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| Date | Time | League | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 April 2021 | 6:00 pm | LOI Men's Premier Division | 2021 |
Match Report
Coughlan steers Pat’s to Victory at Dalymount
St. Patrick’s long run without a win against Bohemians has come to an end this evening with a 1-0 victory at Dalymount Park. Phibsboro hasn't been a happy stomping ground for the Saints in recent years but a Ronan Coughlan header was enough to send Pat's to a share of the table top in the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division.
The Inchicore side are enjoying a fantastic start to a season with seven points accumulated in the opening three rounds. The Saints also consigned today's opponents to their worst start of the season for the past nine years. Bohemians were stunned by Ronan Coughlan's set piece goal and didn’t have the ability to break down the well marshalled game plan of O'Donnell's squad.
The attacking style we're used to from Keith Long's men was evident in the opening stages but Pat's centre half Sam Bone was equal to everything thrown at him. The Gypsies were the better side through the first quarter of an hour of the game.
Matty Smith’s found himself one on one with James Talbot after a ball over the defense while a terrible mistake at the back almost cost Bohemians a goal but Robbie Benson wasn't able to take advantage.
As both teams were having their spells the game became a battlefield with high levels of intensity as the players battled for every loose ball. The best chance to take the lead belonged to Bohs as the ball ended up in the back of the net, but the referee saw a foul inside St. Patrick's box.
The break came without any score and both coaches happy enough with their defensive performances but hoping for better chances to score in the second period.
Both sides brought greater attacking dominance from the changing rooms with but Jaros and Talbot were in fine form. Ronan Coughlan looked for Matty Smith with a lovely through ball cleared away, as Ross Tierney had the same idea on the other side of the ground but with the same result.
The game-changer came just after the hour mark. A wonderful corner by Robbie Benson was met by Coughlan heading it past Talbot to put St. Pat’s ahead. The home side did lift their performance but were unable to pick apart the Pat's well drilled defence.
The need for fighting at the back made Stephen O’Donnell introduce Paddy Barrett replacing Darragh Burns as Keith Long tried to rearrange his attacking options replacing Devoy and Buckley with Ward and Oluwa respectively.
The subs didn’t create the opportunities required and it was Pat’s coming close to make the second two minutes from time as Robbie Benson found a precious space inside the box with a tremendous play, but saw his move getting lost as he tried to find his teammate.
The final whistle confirmed the end of their dry spell against Bohemians as St. Patrick’s join Finn Harps and Sligo Rovers at the top of the table.
Timeline
| 3. Anto Breslin | 53' | |
| 57' | 6. Sam Bone | |
| 62' | 19. Ronan Coughlan | |
| Dawson Devoy Keith Ward | 68' | |
| 72' | Darragh Burns Paddy Barrett | |
| 78' | Ronan Coughlan Billy King | |
| Keith Buckley Thomas Oluwa | 82' | |
| 12. Georgie Kelly | 87' | |
| 87' | Matty Smith Jason McClelland |
Past Meetings
|
(Series 18)
1 - 2LOI Men's Premier Division
Richmond Park St. Patrick’s Athletic v Bohemian FC |
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(Series 9)
2 - 0LOI Men's Premier Division
Dalymount Park Bohemian FC v St. Patrick's Athletic |
0 - 0LOI Men's Premier Division
Richmond Park St. Patrick’s Athletic FC v Bohemian FC |
3 - 0LOI Men's Premier Division
Dalymount Park Bohemian FC v St. Patrick's Athletic FC |
1 - 1LOI Men's Premier Division
Richmond Park St. Patrick’s Athletic FC v Bohemian FC |
1 - 0LOI Men's Premier Division
Dalymount Park Bohemian FC v St. Patrick's Athletic FC |
1 - 3LOI Men's Premier Division
Richmond Park St. Patrick’s Athletic FC v Bohemian FC |
1 - 0LOI Men's Premier Division
Dalymount Park Bohemian FC v St. Patrick's Athletic FC |
2 - 2LOI Men's Premier Division
Richmond Park St. Patrick’s Athletic FC v Bohemian FC |
0 - 1LOI Men's Premier Division
Dalymount Park Bohemian FC v St. Patrick's Athletic FC |
