley 18 M. Mbeng 5 C. Lyons 3 B. Couto
10 A. Nolan 14 K. Nelson 4 R. Shipston 7 M. Dijksteel
9 R. Keating 16 S. Murray
Sligo Rovers · 3-4-2-1
31 C. Walsh
15 O. Denham 21 J. Mahon 3 R. Hutchinson
2 H. Lintott 47 O. Elding 27 C. Malley 6 M. Wolfe
8 J. Hakiki 7 W. Fitzgerald
11 C. Kavanagh
Cork City
Coach
T. Clancy
Substitutes
  • 20 Joshua Fitzpatrick
  • 27 Harvey Skieters
  • 13 Conor Brann
  • 19 Matthew Kiernan
  • 21 Sam Bailey
  • 28 Arran Healy
  • 36 Dara McCormick
  • 25 Matthew Murray
  • 34 David Dunne
Sligo Rovers
Coach
J. Russell
Substitutes
  • 19 Francely Lomboto
  • 46 Conor Reynolds
  • 12 Ronan Manning
  • 10 Stephen Mallon
  • 29 Sam Sargeant
  • 23 Kyle McDonagh
  • 71 Daire Patton
  • 52 Gareth McElroy
  • 14 Oskar van Hattum
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ F. Lomboto ↓ C. Kavanagh Sligo Rovers
  • 67' ↑ R. Manning ↓ M. Wolfe Sligo Rovers
  • 67' ↑ C. Reynolds ↓ H. Lintott Sligo Rovers
  • 72' ↑ J. Fitzpatrick ↓ M. Dijksteel Cork City
  • 78' ↑ S. Mallon ↓ J. Hakiki Sligo Rovers
  • 80' ↑ H. Skieters ↓ K. Nelson Cork City
  • 90+1' ↑ G. McElroy ↓ F. Lomboto Sligo Rovers
Cards
  • 68' C. Reynolds Sligo Rovers
  • 36' C. Malley Sligo Rovers
  • 40' H. Lintott Sligo Rovers
  • 49' R. Keating Cork City
  • 50' M. Wolfe Sligo Rovers
  • 68' J. Mahon Sligo Rovers
  • 68' C. Lyons Cork City
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 drew 1-1 against Sligo Rovers on 7 March 2025.
Who won Cork City vs Sligo Rovers?
Neither — the match finished 1-1.
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?
Cork City had 59% of possession, compared to 41% for the other side.