Both sides reduced to 14 as Sligo have six points to spare over Leitrim

Barring successful appeals, both players would miss next month's Connacht GAA Senior Football Championship – Sligo are in New York with Leitrim heading to London

Keith Beirne of Leitrim  Photo by Ben McShane/Sportsfile

Sligo 2-16, Leitrim 2-10 

A brace of first-half goals from full-forward Patrick O'Connor helped Sligo to a merited six-point defeat of Connacht neighbours Leitrim, 2-16 to 2-10, at Markievicz Park in what was a dead rubber following the previous day's results.