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 Owen Elding celebrates scoring against Waterford.Bryan Keane/INPHO Freeemphatic Sligo Rovers overcome miserable conditions to smash four goals past Waterford Waterford manager Keith Long could come under pressure following a sixth straight loss for the Blues. 9.50pm, 18 Apr 2025 Share options Waterford FC 0 Sligo Rovers 4 Adrian Flanagan reports at the RSC A MISERABLE NIGHT at the RSC that saw the pitch survive a late 7pm inspection turned into an absolute nightmare for Waterford FC as they were trounced 4-0 by bottom side Sligo Rovers in front of 1,974 supporters in the SSE Airtricity Men’s Premier Division. There’s no question that a sixth straight league defeat for the Blues is sure to question the future of Waterford manager Keith Long, who was a dejected figure on the sideline as his side crumbled in front of their home fans that voted with their feet long before referee Aaron O’Dowd sounded the final whistle. Cian Kavanagh missed an early open goal on six minutes when he got his head on a brilliant Will Fitzgerald right-wing corner, but Grant Horton got a vital touch that took the ball inches wide of the near post. Advertisement The visitors were celebrating the lead goal a mere two minutes later when Fitzgerald whipped over another deadly delivery that found the head of the unmarked Gareth McElroy, and he planted a close-range header past a helpless Stephen McMullan. Things went from bad to worse for the Blues on 11 minutes as they gifted their opponents a second goal. Navajo Bakboord was guilty of handing possession straight to Fitzgerald, who sprayed the ball out to the left for Reece Hutchinson, and his deep cross saw Owen Elding power a header past keeper McMullan. After Stephen McMullan produced a top save to deny Elding his second of the game on 33 minutes, Waterford had two half chances before the break but neither Kacper Radkowski or Tommy Lonergan could find a way past Sam Sargeant. The night got even worse for the Blues as they were reduced ten men on the hour mark when Kyle White, who was cautioned for a pullback seven minutes earlier, was shown his second yellow card for a cynical trip on Sligo’s Ronan Manning. A third goal arrived for Sligo Rovers on 62 minutes when Will Fitzgerald sent over a harmless right-wing corner that was dropped by keeper McMullan that saw the ball break to Conor Reynolds, who set up Cian Kavanagh to complete a memorable night for his side with a close-range finish. A disastrous night for Waterford and brilliant one for Sligo was compounded by a fourth goal for the Bit O’ Red two minutes from time when substitute Francely Lomboto raced onto a through ball from John Mahon before firing right-footed past McMullan. Waterford FC: McMullan; Bakboord (Boyle 46), Horton, Radkowski, Leahy; White, Olayinka (McCormack 71), Noonan Coyle (Glenfield 75); Lonergan (McMenamy 68), Amond (Pouwels 71). Sligo Rovers: Sargeant; Reynolds (Patton 71), McElroy, Mahon, Hutchinson; Manning (Wolfe 82), Hakiki (Lomboto 82), Doyle-Hayes (Malley 71), Fitzgerald; Elding, Kavanagh (Mallon 71). Referee: Aaron O’Dowd (Dublin). Adrian Flanagan Viewcomments Send Tip or Correction Embed this post To embed this post, copy the code below on your site Email “Sligo Rovers overcome miserable conditions to smash four goals past Waterford”. Recipient's Email Feedback on “Sligo Rovers overcome miserable conditions to smash four goals past Waterford”. 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