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- Sunday September 14th, 2025 @ 21:16
Result: Saints 3 - Galway 1
Saint Patrick's Athletic are one game away from another Sports Direct Men's FAI Cup final appearance after breaking the hearts of a defiant Galway United in a 3-1 extra-time victory in the Dublin rain.
Whistler Paul McLaughlin had a scatter of tough calls to make and one of them became the decision to send Killian Brouder off at the end of the first half of extra time, but that he did and Chris Forrester's free-kick that resulted had former Saint Brendan Clarke rooted to the ground.
Some Jake Mulraney magic looked to have decided an old-fashioned Cup tie by the Camac - before a deflected effort from the excellent David Hurley forced extra time.
Mulraney, whose set-piece quality was once described as "world-class" by Damien Duff, slotted the ball into the bottom corner of Clarke's net with seven minutes to go, only for Hurley to force an extra 30 minutes that ensured nobody was leaving this old ground.
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