Max Mata‘s goal gives Sligo slender win over St Pat’s via IrishTimesSport
The game tapered off for a bit but City could have thrown themselves a life line only for Cian Murphy to miss from point blank range. And it was to prove a costly miss with Ali Coote marking his return from injury to put the game beyond Cork’s reach on 78 minutes before reprising his feat a minute later from a similar position.
Their goalscorer against the Hoops – Greg Bolger – was marked absent for this game, but New Zealand native Mata came up with the goods on 56 minutes to secure all three points for Sligo. Yet it was their opponents who broke the deadlock 11 minutes after the resumption when Mata confidently headed home Johan Brannefalk’s cross from the right-hand side.
Collecting an Alfie Lewis pass, the 19-year-old got his head up and struck a stunning right-footed shot that arrowed into the net off the underside of the crossbar to add to his first goal of the season in Friday’s derby win over Drogheda United. It was an hour before UCD finally worked Nathan Shepperd, Danny Norris finding a pocket of space on the left to bring a good save from the Dundalk goalkeeper down to his left.
“We were nowhere near our levels today. I’m very happy with the point but not with the performance,” he said post-match, reflecting on a game in which his side were second best to Drogheda for the majority.
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