IT Sligo do the double
THERE were double celebrations for IT Sligo as they won both the Rustlers Division 1 Final and the CFAI Rustlers Plate Final in the space of a week.
Just yesterday (Monday) IT Sligo first team won the Rustlers Division 1 Final after beating Limerick IT 2-1 at FAI headquarters in Abbotstown..
The team now returns to the Colleges & Universities Football Premier League, the highest division in Third Level football.
Goals came from Gary Higgins in the 19th minute and a Niall Brennan penalty in the 73rd minute.
They made it to the final after beating Blanchardstown IT 5-4 in a penalty shootout in the semi-final playoff with the two sides locked 1-1 after extra time.
It’s the squad’s second big win in just under a week, overcoming GMIT Galway 3-1 to lift the Rustlers CFAI Plate just last Tuesday. Jack Hever’s thunderbolt in the final quarter hour of the game was the highlight of a wonderful afternoon for IT Sligo as they recorded a 3-1 win over GMIT in last Tuesday’s CFAI Rustler’s Plate Final at Mervue in Galway.
IT Sligo FC squad: Ben Treanor, Brian Kavanagh, Roland Anderson, Conor Blaney, Michael Guilfoyle, Conor Brennan, Niall Brennan, Darren Somers, Timmy Govorov, Jack Hever, Ryan Norris, Jason Quinn, Darren Murray, Ryan O Reilly, Gary Higgins.