A full round of fixtures in the First Division and one Premier Division game took place across the weekend, And it’s now time to go through the winners and losers from Gameweek 30 of the League Of Ireland!
Winner: Niko Kozlowski
Niko Kozlowski came on in the 88th minute with score 0-0 at the Markets Field, with Treaty United pushing for a win to get their playoff hopes back on track. Five minutes later Kozlowski was the hero as he and Lee Devitt combined for a 93rd minute winner to pick up a massive 3 points for the Limerick side. What a day for Niko!
Loser: Cobh Ramblers
With Dundalk being held to a 0-0 draw at Ferrycarrig Park on Friday night, It allowed for the perfect opportunity for Cobh Ramblers to gain crucial ground in the fight for the First Division title. They went the right way about it when Rhys Gourdie opened the scoring in the 59th minute at Mounthawk Park. The lead only lasted 11 minutes however as Oran Crowe got Kerry FC back on level terms and that’s how it finished. Cobh still remain 6 points behind Dundalk with 6 games to go.
Winner: Harry Wood
Harry Wood was the difference maker at Tolka Park on Sunday evening as he slotted away a 78th minute penalty to earn Shelbourne a 1-0 win over Galway United. Wood has been a crucial part of the Shelbourne side who have earned league phase action in the Europa Conference League this season. Not only is he scoring in Europe, he’s getting the job done in Europe. Harry, Harry Wood!
Loser: Athlone Town
Athlone Town fell to a 3-1 defeat away to Bray on Friday night, their 19th defeat of the season. Ian Ryan is yet to win a game in charge of Athlone since he took over on June 8th (0W -4D-11L). It has been such a disappointing season for Athlone Town this season with the expectation coming into this season that they would challenge for the playoffs with some tipping them as underdogs for the First Division title but have only picked up 3 wins this season. Will Ian Ryan be able to steady the ship ahead of next season?
Winner: Sligo Rovers
Without having to kick a ball this weekend, Sligo Rovers were massive winners in the race to avoid the dreaded relegation playoff with Galway United losing their game in hand on Sunday evening. It now leaves the Connacht rivals level on points as we approach the home straight. Which Connacht side will finish higher come end of the season?