| Competition: League of Ireland Premier Division Venue: Richmond Park Attendance: 1,090 Referee: Graham Kelly | ||
 St. Patrick's Ath Chris Forrester - Goal (43') John Russell - Yellow Card (76') Conor Kenna - Yellow Card (90' + 2') |
Mon 21 May 20121 - 2(Full Time) |
 Dundalk Robert Waters - Yellow Card (21') Michael Rafter - Red Card (45') Chris Shields - Yellow Card (57') Mark Griffin - Goal (78') Ben McLaughlin - Yellow Card (82') Mark Griffin - Goal (90' + 2') |
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Game Matchtracker
St. Patrick's Ath 1 - 2 Dundalk 90' + 2' - Yellow Card - Conor Kenna is booked for St. Patrick's Athletic. 
St. Patrick's Ath 1 - 2 Dundalk 90' + 2' - Goal - Same player, same result, different corner. 2-1 Dundalk.
St. Patrick's Ath 1 - 1 Dundalk
90' + 1' - Free in the exact same spot as goal for Dundalk. Most Pats fans cant believe what they are seeing!
St. Patrick's Ath 1 - 1 Dundalk
89' - It's official, no one wants to shot. 3 added.
St. Patrick's Ath 1 - 1 Dundalk
87' - No closer to a chance for St Pats, as Bolger blazes wide from 25 yards..
St. Patrick's Ath 1 - 1 Dundalk
86' - Corner Saints, great header by Kelly deflected off Burns and over. Nothing from the corner as delivery is too long.
St. Patrick's Ath 1 - 1 Dundalk
85' - Thus far, Peter Cherrie is my man of the match, claiming crosses liking they are floating balloons, and that magnificent save.
St. Patrick's Ath 1 - 1 Dundalk
84' - Pressure is as high as it was all game but the lack of finish could hurt St Pats here..
St. Patrick's Ath 1 - 1 Dundalk 82' - Yellow Card - Ben McLaughlin is booked for Dundalk.
St. Patrick's Ath 1 - 1 Dundalk
81' - WHAT A SAVE. A great cross by Russell is sent goalwards by Dean Kelly, but Peter Cherrie appears from nowhere and gets his hands on the ball..
St. Patrick's Ath 1 - 1 Dundalk
80' - Quick corner from St Pats is ran into the box but Russell, but his poor shot is saved well..
St. Patrick's Ath 1 - 1 Dundalk
79' - That goal has lifted St Pats and their fans as they go goal hunting to salvage a win, while I go analogy hunting again..
St. Patrick's Ath 1 - 1 Dundalk
78' - And the injured becomes the Hero, great hit from Griffin, 1-1.
St. Patrick's Ath 1 - 1 Dundalk 78' - Goal - Mark Griffin scores for Dundalk.
St. Patrick's Ath 1 - 0 Dundalk
77' - Great run from Mark Griffin who is eventually tripped by John Russell, free on the 20 yard mark for Dundalk..
St. Patrick's Ath 1 - 0 Dundalk 76' - Yellow Card - John Russell is booked for St. Patrick's Athletic.
St. Patrick's Ath 1 - 0 Dundalk
76' - This is like pass the parcel, except its endless parcel and no prize, unless..
St. Patrick's Ath 1 - 0 Dundalk
75' - Dean Kelly heads into Cherries chest now as St Pats have another set piece chance wasted. 
St. Patrick's Ath 1 - 0 Dundalk 73' - Substitution - St Pats Sub - Ian Daly comes on to replace Christy Fagan who has just shot into Peter Cherrie's chest, has Daly got the GOAL-den touch?
St. Patrick's Ath 1 - 0 Dundalk
70' - Last five has been all Dundalk as they win a corner from a Mark Griffin free kick.
St. Patrick's Ath 1 - 0 Dundalk
68' - Conor Kenna down injured. back up now and back on the pitch.
St. Patrick's Ath 1 - 0 Dundalk
66' - And on Dundalk watch, they are battling out well, holding a deep but firm line.
