Byrne brace takes Galway third after derby win over Sligo Rovers

Struggling Sligo halved the deficit through Owen Elding’s fourth of the season.

Cian Byrne of Galway United. Photo by Tyler Miller/Sportsfile

SSE Airtricity Premier Division: Sligo Rovers 1 (Owen Elding pen 71), Galway United 2 (Cian Byrne 21, 48) 

TWO excellent goals from Cian Byrne gave Galway United victory over bottom-of-the-table Sligo Rovers at The Showgrounds in the season's first Connacht derby, This win moves Galway up to third in the standings against struggling opponents who halved the deficit through Owen Elding’s fourth goal of the season.