Advertisement League of Ireland Horse Racing TV Listings GAA Fixtures The Video Review Sport meets news, current affairs, society & pop culture Rugby Weekly Extra Dive into all the news and analysis 3 times a week The Football Family Weekly insights from the week’s big talking points Advertisement More Stories Sligo's late goalscorer: Francely Lomboto (file photo).Bryan Keane/INPHO Late drama as Sligo Rovers rescue draw against 10-man Cork City Francely Lomboto scored a 91st minute equaliser for the Bit O’Red at the Showgrounds. 10.14pm, 26 Apr 2025 Share options Sligo Rovers 1 Cork City 1 FRANCELY LOMBOTO RESCUED a draw for Sligo Rovers with his 91st minute equaliser at home against 10-man Cork City. Kitt Nelson had given City the lead on 77 minutes, before Lomboto made it one apiece with his late, late equaliser. City finished the game with 10 men after Joshua Firzpatrick was dismissed minutes after his introduction. With four defeats in their last five games respectively, both sides came into this tie with a view that this was a must-win game. Sligo occupied bottom spot in the table coming into this game, knowing a win could take them off bottom if they improved their goal difference by more than two goals. Advertisement Cork City were sitting second bottom, and a win would have taken them into eighth spot above Waterford. The hosts were on top early on, with Jad Hakiki pulling his shot wide after Reece Hutchinson’s lay off with two minutes on the clock. That was really as close as either side came to opening the scoring in the first half, with Tom Clancy’s side looking more threatening after the restart. Owen Elding couldn’t quite control the ball after he broke forward, while Benny Couto’s cross almost finding Djenairo Daniels inside the box, but there was too much power on the cross. The deadlock was broken on 75 minutes when Nelson poked in from close range after Sligo failed to clear their lines. Minutes later, Fitzpatrick was given a straight red shortly after his introduction for what the referee judged to be an apparent headbutt. And Sligo were level in additional time when Stephen Mallon’s cross was nodded on by Owen Elding, with Lomboto on hand to get the all-important goal. Both sides had coaches sent off after the full-time whistle, with both having to settle for a point. Sligo Rovers: Sam Sargeant, Conor Reynolds (Daire Patton, 72), Gareth McElroy, John Mahon, Reece Hutchinson, Ronan Manning (Matty Wolfe, 92), Jake Doyle-Hayes, Owen Elding, Jad Hakiki (Stephen Mallon, 72), Will Fitzgerald, Cian Kavanagh (Francely Lomboto, 62). Cork City: Tein Troost, Milan Mbeng, Charlie Lyons, Darragh Crowley, Bernardo Couto (Matthew Kiernan, 64), Evan McLaughlin, Kitt Nelson (Rio Shipston, 82), Sean Murray, Alex Nolan (Joshua Fitzpatrick, 53), Cathal O’Sullivan, Djenairo Daniels. Referee: Rob Harvey. Jessica Farry View 4 comments Send Tip or Correction Embed this post To embed this post, copy the code below on your site Email “Late drama as Sligo Rovers rescue draw against 10-man Cork City”. Recipient's Email Feedback on “Late drama as Sligo Rovers rescue draw against 10-man Cork City”. Your Feedback Your Email (optional) Report a Comment Please select the reason for reporting this comment. Please give full details of the problem with the comment... This is YOUR comments community. Stay civil, stay constructive, stay on topic. Please familiarise yourself with our comments policy before taking part. Leave a Comment Submit a report Please help us understand how this comment violates our community guidelines. 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