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| Date | Time | League | Season |
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| 20 July 2023 | 7:45 pm | UEFA Conference League | 2023/24 |
Match Report
Pats Bow Out Of Europe In Richmond Thriller
St. Patrick’s Athletic European journey came to an end in a 2-3 thriller in Richmond Park, The Saints losing 3-5 to F91 Dundelange on aggregate.
Dundelange took the lead in the 10th minute, Oege-Sieste Van Lingen finishing cooly at point-blank range. Disaster struck for the visitors minute later, keeper Didier Desprez heading the ball into his own goal in what was one of the most bizarre goals Richmond Park has surely ever witnessed.
Both sides proved unrelenting in their attacking output, second-half sub-leveling affairs with a well-taken shot from 25 yards out. It was Vin Lingen who struck again moments later, and then completed his hat trick in injury time to kill the tie once and for all.
The first half was nothing short of fireworks, quite possibly the most exciting football played on Irish soil this year. Pats probed the Dundelage goal from early, but their early work was undone in the 10th minute when the visitors took the lead.
Right-back Kino Delorge was afforded far too much space as he broke down the right wing with deadly intent, eventually looking up and squaring the ball to Ooege-Sieste Van Lingen, the number 9 producing an icy finish as he rifled the ball into the roof of the net.
The goal looked to encourage the visitors even further as they continued to bundle men forward despite their two-goal cushion in the tie, a goal-line scramble seeing Van Lingen nearly score again just moments after his opener.
The Saints were presented with a life-line in the 20th minute, as one of the most bizarre goals in recent memory played out in front of the Inchicore crowd.
A scrappy ball saw the ball fly up and just outside the Dundelange box, keeper Didier Desprez leaving his line to clear. Desprez rose high as he attempted to head the ball to safety, instead catching it with the back of his head and sending the ball flying towards his own goal. The ball ricocheted off the crossbar as centre-back Vincent Decker stretched to clear to no avail, the ball having already crossed the goal line.
Each side refused to relent from that point on, at one end it was Conor Carty drawing an impressive double save from Desprez and on the other it was Bruno Feres sending Dean Lyness sprawling to make an acrobatic save.
Pats came out the second half the brighter side, throwing Adam Murphy into the midfield in place of Thjis Timmermans, with hopes of some added dynamism in the central channels. It proved to be an inspired substitution from Jon Daly when 20 minutes later Murphy weaved past Feres and guided a fierce strike into the bottom right corner from 25 yards out.
The ecstatic celebrations in a sold-out Richmond Park lasted just minutes as soon Jamie Lennon was caught in transition, Dundelange finding themselves with a 4-on-2 on the break. Van Lingen received the ball on the edge of the box and hammered the ball past Lyness in the bottom right to restore his side’s advantage.
Tensions rose to boiling point in the latter stages, Ismael Sidibe receiving his marching orders in the 88th minute after a crunching tackle on Murphy saw his second yellow card. Seven minutes of added time saw Pats throw everything at Dudelange and for the third of the match they were cut open on the break, Ferere bombing forward to lay it off to Vin Lingen who completed his hattrick in emphatic fashion.
Dundelnage continue their conference league journey while The Saints come crashing back to reality, playing Longford on Saturday in their first round of the FAI cup.
Timeline
| 10' | 9. Oege-Sieste Van Lingen | |
| 16. Didier Desprez | 22' | |
| 30' | Dylan Kuete | |
| Harry Brockbank David Norman Jr | 46' | |
| Thijs Timmermans Adam Murphy | 46' | |
| 55' | Ismael Sidibe | |
| 24. Adam Murphy | 64' | |
| Mark Doyle Eoin Doyle | 68' | |
| 69' | 9. Oege-Sieste Van Lingen | |
| Conor Carty Tommy Lonergan | 75' | |
| 75' | Sylvio Ouassiero Filip Bojic | |
| 75' | Edis Agovic Herman Moussaki | |
| 88' | Ismael Sidibe | |
| 90' | 9. Oege-Sieste Van Lingen |
Past Meetings
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(First Qualifying Round)
2 - 1UEFA Conference League
Stade Jos Nosbaum F91 Dudelange v St. Pat's Ath |
Ground
| Richmond Park |
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| Emmet Road, Kilmainham C ED, Dublin, Dublin 8, Leinster, D08 VK72, Ireland |
Alex Cunningham
Alex is a second-year Journalism student at DCU. As well as being a soccer enthusiast, he's also an avid athletics fan, competing in the sport for over ten years.
Full-time in Richmond. St. Patrick's Athletic 2-3 F91 Dundelange (Agg 3-5).
It's all over for Pats, as Van Lingen secures his hat trick for the game! Pats are caught on the break (again), and Van Lingen finishes to kill the tie once and for all!
A grand stand finish is set up in Richmond Park with 7 minutes of addedtime!
