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Date Time League Season
8 October 2023 2:40 pm FAI Cup 2023

Match Report

St Pats To Meet Bohs In FAI Cup Final

Goals in each half from Mark Doyle and substitute Conor Carty helped St. Patrick’s Athletic overcome a spirited Cork City side to book their place in the Sports Direct FAI Cup Final.

Doyle opened the scoring in the 12th minute. Both sides had chances after that but the next goal didn’t come until the 83rd minute when the Inchicore side grabbed their second of the game to kill off City’s challenge.

The first chance of the game fell to Pat’s in the ninth minute but Kian Leavy’s effort was cleared off the line by Josh Honohan.

Minutes later and the visitors broke the deadlock; Ryan McLaughlin played a perfect cross into the box and Doyle was there to finish to the net. 

The home side worked hard to get back into the game. They had dominant spells but just couldn’t find the back of the net. In the 15th minute Ruairi Keating hit a fine strike that just went wide. Aaron Bolger played a great ball into him in the 29th minute but he didn’t connect properly with it. Tommy Lonergan had to clear the ball off the line minutes later.

Keating also came close again to drawing his side level as the home side continued to press.

Both sides had half chances in the opening exchanges of the second half. Jake Mulraney blasted the ball over the bar while down the other end Ben Worman had a shot but it was easy for Dean Lyness.

In the 53rd minute a fine cross from Leavy was headed over by Tommy Lonergan. The game then petered out for a few minutes. Both sides emptied their bench and City piled on the pressure as Pat’s had to re-shuffle their defence.

For all their play and chances they created, City didn’t force Pat’s netminder Lyness into making any real save of note. 

The second goal came in the 83rd minute and it was two substitutes that played their part in the goal. Jason McClelland’s shot was parried by City keeper Ollie Byrne, Carty curled his foot around the loose ball to hit an excellent shot to the net. 

It’s now Bohs v Pat’s in the final - a repeat of the 2021 decider which Pat’s won.

Cork City

13Ollie Byrne Goalkeeper
4Cian Coleman Midfielder
8Aaron Bolger Midfielder 87'
9Ruairi Keating Forward 79'
11Cian Bargary Forward
15Conor Drinan 7 Forward
16Ben Worman 30 Midfielder
18Joshua Honohan Defender
23Andrii Kravchuk 10 Midfielder
24Cian Murphy 25 Forward
28Jonas Hakkinen Defender
20Jimmy Corcoran Goalkeeper
2Gordon Walker Defender
7Babatunde Owolabi 15 Forward
10Barry Coffey 23 Midfielder
22John O’Donovan Defender
25Malik Dijksteel 24 Forward
29Jaze Kabia Forward
30Joe O’Brien-Whitmarsh 16 Midfielder
33Joshua Fitzpatrick Forward

St. Pat's Ath.

36Dean Lyness Goalkeeper 80'
3Anto Breslin Defender 45'
4Joe Redmond Defender
6Jamie Lennon Midfielder
8Chris Forrester 26 Midfielder
10Tommy Lonergan 19 Midfielder
13David Norman Jr Defender
14Mark Doyle Forward 12'
17Kian Leavy 11 Midfielder
20Jake Mulraney Midfielder
23Ryan McLaughlin 25 Defender
1Danny Rogers Goalkeeper
11Jason McClelland 17 Forward
15Conor Carty 10 Forward
18Ben McCormack Midfielder
19Alex Nolan 10 Forward
25Thijs Timmermans 23 Midfielder
26Jay McGrath 8 Defender
41Mason Melia Forward
24Adam Murphy Midfielder
  • 87'

    Aaron Bolger is booked

  • 83'

    Jason McClelland's effort is saved and Conor Carty pounces on the rebound and he fires an excellent shot to the net.

  • 81'

    Jake Mulraney is off

  • 81'

    Alex Nolan is on

  • 80'

    Dean Lyness is booked

  • 79'

    Andrii Kravchuk is off

  • 79'

    Barry Coffey is on

  • 79'

    The home side have another corner.

  • 78'

    Ruairi Keating is booked

  • 78'

    City pressing for an equaliser

  • 76'

    Ryan McLaughlin is off

  • 76'

    Thijs Timmermans is on

  • 76'

    Chris Forrester is off

  • 76'

    Jay McGrath is on

  • 75'

    Ryan McLaughlin is down. Looks like he'll be replaced.

  • 72'

    Ben Worman is off

  • 72'

    Joe O'Brien Whitmarsh is on

  • 72'

    Conor Drinan is off

  • 72'

    Tunde Owolabi is on

  • 69'

    City have a corner. Their first of the second half

  • 68'

    Conor Carty is on

  • 66'

    The game has petered out.

  • 64'

    City clear the corner

  • 64'

    Corner for Pat's. Their second of the game

  • 63'

    City are having to defend and doing it well

  • 60'

    Cian Murphy is off

  • 60'

    Malik Dijksteel is on

  • 59'

    Wasted ball in by Cian Bargary

  • 53'

    Tommy Lonergan heads the ball over after a good cross from Kian Leavy

  • 53'

    City are able to clear the corner.

