Sligo proved too strong for Leitrim in this afternoon’s Connacht senior football championship quarter-final derby clash in Carrick-on-Shannon.

It finished 0-15 to 0-6 in favour of the visitors as they coasted into the provincial semi-finals against holders Galway on April 20th.

Played in windy conditions, it took eight minutes for Pearce Dolan to notch the game’s first point, which would eventually be erased by Darragh Cummins at the other end come the quarter hour mark.

A free from Niall Murphy, who finished with a 0-5 personal tally, gave Sligo their first lead a minute later and, from there, they’d surge 0-9 to 0-1 in front with Paul Kilcoyne fisting over their ninth point on the eve of half-time.

Canice Mulligan made it a nine-point game early on in the resumption and while Darragh Rooney and Ryan O’Rourke would pull back points, there’d be no way back for Andy Moran’s side as they would go on to be reduced to 14 men.

Shane Quinn’s second caution resulted in the defender’s dismissal as the hosts bowed out of the Nestor Cup race with a nine-point defeat in the end.

Connacht SFC Quarter Final
FULL TIME@sligogaa 0-15@LeitrimGAA 0-6 #ConnachtGAA pic.twitter.com/zijIHq4gPZ

— Connacht GAA (@ConnachtGAA) April 7, 2024

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