Gemma McGuinness and Emma Doherty were both on target for Sligo Rovers as they lost 5-2 to Galway United in the Western Derby.
Greencastle native McGuinness opened the scoring after just four minutes.
A long ball forward wasn’t cleared by Galway and McGuinness got in to flick the ball into the corner of the net.
GOAL ⚽️ | Galway WFC 0-1 Sligo Rovers
An early goal by Gemma McGuinness has Sligo ahead in the Western derby!
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It was McGuinness’ 3rd goal in as many games and sixth of the season.
But the lead didn’t last long as Bryce Reynolds headed the equaliser after a corner from Lynsey McKey in the 8th minute.
And on 33 minutes, Sligo were ahead again as McGuinness turned provider with her corner to the back post which fell to an unmarked Emma Doherty.
The Buncrana woman headed the ball back across goal into the roof of the net for her seventh of the league campaign.
GOAL ⚽️ | Galway WFC 1-2 Sligo Rovers
Sligo retake the lead thanks to a beautifully controlled Emma Doherty header!
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Again, the bit O’Red couldn’t keep the lead for longer than five minutes as Ellie O’Flaherty fired the ball in off the bar after great work by Julie-Anne Russell which would see it finish 2-2 at the end of the first half.
It took Galway just six minutes to take the lead as Shauna Brennan got on the end of a Jamie Erickson free to flick over Sligo ‘keeper Amy Mahon.
Brennan then returned the favour when Erickson made it 4-2 with a flicked header from a Brennan free.
And Becky Walsh ended the game as a contest with Galway’s fourth header of the game from another McKey corner.
Alana Doherty from Clonmany and Buncrana’s Paula McGrory also started for the Sligo Rovers side.
