IT Sligo 1-15 Garda College 0-12:IT SLIGO ousted the home side in a bruising encounter – which included two red cards and five yellow – at Templemore yesterday.

Garda’s Michael Milner was shown a second yellow card before the break, and, after a dust-up in the second half, Sligo’s Alan Costello received a straight red card.

Danny Cummins and Ken Sweeney were excellent for Sligo, scoring four points each – all eight scores coming from open play.

IT SLIGO: A Faherty; K Cawley, D Reynolds, S Boyle; J Davey (0-1), G Reynolds, C Greene; D Givney, E Keating; S Kelly (0-1), A Freeman (0-3, frees), A Costello (0-1); S Coen (1-1), K Sweeney (0-4), D Cummins (0-4). Subs: G Gaughan for Keating (50).

GARDA: S Nallen; S Brehony, O Hodnett, C Boyle; S Mulligan, R McTiernan, R Ryan; G Brady, M Milner; J Greene (0-1), D O’Donovan (0-5, two frees), N Lydon; C Hanley, J Kavanagh (0-6, frees), G O’Connell. Subs: J. Miskella (Cork) for O’Connell (55).

Referee, D O’Mahoney (Tipperary).