Max Mata, Johan Brannefalk and Stefan Radosavljevic all grabbed important goals for the hosts.
SLIGO ROVERS MOVED six points clear of Cork City and in doing so, the relegation play-off, as goals from Max Mata, Johan Brannefalk and Stefan Radosavljevic did the damage at the Showgrounds.
Cork’s goalkeeper Jimmy Corcorcan was alert early on to keep out Kailin Barlow’s effort which almost found the bottom corner, while Mata arrived almost too early as he was unable to properly control Barlow’s cross from the right. The New Zealander’s header easily gathered by Corcoran under his own crossbar.The lively Barlow again went close on 20 minutes, while Nando Pijnaker did well to block Tunde Owolabi’s shot on the turn as City manufactured their best spell of the half.
There was a scare for Sligo just before the interval when their former player Ruairi Keating played in Owolabi, but the Belgian striker could only fizz his effort across the target.