  • 53'

    Ollie Byrne makes a hames of his clearance and it's out for a Pat's corner

  • 48'

    Mark Doyle does well he cuts the ball across but City can clear

  • 48'

    Ben Worman with a shot but it's handy for Dean Lyness

  • 46'

    Jake Mulraney blasts the ball over the bar

  • 45'

    Anto Breslin is booked

  • 36'

    City have another corner.

  • 32'

    Keating again goes close for the home side.

  • 32'

    From that corner Tommy Lonergan clears the ball off the line

  • 31'

    Joe Redmond forces the ball out for a corner.

  • 29'

    Aaron Bolger with a great ball into Ruairi Keating, he just doesn't connect properly with it.

  • 28'

    Some of the passing from both sides has been poor

  • 20'

    Ben Worman takes a shot but it's blocked.

  • 20'

    Free to Cork City. A good distance out.

  • 17'

    City trying to get back into this game

  • 15'

    Ruairi Keating cuts inside and takes a shot. It just went wide. Fine effort from him

  • 12'

    A terrific cross from Ryan McLaughlin is finished to the net by Mark Doyle. Nice finish.

  • 9'

    Kian Leavy's effort is cleared off the line by Josh Honohan

  • 8'

    Ben Worman takes the corner but it's well caught by Dean Lyness

  • 7'

    First corner of the game and it's for the home side

  • 2'

    City have started brightly here.

  • The last time these two sides met in the FAI Cup was back in 2021 when Pat's defeated City in the Second Round. They went on to win the cup. They met at this stage in the 2016 cup with City winning 3-1. They went on to claim the cup that year.

  • Both sides beat First Division opposition in the quarter-finals and both had to come from behind. Cork City had a 2-1 win at home to Wexford while Pat's defeated Finn Harps 2-1 at Finn Park.

  • City and Pat's played each other in the league last weekend. Pat's came away from the Cross with a 1-0 win. Mark Doyle with the goal. City had John O'Donovan sent off.

  • Bohs await the winners in the final. Declan Devine's side defeated Galway Utd 1-0 yesterday at Eamonn Deacy Park. Dylan Connolly's goal just before half-time proved to be the difference.

  • Good afternoon and welcome to Final Whistle's coverage of the second Sports Direct FAI Cup semi-final. It's Cork City against St. Pat's at Turners Cross.

Past Meetings

(Round 32)
0 - 1
Turner's Cross

Cork City FC v St. Patrick's Athletic FC

(Round 23)
1 - 1
Richmond Park

St. Patrick’s Athletic FC 1-1 Cork City FC

(Round 14)
2 - 3
Turner's Cross

Cork City FC 2-3 St. Patrick's Athletic FC

(Round 8)
4 - 0
Richmond Park

St. Patrick’s Athletic FC 4-0 Cork City FC

(Round 2)
1 - 1
Turner's Cross

Cork City v St. Patrick's Athletic

(Series 14)
1 - 2
Turner's Cross

Cork City v St. Patrick's Athletic

(Series 5)
1 - 0
Richmond Park

St. Patrick’s Athletic v Cork City

0 - 1
Turner's Cross

Cork City FC v St. Patrick's Athletic FC

1 - 1
Richmond Park

St. Patrick’s Athletic FC v Cork City FC

1 - 1
Turner's Cross

Cork City FC v St. Patrick's Athletic FC

1 - 0
Richmond Park

St. Patrick’s Athletic FC v Cork City FC

1 - 1
Turner's Cross

Cork City FC v St. Patrick's Athletic FC

1 - 3
Richmond Park

St. Patrick’s Athletic FC v Cork City FC

1 - 0
Turner's Cross

Cork City FC v St. Patrick's Athletic FC

2 - 3
Richmond Park

St. Patrick’s Athletic FC v Cork City FC

4 - 2
LOI Men's Premier Division
Richmond Park

St. Patrick’s Athletic FC v Cork City FC

1 - 0
LOI Men's Premier Division
Turner's Cross

Cork City FC v St. Patrick's Athletic FC

0 - 3
LOI Men's Premier Division
Richmond Park

St. Patrick’s Athletic FC v Cork City FC

3 - 1
LOI Men's Premier Division
Turner's Cross

Cork City FC v St. Patrick's Athletic FC

3 - 1
LOI Men's Premier Division
Richmond Park

St. Patrick’s Athletic FC v Cork City FC

1
LOI Men's Premier Division
Turner's Cross

Cork City FC v St. Patrick's Athletic FC

1 - 2
LOI Men's Premier Division
Richmond Park

St. Patrick’s Athletic FC v Cork City FC

3 - 1
LOI Men's Premier Division
Turner's Cross

Cork City FC v St. Patrick's Athletic FC

7:45 pm
LOI Men's Premier Division
Richmond Park

St. Patrick’s Athletic FC v Cork City FC

1
LOI Men's Premier Division
Turner's Cross

Cork City FC v St. Patrick's Athletic FC

3 - 2
LOI Men's Premier Division
Richmond Park

St. Patrick’s Athletic FC v Cork City FC

1 - 1
LOI Men's Premier Division
Turner's Cross

Cork City FC v St. Patrick's Athletic FC

Ground

Turner's Cross
Beaufort Park, Turner\'s Cross C, Cork, County Cork, Munster, T12 E3H5, Ireland

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