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St Patrick's Athletic vs Cork City

St Patrick's Athletic claimed their second win on the spin thanks to a 4-0 win over Cork City.

Jake Mulraney set them on their way with a low first-half finish, with Jason McClelland, Jamie Lennon and Mark Doyle getting in on the act.

And the win moves the Saints up to seventh in the table, as they went two points clear of Shelbourne in eighth.

However, it was Colin Healy's side who came charging out of the blocks the quickest with Daniel Krezic going close.

The Swedish native rose highest to meet a Ruairi Keating cross, but Dean Lyness got down well to save his goalbound effort.

That chance seemed to have woken the hosts up from their early slumber and they then went close shortly after through Eoin Doyle and Sam Curtis.

Jamie Lennon then missed a gilt-edged opportunity as he saw his shot on target hit the side-netting as the Saints showed their quality in the forward areas.

And their endeavour was rewarded when they took the lead in the 16th minute through Mulraney.

The Dubliner swept home a devilish ball in from Eoin Doyle – as he netted his third goal in as many games for the Athletic.

But as the half progressed the visitors grew into the game and almost levelled through Keating, but his effort clipped off the bar and stayed out of the net.

And despite looking a threat in the second half, the visitors' spirit was broken when McClelland found the net from distance after the hour mark.

The former UCD star picked up the ball following a Joe Redmond header, and he found the net with City opting to sit back rather than close him down.

Lennon then made up for his earlier miss with his goal to make it 3-0 as he nodded home Mulraney's cross from the left.

And with the game petering out for, sub Mark Doyle scored off the bench to ensure a relatively easy win for the hosts against the Premier Division new boys.

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Date	Competition	Home Team		Away Team
May, 26th 2023	League	St Patrick's Athletic	2	Dundalk	1	REPORT
May, 12th 2023	League	St Patrick's Athletic	3	Drogheda United	0	REPORT
May, 1st 2023	League	St Patrick's Athletic	0	Sligo Rovers	1	REPORT
April, 21st 2023	League	St Patrick's Athletic	0	Shamrock Rovers	2	REPORT
April, 7th 2023	League	St Patrick's Athletic	4	Cork City	0	REPORT
March, 31st 2023	League	St Patrick's Athletic	3	UCD	0	REPORT
March, 10th 2023	League	St Patrick's Athletic	0	Bohemians	2	REPORT
February, 24th 2023	League	St Patrick's Athletic	1	Shelbourne	0	REPORT
February, 17th 2023	League	St Patrick's Athletic	1	Derry City	1	REPORT
February, 4th 2023	Friendly	St Patrick's Athletic	2	Sligo Rovers	0	REPORT

Date	Competition	Home Team		Away Team
May, 20th 2023	Womens_under17	Dundalk	0	St Patrick's Athletic	0	REPORT
May, 19th 2023	League	Shelbourne	0	St Patrick's Athletic	1	REPORT
May, 15th 2023	League	Shamrock Rovers	3	St Patrick's Athletic	2	REPORT
May, 5th 2023	League	Cork City	2	St Patrick's Athletic	3	REPORT
April, 29th 2023	Womens_under17	Bohemians	0	St Patrick's Athletic	0	REPORT
April, 28th 2023	League	Derry City	2	St Patrick's Athletic	0	REPORT
April, 14th 2023	League	Bohemians	2	St Patrick's Athletic	3	REPORT
April, 10th 2023	League	Drogheda United	1	St Patrick's Athletic	3	REPORT
March, 18th 2023	Womens_under17	Bray Wanderers	3	St Patrick's Athletic	1	REPORT
March, 17th 2023	League	Shamrock Rovers	2	St Patrick's Athletic	2	REPORT

Date	Competition	Home Team		Away Team
May, 5th 2023	League	Cork City	2	St Patrick's Athletic	3	REPORT
April, 7th 2023	League	St Patrick's Athletic	4	Cork City	0	REPORT
February, 5th 2022	Friendly	St Patrick's Athletic	1	Cork City	0	REPORT
August, 27th 2021	FaiCup	Cork City	1	St Patrick's Athletic	1	REPORT
February, 21st 2021	Friendly	Cork City	1	St Patrick's Athletic	2	REPORT
October, 3rd 2020	League	Cork City	1	St Patrick's Athletic	2	REPORT
March, 6th 2020	League	St Patrick's Athletic	1	Cork City	0	REPORT
August, 2nd 2019	League	Cork City	0	St Patrick's Athletic	1	REPORT
May, 31st 2019	League	St Patrick's Athletic	1	Cork City	1	REPORT
April, 12th 2019	League	Cork City	1	St Patrick's Athletic	1	REPORT

Date	Competition	Home Team		Away Team
May, 26th 2023	League	St Patrick's Athletic	2	Dundalk	1	REPORT
May, 19th 2023	League	Shelbourne	0	St Patrick's Athletic	1	REPORT
May, 15th 2023	League	Shamrock Rovers	3	St Patrick's Athletic	2	REPORT
May, 12th 2023	League	St Patrick's Athletic	3	Drogheda United	0	REPORT
May, 5th 2023	League	Cork City	2	St Patrick's Athletic	3	REPORT
May, 1st 2023	League	St Patrick's Athletic	0	Sligo Rovers	1	REPORT
April, 28th 2023	League	Derry City	2	St Patrick's Athletic	0	REPORT
April, 21st 2023	League	St Patrick's Athletic	0	Shamrock Rovers	2	REPORT
April, 14th 2023	League	Bohemians	2	St Patrick's Athletic	3	REPORT
April, 10th 2023	League	Drogheda United	1	St Patrick's Athletic	3	REPORT