Details
Date | Time | League | Season |
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12 June 2021 | 7:30 pm | LOI Men's Premier Division | 2021 |
Match Report
Trio on target for Saints in Longford
St. Pat’s started the second half of the SSE Airtricity Premier Division in the best possible fashion, by beating Longford 3-1 at Bishopsgate, thanks to Robbie Benson, Matty Smith, and Ronan Coughlan goals.
Aaron Dobbs set the equaliser early in the second-half before Smith and Coughlan confirm all three points for the away side.
This was a disappointing result for the Town and their fans who returned to the stands after more than a year, as they are now anchored to the very bottom of the league after Waterford’s win over Dundalk.
A refreshing return for the Saints by confirming a five-point win; while they took all three points out of the game, they come closer to Shamrock Rovers who split the spoils with Finn Harps.
The visitors dominated the first half entirely, completely suffocating the Town by keeping the ball and moving it around with pace.
Paddy Barrett brought two early attempts, both denied by Lee Steacy as he pushed the nil-nil until the late stages of the first 45 minutes.
A good build-up from the Saints ended up with Alfie Lewis trying his luck, sending a dangerous curveball slightly off the post.
Steacy had to fly once again in the 11th minute to stop a powerful Chris Forrester shot from a freekick.
Pat’s kept stretching the field as much as possible looking to capitalise early in the game. On the other side, Longford never found a way to stop the opponent’s several options to attack Steacy’s goal.
Ultimately, Pat’s changed the score before the break; as Robbie Benson headed in John Mountney’s cross coming in from a corner, putting justice in the score.
The second time started practically with Longford’s goal. Jaros’ huge mistake forced Alfie Lewis to commit a penalty; Aaron Dobbs didn’t miss from the spot.
However, the equaliser didn’t change the run of the play, as the visitors kept coming with solid opportunities.
The 53rd minute saw Coughlan and Forrester share a clear chance to put Pat’s back in the lead inside of the box; Longford denied it throwing bodies to keep the ball away from the goal.
Shortly after, another individual mistake put the Dubliners back in front; as Matty Smith scored from a rebound resulting from Forrester's first shot blocked by Steacy.
The negative score brought Longford up forward looking for one of their strongest weapons in 2021, a late goal, the check-mate came in the 81st minute.
An amazing job by the substitute Darragh in the right-wing found Ronan Coughlan inside the box as he headed home with a nice finish.
The final whistle confirmed Pat’s win with one of their best performances of the season.
Timeline
4. Aaron O'Driscoll | 10' | |
6. Aaron Robinson | 25' | |
37' | 3. Ian Bermingham | |
41' | 8. Robbie Benson | |
8. Aodh Dervin | 42' | |
Dylan Grimes Callum Thompson | 45' | |
10. Aaron Dobbs | 47' | |
47' | 6. Alfie Lewis | |
49' | 29. Paddy Barrett | |
63' | 11. Matty Smith | |
65' | Billy King Darragh Burns | |
Aaron Robinson Dean Byrne | 69' | |
Aaron Dobbs Conor Davis | 76' | |
81' | 19. Ronan Coughlan | |
Rob Manley Aaron McCabe | 84' | |
90' | Chris Forrester Ben McCormack | |
91' | Matty Smith Jason McClelland |
Past Meetings
5 - 4eLOI Group C
Online Event St. Patrick’s Athletic v Longford Town |
(Series 8)
3 - 0LOI Men's Premier Division
Richmond Park St. Patrick’s Athletic v Longford Town |
1LOI Men's Premier Division
Bishopsgate, Longford Longford Town FC v St. Patrick's Athletic FC |
3 - 3LOI Men's Premier Division
Richmond Park St. Patrick’s Athletic FC v Longford Town FC |
1LOI Men's Premier Division
Bishopsgate, Longford Longford Town FC v St. Patrick's Athletic FC |
3LOI Men's Premier Division
Bishopsgate, Longford Longford Town FC v St. Patrick's Athletic FC |
3LOI Men's Premier Division
Richmond Park St. Patrick’s Athletic FC v Longford Town FC |
2 - 2LOI Men's Premier Division
Bishopsgate, Longford Longford Town FC v St. Patrick's Athletic FC |
Ground
Bishopsgate, Longford |
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City Calling Stadium, L50021, Mullolagher, Cloondara ED, Longford Municipal District, County Longford, Leinster, Ireland |
FT: Longford 1-3 St. Pat's.
Four minutes of additional time.
Forrester with another shot blocked by Longford’s defense.
Pat's makes the third! Amazing job by Darragh Burns in the right wing, finding Ronan Coughlan inside the box as he headed it in with a nice finish.
Barrett brings his fifth dangerous header, and yet again off the goal.
Matty Smith with another huge miss! Ronan Coughlan found his teammate with a great cross , but Smith sent it way off the bar.
Forrester comes close from the third with a dangerous shot inside of the box.
And from another individual mistake comes the third goal in the game! A Chris Forrester's first shot got stopped by Steacy, as Smith sent it in from the rebound.
It seems nothing changed with Longford’s goal. The Saints are coming all over again looking for taking the lead again.
Coughlan and Forrester sharing a clear chance to put Pat’s back in the lead inside of the box; Longford throwing bodies to keep the ball away from the goal.
Paddy Barrett with another header inside of the box, this time for an easy save.
And from the penalty spot Aaron Dobbs makes the equalizer!
Jaros’ huge mistake ends-up with Alfie Lewis making a penalty.
The referee blows the whistle for the second half.
HT: Longford 0-1 St. Pat's: The Saints return to the dressing room with a deserved lead after a dominating first half.
And without surprise Pat's changes the score close to the break! Robbie Benson heads the ball into the back of the net.
Chances just keep coming for the Saints; Lewis finds Matty Smith inside the box with a brilliant pass, somehow the Scottish men managed to send it off from inside the 6-yards box.
Longford trying to settle it down in need to catch up breath. They have been under the cosh so far.
Forrester comes with a shot inside Longford’s box as it gets blocked on a massive wall of players.
Longford are still trying to figure out how to handle the various options the Pat's are using to attack Steacy's goal.
Benson sends in a very nice cross; Steacy comes off to keep the score unchanged once again.
We're seeing Pat's starting the game very aggressive, looking for solving the game as soon as possible.
Lee Steacy makes a another brilliant save stopping a powerful shot by Forrester from a freekick.
A good build-up from Saints ends up with Alfie Lewis attempting a dangerous curve-ball. Not far at all from Steacy’s left post.
A second chance for Barrett in the air, this time from a corner, as he sends it way off the bar.
Paddy Barrett comes with a good header forcing Lee Stacy to slap it away for a corner.
Longford kick us on into the first half.
St. Pat’s starting XI: Vitezlav Jaros, John Mountney, Ian Bermingham, Lee Desmond, Robbie Benson, Chris Forrester, Ronan Coughlan, Matty Smith, Billy King, Alfie Lewis and Paddy Barrett.
Longford starting XI: Lee Stacy, Paddy Kirck, Aaron Robinson, Michael McDonnell, Dean Zambra, Dylan grimes, Rob Manley, Aaron Dobbs, Aaron O’Driscoll, Aodh Dervin and Aaron McNally.
The bar is high for the Saints after their encouraging start of the campaign, and a visit to the Town augurs itself as a good place to put the team back on track.
Daire Doyle’s troops are facing a tough fight to leave the bottom of the table. The break in the season was probably used to reconnect ideas and motivate the squad, as they come to the second half ten points away from the first team above the relegation spots.
Human lives are above any sport: all of our thoughts are with Christian Eriksen who collapsed during the game between Denmark and Finland.
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