Youngster Leavy stars as St Pat's secure European football for next season

KIAN LEAVY capped an inspired display with a cracking winner to book a ticket to next summer’s Europa Conference League for St Patrick’s Athletic.

A win for St Pat’s then would bring the league to the last day. A Rovers victory, and in all probability, such is their superior goal difference, a draw, would deliver a record-equalling four-in-a-row league titles. Advertisement But Sligo came to play, stretching the home side on several occasions in the following minutes.

The danger remained, though, as Garry Buckley’s header from the resulting corner struck his own captain David Cawley dead in front of goal before he was penalised for a handball as Saints survived. The veteran ‘keeper was there once again with an even better stop on 34 minutes, getting down brilliantly to his right to push away Jay McClelland’s drive following a skilful break forward by the impressive Leavy.Curtis and Jamie Lennon interchanged passes to work the ball inside to Leavy. The former Reading recruit cut past a static Niall Morahan before striking a shot that took a slight deflection off Cawley to find the top corner of the net for his first goal for the club.

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