Derry City secured a comfortable 2-0 victory over Sligo Rovers at the Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium in a Premier Division clash. The Candystripes broke the deadlock in the 54th minute when Barry Cotter found the net, with Darragh Burns providing the assist. Sligo Rovers responded with a double substitution in an attempt to shift the momentum, but their efforts were soon undone. Just a minute later, a yellow card was shown to Derry City's Brooklyn Lyons-Foster. The home side then doubled their lead in the 64th minute through Adam O'Reilly, who was assisted by Liam Boyce, effectively sealing the three points. Despite further substitutions from both sides and a late yellow card for Derry City's James Clarke, the scoreline remained unchanged, reflecting a dominant second-half performance from the hosts.