3 - 2LOI Men's Premier Division
Dalymount Park Bohemian FC v St. Patrick's Athletic FC |
1 - 3LOI Men's Premier Division
Richmond Park St. Patrick’s Athletic FC v Bohemian FC |
0 - 4LOI Men's Premier Division
Dalymount Park Bohemian FC v St. Patrick's Athletic FC |
1LOI Men's Premier Division
Richmond Park St. Patrick’s Athletic FC v Bohemian FC |
5 - 1LOI Men's Premier Division
Dalymount Park Bohemian FC v St. Patrick's Athletic FC |
3LOI Men's Premier Division
Richmond Park St. Patrick’s Athletic FC v Bohemian FC |
2LOI Men's Premier Division
Dalymount Park Bohemian FC v St. Patrick's Athletic FC |
3 - 1LOI Men's Premier Division
Richmond Park St. Patrick’s Athletic FC v Bohemian FC |
1LOI Men's Premier Division
Dalymount Park Bohemian FC v St. Patrick's Athletic FC |
3 - 1LOI Men's Premier Division
Richmond Park St. Patrick’s Athletic FC v Bohemian FC |
1 - 1LOI Men's Premier Division
Dalymount Park Bohemian FC v St. Patrick's Athletic FC |
3 - 1LOI Men's Premier Division
Richmond Park St. Patrick’s Athletic FC v Bohemian FC |
Ground
| Dalymount Park |
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| Dalymount Park, Connaught Street, Phibsborough, Cabra East A ED, Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, D07 XH2D, Ireland |
Bernardo Santos
With previous experience on a top-tier sports newspaper and a media department of a former European Champion club, Bernardo also collaborates as a sports journalist and media editor at St. Patrick's Athletic.
FULL-TIME: Bohemians 0 St. Patrick's 0 as the Inchicore side confirms the at Dalymount Park Stadium for the first time since 2018.
four minutes of added time.
90 minutes on the clock and the game has been played on the right half during the last moments from Pats point of view.
McClelland comes on.
Matty Smith comes off.
Kelly gets booked.
Robbie Benson with a tremendous opportunity doing all the hard work but the play got lost as he tried to find a teammate with the wrong pass.
Buckley comes in.
Buckley comes off.
Ward chips in a cross cleared away by Pats defense.
Billy King comes in.
Coughlan comes off.
Although Bohs are pushing forward looking for the equaliser they are struggling to find space on Pats' half.
Paddy Barrett comes in.
Darragh Burns comes off
Ward comes in.
Devoy comes off.
Coughlan opens the score for Saints! Nice header just passing the hour mark giving St. Patrick's the lead
Georgie Kelly calls Jaros into action with a header. Saints keeper hold it well.
Bone gets the first booking for Pats.
Cross comes in from a corner with Mountney sending it Up and over the crossbar
Anto Breslin gets booked after a foul on Ronan Coughlan.
Lovely ball across the box by Andy Lyons but just couldn’t find Devoy
Decent through ball looking for Matty Smith inside Bohs box but the ball got cleared away.
Pats kicks it off to the second half.
HALF-TIME: Bohemians 0 St. Patrick's 0.
The ball ended up at Jaros back of the net but the referee saw a foul inside St. Patrick's box.
St. Patrick's gets a free-kick in a very interesting position after a foul on Benson. Coughlan sent it way off the bar.
First corner for Pats coming in the 27th minute.
A terrible mistake on the defensive line almost Bohemians a goal. Unfortunately for Pats Robbie Benson sent it wide off the post.
Matty Smith comes face-to-face with James Talbot after a ball over the defensive line as the keeper came all the way to clear it.
Bohs with a first shot of the game, cleared away by Desmond to a corner after a deflection of Bone.
Georgie Kelly sending a good cross into Pats box but Jaros claims it well.
The first corner of the game falls to Bohemians after a decent play on the left side.
four minutes in the clock and no problems for both goalkeepers so far.
There is the kick off!
For Bohs: Keith Ward and Rory Feely coming off, Andy Lyons and Dawson Devoy coming in.
Both coaches made changes in the starting XI: For Pats Ian Birmingham and Darragh Burns replacing Jason McClelland and Shane Griffin, the last one down to an injury.
Good afternoon and welcome to today’s coverage of the Dublin derby with Bohemians facing St. Patrick’s at the Dalymount Park Stadium. I’m Bernardo Santos giving you all the updates as we prepare ourselves for one of most the exciting games in the third round of League Ireland Premier Division.