0 v 4 
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Details
| Date | Time | League | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 May 2022 | 7:45 pm | LOI Men's Premier Division | 2022 |
Match Report
Pat’s cruise to away win over Drogheda
St Patricks Athletic cruised to victory tonight beating Drogheda United 4-0 at Head in the Game Park.
Right from the off the hosts struggled to contain the Saints and after just four minutes Billy King floated a cross to the back stick where Darragh Burns headed home. Eoin Doyle added a second in the 35th minute, slotting home after Burns’ through ball.
King got a well-deserved for the third, burying a shot in the bottom corner from inside the box just after the hour. Kyle Robinson scored with his first touch off the bench latching onto a low cross and made the game finish 4-0 to the visitors.
A miserable day at the office for Drogheda was met by a lucrative return to Head in the Game Park for Tim Clancy as his Dubliners brushed Kevin Doherty's men aside.
Right from the off the main problem was obvious for the Drogs as King tormented George Poynton down the left wing, beating him with ease a number of times within the first couple of minutes and moments later to the detriment of the hosts.
With just four minutes gone he got to the by line and stood up a floated cross for Burns to head home. Creativity from these two was central to how Pats constantly threatened the Louth side throughout the half.
Drogheda responded positively for 10 minutes but Eoin Doyle neutralised this when he got on the end of a lovely through ball from Burns and slotted past Long.
The goal was met with controversy though as the home crowd and management were insistent that Doyle was offside.
The Claret and Blue side made some necessary changes at the break as Poynton and Luke Heeney came off and the home team troubled Pats for the next few minutes. Delays due to a drone above the ground were untimely for the Drogs and the game went flat again.
King got a goal of his own to make it three when he was gifted plentiful time in the box and composed himself to bury a close range shot past Sam Long.
From here Drogheda were out of the game completely and didn’t even look like getting a consolation.
Kyle Robinson came off the bench for the Saints to make matters worse, latching on to a low cross in the 86th minute and tapping in with his first touch to make it 4-0.
Clancy’s men flexed their muscle over a Drogheda team in a terrible mental state. They now move to third with Dundalk and Sligo dropping points while Drogheda drop to eighth with Shels winning.
Timeline
| 4' | 21. Darragh Burns | |
| Chris Lyons Dean Williams | 25' | |
| 33' | Eoin Doyle | |
| 21. Luke Heeney | 45' | |
| George Poynton Evan Weir | 45' | |
| Luke Heeney James Clarke | 45' | |
| 50' | 3. Anto Breslin | |
| 62' | 15. Billy King | |
| 69' | Tom Grivosti Ian Bermingham | |
| 69' | Billy King Mark Doyle | |
| 75' | Chris Forrester Jason McClelland | |
| 75' | Eoin Doyle Babatunde Owolabi | |
| 15. James Clarke | 77' | |
| Ryan Brennan Darragh Nugent | 77' | |
| Dylan Grimes Victor Arong | 86' | |
| 86' | Ben McCormack Kyle Robinson |
Past Meetings
Ground
| Weavers Park |
|---|
| United Park, Cross Lane, Fair Gate, The Borough District of Drogheda, County Louth, Leinster, A92DKR0, Ireland |
Con Sheehan
21 year old sports journalist from Drogheda. Student at Dublin City University. Drogheda United Correspondent for FinalWhistle.ie
Full-time here and it finishes Drogheda 0-4 Pats.
Seven added on as Pats continue to control the crescendo of the game
After coming on for Ben McCormack, Kyle Robinson scores with his first touch to make it 4-0
Drogheda chasing the game with all they have but look out of sorts here with around five left of normal time
James Clarke booked and Darragh Nugent replaces Ryan Brennan
Tunde Owolabi and Jason McClelland come on for Doyle and Forrester
3-0 to the visitors. King is gifted way too much time in the box, turns swiftly and buries it into the bottom corner
Burns threatens again as play resumes on the hour mark. He goes in one on one but Long makes himself big and saves
Delays continue due to the presence of a drone over the ground
A five minute delay to the game ends and Dean Williams has the ball in the net but it is ruled out for a foul in the build up
Yellow for Anto Breslin
Second-half begins and Drogheda make two much needed changes. Poynton and Heeney are off and James Clarke and Evan Weir come on
Half-time in Drogheda and it remains 0-2
Luke Heeney booked for a challenge on Chris Forrester
The Dubliners starting to settle now and really looking the superior side as we approach the break
Doherty booked after the second goal for voicing his complaints at what looked like a potential offisde
2-0 Pats. Burns splits the defence with a great ball and Eoin Doyle slots it past Long
Another scare for Kevin Doherty as Andrew Quinn bizarrely ignores a dangerous ball and on the follow up Poynton almost clips it into his own goal
Dayle Rooney with a decent effort from a free-kick that dips just wide of Joseph Anang's post
Again King goes by Poynton with ease and has a strike but its comfortably saved by Sam Long
The Drogs have come back into it a bit now and are starting to push their centre halves higher
It’s been all the saints so far here. Billy King continuing to cause problems down the left after setting up Burns for the goal
Early goal for Pats. Darragh Burns rises at the back post and heads home
We're underway in Louth
Pats team news: Jamie Lennon, Adam Murphy and Ronan Coughlan are unavailable. 16 year old Sam Curtis makes his first start in defence and former Drog Joe Redmond starts as well
Drogheda team news: Darragh Markey and Adam Foley remain unfit. Dean Williams is on the bench again and so is U19s striker Victor Arong for his first team debut
Drogheda look to bounce back last weeks bitter 4-1 loss to Dundalk and also regain some distance from the relegation zone. Pats will most likely need a win to keep pace with the teams at the summit after also taking a heavy defeat last time out, losing 4-0 to Derry
Con Sheehan here back at Head in the Game Park this time for Drogheda United v St Pats Athletic. Kick-off at 7:45 pm