Sligo manager Tony McEntee admits his side ‘rode their luck' against Leitrim
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SLIGO manager Tony McEntee admitted Sligo very much rode their luck in Avant Money Páirc Seán MacDiarmada in the Tailteann Cup on Sunday.
'We have two games, two results, we rode our luck here today, we're into a preliminary quarter-final, worst-case scenario and we can look forward to our game against Kildare.
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