St. Patrick's Ath 1 - 0 Dundalk
65' - A kid in a sweet shop not knowing what to pick, That is what St Pats final third play is like, pass after pass after pass, cross or shot is lacking.
St. Patrick's Ath 1 - 0 Dundalk
63' - the last 13 premier division meetings of these teams have produced 27 goals averaging at just barely over 2 a game, and I feel there could be just the one more, at least.
St. Patrick's Ath 1 - 0 Dundalk
61' - Pushing Forrester inside seems to be giving him more freedom, he's been on the ball a lot more for St Pat's, no more chances to report however.
St. Patrick's Ath 1 - 0 Dundalk
58' - More outstanding play their from St Pats, as Dean Kelly steps over the ball allowing Forrester in, but he shoots straight at Peter Cherrie.
St. Patrick's Ath 1 - 0 Dundalk 57' - Yellow Card - Chris Shields is booked for Dundalk.
St. Patrick's Ath 1 - 0 Dundalk
56' - Camped in Dundalk's half now as St Pats are looking to add to their lead. Free in.
St. Patrick's Ath 1 - 0 Dundalk
55' - Wild effort there from Pat Flynn, who shots high and wide into the appartments behind the Shed End, there is a ball for someone!
St. Patrick's Ath 1 - 0 Dundalk
54' - good play there by O'Brien on the right, and his cross found Dean Kelly who put his header over the bar.
St. Patrick's Ath 1 - 0 Dundalk
52' - Pats are continuing in their same system despite playing against ten, Forrester has shifted inside however, with Ger O'Brien now out on the right.
St. Patrick's Ath 1 - 0 Dundalk
48' - Back to the football here as St Pats begin their possession game again, this time against a team less one, should they dominate?
St. Patrick's Ath 1 - 0 Dundalk
47' - Dundalk now operating a 4-3-2, should be an interesting second half!
St. Patrick's Ath 1 - 0 Dundalk 46' - Substitution - Dundalk double Sub - Mark Griffin replaces Robert Waters, while Bob McKenna comes on for Stephen McDonnell.
St. Patrick's Ath 1 - 0 Dundalk 46' - Substitution - St Pats Sub - Dean Kelly is on to replace Jake Kelly. 
St. Patrick's Ath 1 - 0 Dundalk 46' - Second Half - Off we go again! 
St. Patrick's Ath 1 - 0 Dundalk 45' - Red Card - I've been reliably informed that Michael Rafter has been sent off in the tunnel for violent conduct in the tunnel at half time, as he struck one of his own players! Bizarre! 
St. Patrick's Ath 1 - 0 Dundalk 45' + 2' - Half Time - Half time here as St Pats take a one nil lead to the break
St. Patrick's Ath 1 - 0 Dundalk
45' - Added time of 2 minutes as St Pats are set to take their one goal advantage into the break..
St. Patrick's Ath 1 - 0 Dundalk 43' - Goal - corner for St Pats as Chris Forrester rises to power home a header, 1-0 PATS!!
St. Patrick's Ath 0 - 0 Dundalk
42' - Corner here for Dundalk, their first of the game which is headed over by central defender Liam Burns
St. Patrick's Ath 0 - 0 Dundalk
39' - Good chance for Michael Rafter there after a mistake by Kenny Browne, but he shot wide. A kid in the crowd then screams "when in doubt ya kick it out"
St. Patrick's Ath 0 - 0 Dundalk
36' - St Pats don't seem to be there usually zippy selves here in Richmond, as of yet they've struggled to create a clear goal scoring chance against a team they have 9 times in their last 13 meetings..
St. Patrick's Ath 0 - 0 Dundalk 33' - Substitution - Dundalk Sub - Paul Walsh is on to replace Peter Thomas for Dundalk, but Thomas didn't seem to be injured. Interesting there from McCaffrey
St. Patrick's Ath 0 - 0 Dundalk
32' - A good corner routine whipped in and finds Bolger who feds Forrester back out and the wing, his cross is claimed easily by Peter Cherrie for Dundalk, however.
