The first captain to lift the fabled trophy at the newly opened Aviva Stadium in 2010, Danny Ventre knows there is nothing better than that winning feeling.

Derry City 0 Cork City 1

Shakhtyor Soligorsk 5 Derry City 1 (Shakhytor win 6-1 on aggregate)

Derry City 1 Dundalk 2

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SSE AIRTRICITY PREMIER DIVISION:

St Patrick’s Athletic 2 Sligo Rovers 0

Sligo Rovers 3 Shamrock Rovers 0

Sligo Rovers will meet Drogheda United in the final of the FAI Ford Cup after respective victories over Shamrock Rovers and Dundalk in two incident packed semi-finals.

Without having to kick a ball, St. Patrick's Athletic were the main winners on another night of important action in the Premier Division of the Airtricity League.

Sligo Rovers 0 Dundalk 1

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Sligo Rovers 1 Drogheda Utd 0 (Drogheda Utd win 2-1 on agg)

AIRTRICITY PREMIER DIVISION

Sligo Rovers 3 St Patrick's Athletic 2

Sligo Rovers 4 Derry City 1

Bray Wanderers 0 Sligo Rovers 0

Sligo Rovers are still six points clear at the top of the Airtricity league after a 3-0 win at the Showgrounds last night.

Sligo Rovers 3 Bohemians 1

St Patrick’s Athletic 0 Sligo Rovers 0

Sligo Rovers took another giant step towards the Airtricity League Premier Division title with an emphatic 3-1 victory over Shelbourne at Tolka Park last night.

Champions Shamrock Rovers are still playing catch-up in the Premier Division as leaders Sligo Rovers were full value for a point in last night’s entertaining encounter at Tallaght Stadium.

Sligo Rovers’ dreams of progressing to the glamour stages of the Europa League ended in this second leg qualifier at the Showgrounds last night.

Sligo Rovers dropped two precious points in an action-packed Premier League game at the Showgrounds last night.

Sligo Rovers maintained their four-point lead at the top of the Premier Division but not before overcoming a major scare against strugglers Dundalk at Oriel Park last night.

Goalkeeper Reyaard Pieterse was the hero with two brilliant penalty saves in the shoot-out as Rovers advanced to the semi-finals of the EA Sports Cup.

Monaghan shocked cup holders Sligo, who ended the night with 10 men, with a three-goal salvo at the Showgrounds last night.

Danny North scored in each half as Sligo Rovers kept their unbeaten Premier Division run intact last night.

Daniel North struck twice in the top-of-the-table clash as leaders Sligo Rovers ended Drogheda’s 10-match unbeaten run in fine style.

Super sub Sean O’Connor saved St Pat’s blushes with a 71st-minute equaliser in a gripping game at the Showgrounds last night.

A Danny North goal 12 minutes from time ensured Sligo Rovers extended their lead at the top of the Airtricity League Premier Division at Turner’s Cross last night.

Derry City disrupted Sligo’s momentum as Airtricity League leaders with a battling performance in a mediocre game at the Showgrounds last night.

Goals in each half from Raffaele Cretaro and Danny North enabled Sligo Rovers go three points clear in the Airtricity Premier Division with a victory over Bray at the Carlisle Grounds last night.

Danny North hit a double to score for the third match running as Sligo joined Shamrock Rovers at the top of the Premier Division on Saturday night.

Table toppers Sligo Rovers prolonged their stay at the top of Premier Division with a hard-fought 1-0 win away to Monaghan United last night.

Bohemians are still seeking their first league point following a narrow defeat at the Showgrounds last night.

SHELBOURNE’S Stephen Paisley might have been the man of the match but there was no doubt who was, in American football parlance, the Most Valuable Player in yesterday’s FAI Ford Cup final.

ONE of the quotes of the domestic season a few years back came from Sligo Rovers boss Paul Cook in reference to his combative midfielder and fellow scouser, Danny Ventre.

EOIN DOYLE came off the bench to score twice in eight minutes to keep the pressure on his former club Shamrock Rovers in the race for the title.

FORMER Bohs defender Jason McGuinness struck for the only goal of the game to book holders Sligo Rovers’ place in a third successive cup final.

RAMPANT Sligo Rovers put five past nine-man Dundalk at the Showgrounds last night to strengthen their position at the top of the Airtricity League Premier Division.

SLIGO ROVERS were in cruise control at Hunky Dorys Park as they took over top spot in the Premier Division without having to hit top gear against the hosts.

AN injury-time goal from John Dillon gave Sligo Rovers a vital win over nine-man Shamrock Rovers in their absorbing Premier Division encounter at Tallaght Stadium last night.

Derry City 3 Sligo Rovers 3 (Derry won 5-3 on pens aet)

SLIGO ROVERS boss Paul Cook says that Irish clubs still have a long way to go before they can compete with Europe’s strong leagues.

Shelbourne 1 Sligo Rovers 2

DERRY CITY and Sligo Rovers strikers, Eamon Zayed and Matthew Blinkhorn, will both be cursing their luck following this thriller at the Brandywell last night.

THE width of a post ensured that Sligo’s capital frustration continued as both sides finished with 10 men at Dalymount.

HOLDERS Sligo Rovers were given a major scare before emerging narrow winners over FAI Junior Cup holders Pike Rovers in this FAI Ford Cup third round tie at the Showgrounds last night.

Shamrock Rovers 1 Sligo Rovers 0