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St. Pat's AthDetails
| Date | Time | League | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 May 2022 | 7:45 pm | LOI Men's Premier Division | 2022 |
Match Report
Sligo and Pat’s play out entertaining draw
Sligo Rovers played out an entertaining and eventful 1-1 draw with St Patrick’s Athletic to solidify both side’s midtable positions.
Aidan Keena scored a sumptuous opener on 35 minutes after a divine layoff by David Cawley.
Five minutes after half time however, Darragh Burns levelled after Eoin Doyle crossed well from the left.
The match was an end-to-end thriller, at times scrappy but immensely watchable thanks to both teams’ willingness to allow their attacking talents to play freely.
Within five minutes, a St Pats corner resulted in Joe Redmond’s snapshot which forced Ed McGinty to tip over. St Patrick’s Athletic were on top and came close via Doyle and Chris Forrester before the sucker punch of Sligo’s score.
Cawley escaped a tackle and brilliantly located Keena who effortlessly curled the ball into the top corner. Brian McCormick attempted to restore parity before the break but shot wide.
Immediately after the interval, Will Fitzgerald could have doubled the lead but shot straight at Anang. Moments later, the Showgrounds crowd was silenced as Forrester released Doyle who galloped down the left and delivered a cross that was begging for a touch. Burns, sprinting in on the back post, obliged and it was 1-1.
The frenzied nature of the match continued as the teams’ traded opportunities. Fitzgerald had another snapshot deflected narrowly wide which was the closest either side came to grabbing a winner.
Whilst there were six yellow cards dished out, the match was feisty due to its intensity and as such made for a pleasure to watch.
Coming from behind maintains Pat’s recent momentum and proves their versatility as this performance was in stark contrast to their defensively dogged approach against Derry last week.
Sligo, after a tough recent run, will be as encouraged by the performance as taking a point that both teams had thoroughly earned.
Timeline
| 9. Aidan Keena | 36' | |
| 26. Garry Buckley | 44' | |
| 50' | 21. Darragh Burns | |
| 4. Shane Blaney | 52' | |
| 1. Ed McGinty | 54' | |
| 2. Lewis Banks | 69' | |
| 73' | Billy King Mark Doyle | |
| Aidan Keena Cillian Heaney | 78' | |
| 85' | Ben McCormack Kyle Robinson |
Past Meetings
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(Round 2)
1 - 2LOI Men's Premier Division
Richmond Park St. Patrick’s Athletic v Sligo Rovers |
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(Series 34)
0 - 3LOI Men's Premier Division
Richmond Park St. Patrick’s Athletic v Sligo Rovers |
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(Series 27)
2 - 0LOI Men's Premier Division
The Showgrounds Sligo Rovers v St. Patrick's Athletic |
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(Series 16)
2 - 0LOI Men's Premier Division
Richmond Park St. Patrick’s Athletic v Sligo Rovers |
|
(Series 9)
1 - 1LOI Men's Premier Division
The Showgrounds Sligo Rovers v St. Patrick's Athletic |
|
(Series 11)
0 - 0LOI Men's Premier Division
Richmond Park St. Patrick’s Athletic v Sligo Rovers |
|
(Series 2)
0 - 2LOI Men's Premier Division
The Showgrounds Sligo Rovers v St. Patrick's Athletic |
2 - 1LOI Men's Premier Division
Richmond Park St. Patrick’s Athletic FC v Sligo Rovers FC |
1 - 1LOI Men's Premier Division
The Showgrounds Sligo Rovers FC v St. Patrick's Athletic FC |
2 - 1LOI Men's Premier Division
Richmond Park St. Patrick’s Athletic FC v Sligo Rovers FC |
0 - 1LOI Men's Premier Division
The Showgrounds Sligo Rovers FC v St. Patrick's Athletic FC |
1 - 2LOI Men's Premier Division
