Motherwell fell to a first leg Europa Conference League defeat as former Hearts and Falkirk striker Aidan Keena came back to haunt them at Fir Park.
The Irish side had beaten Welsh opposition in Bala Town to get this far and they proved more than a match for Graham Alexander 's team in the early stages. It was a frantic, end-to end start with Josh Morris and Kevin van Veen combining well at one end while Liam Kelly had to be on his toes at the other.
It was the visitors who had the breakthrough shortly before the half-hour mark as Keena, who has been a revelation for Sligo since joining from Falkirk in February, took advantage of Mevis Bugabi's mistake to lob a despairing Kelly. The home crowd were frustrated heading into the break and it didn't ease much afterwards, with 'Well toiling in the face of a resilient Sligo defensive line.