Imael Sidibe receives his marching orders after picking up a second yellow for a crunching tackle on Murphy!
Kino Delorge stretchered off the pitch-much to the aggravation of the home crowd.
Conor Carty comes off for Tommy Lonergan.
Attendance tonight charts at 2,534-a sold out Richmond Park.
Goal! Van Lingen stikes again! Jamie Lennon gets caught in transition and suddenly it's a 4-on-2 in Dundenlange favour, Van Lingen catches the ball in the box and hammers the ball past Lyness to put his side back in the lead.
Goal! Adam Murphy puts his side ahead and levels the tie on aggregate! He picks up the ball deep in central midfield and drives through on goal, jinxing past Ferere and drilling the ball into the bottom right-corner from 25 yards out.
Edis Agovic rises in the Pats box to get a free header but is unable to direct his effort into either corner as Lyness comfortably collects.
Pats are off to the brighter start this half, and have noticeably been pressing Deprez intensely whenever he gets on the ball, the keeper most likely confidence-stricken following his side's goal.
Adam Murphy comes on for Timmermans, Norman Jr on Brodeback.
Things back underway in Richmond!
Half-time here in Richmond. St. Patrick's Athletic 1-1 F91 Dundelange.
Two minutes of added time to be played in Richmond Park.
Dundelange coach Jamath Shofner carded after some animated displays on the touch line!
Forrester breaks down the right wings and drills the ball into the box, the Saints unable to capitalise as Mark Doyle and Jamie Lennon fail to properly connect with the ball.
Conor Carty goes close! The forward receives the ball and finds himself one-on-one with Desprez, who makes a fantastic back-to-back save to keep things level.
Dylan Kuete carded after a late challenge.
A huge save from Dean Lyness as the ball falls to Bruno Ferere on the edge of the box, the Dundelage lacing the ball emphatically, forcing Lyness to sprawl to his left with lightning-quick reactions.
Pats are seriously on the ropes now-another goal line scramble nearly sees Van Lingen score again.
Jamie Lennon clears a corner attempt off the line to prevent things going from bad to worse for Pats.
Goal! Disaster strikes for Pats as Dunelange take the lead. Kino Delorge is allowed far too much space as he breaks down the right wing, and squares the ball across to Oege-Sieste Van Lingen who finishes clinically into the roof of the net.
Goal! Disaster strikes for Pats as Dunelange take the lead. Kino Delorge is allowed far too much space as he breaks down the right wing, and squares the ball across to Bruno Frere who finishes clinically into the roof of the net.
It's Forrester again creating issues for Dudelange-this time his shot from outside of the box sees Desprez spill the effort, the keeper recovering just in time as Conor Carty rushed onto the chance.
A bright start for Pats sees Chris Forrester catch the ball on the left side of the box and drive central, forcing a food save from Didier Desprez at a tight angle.
And the hosts get the action underway in Richmond Park!
Two changes for the Saints from the reverse fixture against Dudelange, Jay McGrath replaces David Norman Jr in the back three, while Thijs Timmermans also slips in for Adam Murphy in the heart of midfield.
Talisman Chris Forrester finds himself in fine form, boasting 11 goals in 25 league games, insisting he’s ready to make amends for what he concedes as a poor performance in Luxembourg: “We were a bit disappointed with the game (last week). We didn't give a good account of ourselves.” Mark came up with a good goal and the tie is still there for us at the end of the day. We're fully focused on getting a positive result this week and training has been good, so overall, it wasn't great, but we came out of it with a goal deficit, which isn't the worst.”
“We'll put the previous performance to bed and make sure we're focused now. We know what Dudelange are like now and what they're about. They have some very good players that we need to be mindful of and we need to defend certain situations better but we're very confident we can score goals and that we can try our best to get through."
Jon Daly’s managerial reign has seen 8 wins from 13, tonight’s match just Daly’s second game in Europe, the coach willing the Inchicore crowd to get behind their team as he continues to make the leap into the unknown. “We know it's going to be a difficult game but we're confident going into it. The fans have been fantastic this year at home and our home record is good so we're looking to continue that on Thursday,” Daly said. “Last year the fans were fantastic here in the Mura game. They made a great atmosphere and we're looking for the same again on Thursday and I have no doubt that they will.
The first leg played out in Luxembourg saw the hosts dominate early proceedings, Yahcuroo Roemer and Oege-Sieste Van Lingen both scoring within the hour to give their side a 2-0 lead. A throw-in during the dying minutes of the game saw Mark Doyle snatch the ball in the Dudelange box and fire home to give Pats’ European dreams a lifeline.
Evening all and welcome along to tonight's match coverage of St. Patrick's Athletic vs F91 Dundelange here in Richmond Park. The Saints attempt to overwrite a 1-2 deficit and keep their conference league journey alive.