Sligo made a winning start to the Tailteann Cup on Saturday at Markievicz Park with a 2-21 to 2-15 win over Wexford.
In a highly enteraining a free-scoring contest, Sligo trailed by a point, 1-8 to 1-7 at half-time – but they upped the gears in the second with the impressive Alan McLoughlin (pictured) contributing 1-4 and Sean Carrabine 0-6 as they eventually secured a six-point win.
Tony McEntee’s side face remaining group 2 matches away to Tipperary, and against Antrim at a neutral venue.
Sligo: A Devaney, E Lyons, E McGuinness, P McNamara, B Cox, D Cummins, N Mullen, P Kilcoyne, C Mulligan, C Lally, A McLoughlin, S Carrabine, M Gordon, P O’Connor, N Murphy (c). Subs: M Walsh for C Lally, 57, P Laffey for P Kilcoyne, 63, K Cawley for M Gordon, 66, L Deignan for P OConnor 72.
Scorers – Sligo: A McLoughlin (1-4), S Carrabine (0-6 4f), N Murphy (0-2), D Cummins (0-2), P O’Connor (0-2), M Gordon 1-0), N Murphy (0-2), D Cummins (0-1), E McGuinness (0-1), B Cox (0-01).