St. Patrick's Ath 0 - 0 Dundalk
31' - Good work by Pat Flynn who wins a free kick on the right hand side of the box
St. Patrick's Ath 0 - 0 Dundalk
29' - St Pats are having all the possession in the world in the middle third here, but are waiting and waiting on a good chance.
St. Patrick's Ath 0 - 0 Dundalk
26' - Excellent work by Forrester for St Pats, who fed Russell and won a corner, but again a great delivery went astray after both Kenna and Browne missed the ball.
St. Patrick's Ath 0 - 0 Dundalk
22' - Powerful strike from Forrester which hit Mountney and went wide for a corner. From the resulting corner, kenny Browne headed miles over after a John Russell delivery..
St. Patrick's Ath 0 - 0 Dundalk
22' - Free kick right on the 18 yard line for St Pats..
St. Patrick's Ath 0 - 0 Dundalk 21' - Yellow Card - Robert Waters is booked for Dundalk.
St. Patrick's Ath 0 - 0 Dundalk
21' - Great cross there by Forrester who found Christy Fagan in the middle, but the former Manchester United trainee skied his header over the bar
St. Patrick's Ath 0 - 0 Dundalk
20' - Well claimed by Brendan Clarke.
St. Patrick's Ath 0 - 0 Dundalk
19' - Free kick given away by John Russell
St. Patrick's Ath 0 - 0 Dundalk
17' - And after saying that, St Pats are finding trouble in converting their possession to goals, intriguing...
St. Patrick's Ath 0 - 0 Dundalk
16' - After four straight league defeats, can Dundalk muster something from this game, well they'd need to get the ball first..
St. Patrick's Ath 0 - 0 Dundalk
14' - And after my star spotting, little much happened in the game, with St Pats in possession
St. Patrick's Ath 0 - 0 Dundalk
13' - Reading boss Brian McDermott is here in Richmond, is Chris Forrester the focus of his attention?
St. Patrick's Ath 0 - 0 Dundalk
11' - that chance sparked St Pats into life and a good cross by Ian Bermingham was taken off O'Brien's toe on the peno spot by John Mountney
St. Patrick's Ath 0 - 0 Dundalk
9' - Fagan hits it instead and after a scramble on the line Dundalk full back McLoughlin hacks it away
St. Patrick's Ath 0 - 0 Dundalk
8' - Free from 20 yards from St Pats, Forrester lines it up..
St. Patrick's Ath 0 - 0 Dundalk
7' - Ben McLaughlin down injured for Dundalk at the minute after a collision with Jake Kelly
St. Patrick's Ath 0 - 0 Dundalk
5' - St Pats are dominating possession but haven't carved out a chance of yet, I can see this being a long night for Michael Rafter up front on his own for Dundalk
St. Patrick's Ath 0 - 0 Dundalk
3' - Good early pace to the game, with St Pats largely in position
St. Patrick's Ath 0 - 0 Dundalk
1' - Just a quick change to positions, its Pat Flynn at right back for St Pats, with Ger O'Brien slightly further forward in midfield.
St. Patrick's Ath 0 - 0 Dundalk 1' - Kick-off - And were off!!
St. Patrick's Ath 0 - 0 Dundalk
0' - Since promotion in 2009, Dundalk have only beaten St Pats once in 13 games in the league, and have only scored 7 goals in that time
St. Patrick's Ath 0 - 0 Dundalk
0' - The ground is starting to fill and the pitch is looking in absolutely super nick, this should be a good evening for football!
St. Patrick's Ath 0 - 0 Dundalk
0' - Teams are now in, with St Pats in their usual 4-3-3 formation, whilst Dundalk seem to be employing a 4-5-1.
St. Patrick's Ath 0 - 0 Dundalk
0' - Hello and Welcome to Richmond Park for tonight's Premier Division clash between St Pat's and Dundalk. Damien Byrne here to take you through the game. Teams to follow.. |
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90' + 3' - Full Time - Its over. My god its over. What an ending. Football at its excellent finest!