3 v 1 
St. Pat's AthDetails
| Date | Time | League | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 May 2021 | 7:45 pm | LOI Men's Premier Division | 2021 |
Match Report
Solid Drogs super against Saints
Drogheda’s solid performance confirmed St. Pat’s second loss of the season with a 3-1 win; courtesy of goals from Dane Massey, Mark Doyle and Jordan Adeyemo in the Premier Division at United Park tonight.
Substitute Nahum Malvin-Lambert scored for the Saints, eight minutes from time, but Adeyemo closed the game delivering a third goal for the hosts moments after.
Pats failed to bring the best reaction into the fixture, after last week’s stumble against rivals Shamrock Rovers, and face now the possibility of finishing the round in the last place on the podium.
Tim Clancy’s boys played out a perfect plan, holding the lead throughout the second 45 minutes.
The opening to this game clearly showed it would not be an easy one for the Dublin side. They were coming with initiative, but found a very well-organised opponent pressing high up the pitch.
There were plenty of battles in the middle throughout the first half an hour, but no real threatens on either goal transpired, especially the one watched by David Odumosu; as he made the first save shortly before the break.
Jamie Lennon got the third yellow card dished out on the night, with just 21 minutes on the clock, and from the resulting freekick, Dane Massey put Drogheda ahead with a superb execution striking it into the top corner.
Stephen O’Donnell’s army was yet to find the key to break the opponents locker and saw the scenario get even worse two minutes from the break; as Mark Doyle smashed it into the same top bin.
The Dublin club emerged much more aggressive from the dressing room after a disappointing performance during the first 45 minutes. Matty Smith found himself face-to-face with Odumosu but lost both his way and the opportunity
Pats went all-in with all their man inside the hosts half pushing them to work hard to grab the three points. Billy King forced Odumosu to a fantastic safe denning him a great goal from long-range.
O’Donnell changed the formation going for a three-man defensive line and bringing in Melvin-Lambert, and the Englishman just needed three minutes in the game to shake the foundations with a finish inside Drogs’ box.
There was hope for them, but not for long; as Jordan Adeyemo grabbed the super-sub role six minutes later by sending in a loose ball inside Vitezslav Jaros’ box.
Timeline
| 7' | 23. John Mountney | |
| 8. Gary Deegan | 19' | |
| 21' | 6. Jamie Lennon | |
| 14. Dane Massey | 22' | |
| Mark Doyle | 43' | |
| Jake Hyland Ronan Murray | 63' | |
| 70' | Sam Bone Ben McCormack | |
| Luke Heeney James Clarke | 71' | |
| 5. Daniel O'Reilly | 72' | |
| Dane Massey Jordan Adeyemo | 78' | |
| 79' | Jamie Lennon Nahum Melvin-Lambert | |
| 82' | 19. Nahum Melvin-Lambert | |
| 9. Chris Lyons | 85' | |
| 85' | 11. Matty Smith | |
| 16. Jordan Adeyemo | 86' |
Past Meetings
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(Series 2)
2 - 1LOI Men's Premier Division
Richmond Park St. Patrick’s Athletic v Drogheda United |
0 - 1LOI Men's Premier Division
Weavers Park Drogheda United FC v St. Patrick's Athletic FC |
2 - 0LOI Men's Premier Division
Richmond Park St. Patrick’s Athletic FC v Drogheda United FC |
2 - 0LOI Men's Premier Division
Weavers Park Drogheda United FC v St. Patrick's Athletic FC |
2 - 1LOI Men's Premier Division
Richmond Park St. Patrick’s Athletic FC v Drogheda United FC |
2LOI Men's Premier Division
Weavers Park Drogheda United FC v St. Patrick's Athletic FC |
2 - 2LOI Men's Premier Division
Richmond Park St. Patrick’s Athletic FC v Drogheda United FC |
2 - 3LOI Men's Premier Division
Weavers Park Drogheda United FC v St. Patrick's Athletic FC |
6LOI Men's Premier Division
Richmond Park St. Patrick’s Athletic FC v Drogheda United FC |
4LOI Men's Premier Division
Weavers Park Drogheda United FC v St. Patrick's Athletic FC |
Ground
| Weavers Park |
|---|
| United Park, Cross Lane, Fair Gate, The Borough District of Drogheda, County Louth, Leinster, A92DKR0, 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.
FT: Drogheda 3-1 St. Pat's.
Adeyemo closes the game making the 3-1 putting it at the back of the net as he enjoyed a loose ball to beat Jaros.
St. Pat’s are back in the game! The substitute Malvin-Lambert reduces matters with a good finish inside Drogheda’s box.
St. Pat’s trying to go for it putting all the man inside Drogheda’s half. The home side will have to suffer to confirm the clean sheet.
King with a great shot aiming to the bottom-left corner gets saved by Odumosu.
Bone’s free header goes straight into Odumosu hands.
Lennon tried a shot in the middle as he saw his effort get deflected to a corner.
Matty Smith comes face-to-face with Odumosu but loses his way and the opportunity gets lost.
The whistle blows into the second 45 minutes.
HT: Drogheda 2-0 St. Pat's. Two brilliants finishes have put the home side in the lead. A completely deserved score as Pat's are yet to find the key to break Drogheda's locker.
Drogs gets the second just before the break! Mark Doyle with another terrific strike smashes it in the top corner.
Lewis from a corner finds Bone for a free header as he failed to put enough power on it to bother Odumosu.
35 minutes on the clock and Coughlan brings Pat’s first shot in the game; his effort went way off the bar.
And from the freekick, Dane Massey changes the score with a superb execution!
Lennon is the third name going for the book in just 21 minutes.
Deegan gets booked due to a late tackle on Lewis.
Billy King with a good cross as it goes slightly ahead of Matty Smith; Odumosu collected it easily.
No serious threatens on either goal so far, but a good start of matters for Drogheda coming closer to Jaros box.
Mountney gets the first booking in the game.
St. Pat's kick us off into the first-half!
Stephen O’Donnell has brought no changes in the starting XI from the defeat against Shamrock Rovers: Jaros, Mountney, Bermingham, Bone, Desmond, Lewis, Forrester, King, Lennon, Smith and Coughlan.
Drogheda starting XI: Odumosu, Brown, Kane, O’Really, Markey, Deegan, Lyons, Hyland, Doyle, Heeney and Massey
One change on Drogs starting XI from the 7-nil against Waterford: Killian Phillips gives Luke Heeney his spot.
The Saints arrive in Louth hoping to bounce back from their first defeat of 2021. They lost last week’s meeting Dublin rivals Shamrock Rovers, courtesy of Daniel Mandroiu’s last gasp goal.
The home side are coming from a 7-nil win against Waterford’s Under 19 squad, with the Deise side taking the bullets, due to the main squad coming in close contact with a confirmed Covid-19 case.
Good evening and you are very welcome to the United Park, where Drogheda United and St. Pat’s are coming face-to-face tonight as one of the games in the 11th round of fixtures in the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division. My name is Bernardo Santos and I’ll tell you all about today's game as it happens.