The Showgrounds Sligo Rovers FC v St. Patrick's Athletic FC |
0 - 3LOI Men's Premier Division
Richmond Park St. Patrick’s Athletic FC v Sligo Rovers FC |
2 - 0LOI Men's Premier Division
Richmond Park St. Patrick’s Athletic FC v Sligo Rovers FC |
0 - 0LOI Men's Premier Division
The Showgrounds Sligo Rovers FC v St. Patrick's Athletic FC |
1 - 1LOI Men's Premier Division
The Showgrounds Sligo Rovers FC v St. Patrick's Athletic FC |
1 - 1LOI Men's Premier Division
Richmond Park St. Patrick’s Athletic FC v Sligo Rovers FC |
1 - 1LOI Men's Premier Division
The Showgrounds Sligo Rovers FC v St. Patrick's Athletic FC |
7:45 pmLOI Men's Premier Division
Richmond Park St. Patrick’s Athletic FC v Sligo Rovers FC |
1LOI Men's Premier Division
The Showgrounds Sligo Rovers FC v St. Patrick's Athletic FC |
1 - 1LOI Men's Premier Division
Richmond Park St. Patrick’s Athletic FC v Sligo Rovers FC |
2LOI Men's Premier Division
Richmond Park St. Patrick’s Athletic FC v Sligo Rovers FC |
3LOI Men's Premier Division
The Showgrounds Sligo Rovers FC v St. Patrick's Athletic FC |
3LOI Men's Premier Division
Richmond Park St. Patrick’s Athletic FC v Sligo Rovers FC |
1 - 4LOI Men's Premier Division
The Showgrounds Sligo Rovers FC v St. Patrick's Athletic FC |
1LOI Men's Premier Division
Richmond Park St. Patrick’s Athletic FC v Sligo Rovers FC |
2 - 2LOI Men's Premier Division
The Showgrounds Sligo Rovers FC v St. Patrick's Athletic FC |
Officials
| Referee |
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| Robert Harvey |
Ground
| The Showgrounds |
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| The Showgrounds - Sligo Rovers F.C., Magheraboy Road, Knappagh Beg, Sligo, Sligo Municipal Borough District, County Sligo, Connacht, F91 P523, Ireland |
Rory Morrow
QUB Student, passion for Sports Journalism Editor @ The Gown QUB Newspaper Reporter for @ FinalWhistle
Thanks for your company tonight and I hope you enjoyed our coverage of Sligo Rovers-1 St Patrick's Athletic-1
Great game and a fair result, neither deserved to lose that
Full Time: Sligo Rovers-1 St Patrick's Athletic-1
File that under taking one for the team as his foul curtails a Sligo counterattack
Darragh Burns
The tempo and atmosphere around this whole game has been fantastic from both teams. End to end and although it is a bit scrappy, its entertaining
Mark Doyle for Billy King
Sub for St Pats
Rovers' fourth booking tonight
Anyone's to win now, you feel
The home keeper gets a card
Shane Blaney booked
Darragh Burns scores for St Pats and they're level! Cracking goal. Forrester set Doyle running down the left and his wonderful pinged cross is tappied in at the back post by the onrushing Burns! 1-1 and game on!
Second half starting! Let's hope for more of the same
Half Time: Sligo Rovers-1 St Patrick's Athletic-0. Aidan Keena's special finish the difference
Buckley booked a minute before half time for a cynical trip
The visitors are responding well, Doyle has just headed over after Anto Breslin began the move with a gorgeous cross from the left
Sligo go in front and it is a sumptuous goal!! David Cawley's audacious flick sends Aidan Keena into the edge of the area and the forward curls home the sweetest of strikes
Good game this. Both sides pressing to good effect. Its making for a fine tempo and very watchable match
Rovers sparking into life now. Lewis Bank\'s hits a shot that has Joseph Anang scrambling to save well before Billy King shoots on sight but well over the crossbar
Good start by St Pats and from a corner, Joe Redmond hits a shot that requires Ed McGinty to tip over
Underway!
Kick off is now immediate in the next few minutes
Hi Everyone. I'm Rory Morrow and welcome to tonight's coverage of Sligo Rovers vs St Patrick's Athletic in the Airtricity League tonight. Kick off in 20 minutes