Bala Town suffered a 2-1 defeat to Sligo Rovers in a closely contested match. The match began with Bala Town taking the lead in the 6th minute through Lassana Mendes' right-footed shot from the centre of the box. However, Sligo Rovers equalized in the 28th minute through Aidan Keena's right-footed shot from the centre of the box. Max Mata scored the winning goal for Sligo Rovers in the 49th minute. The match saw several substitutions, including Bradley Bauress replacing Oliver Shannon for Bala Town and Lewis Banks replacing Max Mata for Sligo Rovers. Nando Pijnaker was shown a red card for violent conduct in the 79th minute. Antony Roland Kay was shown a yellow card in the 85th minute.