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Cork City vs St Patrick's Athletic

A late Mark Doyle header made sure that St Patrick's Athletic kept up with the pace at the top of the table by giving the team a 1-0 win over Cork City at Turner's Cross.

That came from a Jamie Lennon cross sent in at the 79th minute during a period that seemed like the home side had adapted to the dismissal of John O'Donovan earlier in the half.

While the spectre that haunted the game was an upcoming FAI Cup semi-final between these two clubs - City were focused on just getting a result after a week that saw back-to-back losses and Richie Holland take over as head coach.

The team were set up in a 4-4-2 formation and the wide players exploited space at the back; and that allowed Ruairi Keating to shoot inside the area with less than a minute on the clock.

Nothing came out of this; just like when a cross was dropped at the feet of Cian Murphy. It was two quick-fire moments that seemed to show a new level of intensity in the home side's play.

The best thing that St Pat's put together was from a free-kick and Ollie Byrne punched this away.

City continued to get forward and create chances in the final third, but none of these caused any fuss to an organised Saints' back-line that was marshalled by Joe Redmond.

The first time the defender was called into action was to cover Jamie Lennon and the pair worked together to force Keating into a hasty shot that went out for a goal-kick.

The Saints were left without a shot on target in the first half, and that pattern continued after the break.

A Lennon chance summed up their night as he messed up his first touch on the edge of the area and that allowed Murphy to break.

Fortunately for St Pat's - the striker's first touch let him down in a two against one situation and that allowed the Dubliners to get the ball back.

Just as City began to establish some sense of dominance in the fixture, O'Donovan was sent off after he received a second yellow card.

The space that opened up allowed St Pat's to get their first shot on target; and Chris Forrester had to watch as Byrne got to this.

They clinched the points with Lennon's cross that Doyle headed in at the near post in the 78th minute.

There was a late push for an equaliser by the home side but this was in vain as St Pat's hung on to get the result.

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Date	Competition	Home Team		Away Team
October, 8th 2023	FaiCup	Cork City	0	St Patrick's Athletic	2	REPORT
September, 29th 2023	League	Cork City	0	St Patrick's Athletic	1	REPORT
May, 5th 2023	League	Cork City	2	St Patrick's Athletic	3	REPORT
August, 27th 2021	FaiCup	Cork City	1	St Patrick's Athletic	1	REPORT
October, 3rd 2020	League	Cork City	1	St Patrick's Athletic	2	REPORT
August, 2nd 2019	League	Cork City	0	St Patrick's Athletic	1	REPORT
April, 12th 2019	League	Cork City	1	St Patrick's Athletic	1	REPORT
August, 19th 2018	League	Cork City	1	St Patrick's Athletic	1	REPORT
April, 13th 2018	League	Cork City	1	St Patrick's Athletic	0	REPORT
July, 9th 2017	League	Cork City	1	St Patrick's Athletic	0	REPORT

Date	Competition	Home Team		Away Team
November, 12th 2023	FaiCup	Bohemians	1	St Patrick's Athletic	3	REPORT
November, 3rd 2023	League	Derry City	3	St Patrick's Athletic	0	REPORT
October, 20th 2023	League	Bohemians	0	St Patrick's Athletic	2	REPORT
October, 8th 2023	FaiCup	Cork City	0	St Patrick's Athletic	2	REPORT
September, 29th 2023	League	Cork City	0	St Patrick's Athletic	1	REPORT
September, 15th 2023	FaiCup	Finn Harps	1	St Patrick's Athletic	2	REPORT
September, 9th 2023	Friendly	St Patrick's Athletic XI	0	LOI XI	0	REPORT
September, 1st 2023	League	Shelbourne	2	St Patrick's Athletic	1	REPORT
August, 25th 2023	League	UCD	0	St Patrick's Athletic	1	REPORT
August, 20th 2023	FaiCup	Derry City	0	St Patrick's Athletic	0	REPORT

Date	Competition	Home Team		Away Team
October, 8th 2023	FaiCup	Cork City	0	St Patrick's Athletic	2	REPORT
September, 29th 2023	League	Cork City	0	St Patrick's Athletic	1	REPORT
July, 7th 2023	League	St Patrick's Athletic	1	Cork City	1	REPORT
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

Date	Competition	Home Team		Away Team
November, 3rd 2023	League	Derry City	3	St Patrick's Athletic	0	REPORT
October, 27th 2023	League	St Patrick's Athletic	0	Shamrock Rovers	2	REPORT
October, 23rd 2023	League	St Patrick's Athletic	1	Sligo Rovers	0	REPORT
October, 20th 2023	League	Bohemians	0	St Patrick's Athletic	2	REPORT
September, 29th 2023	League	Cork City	0	St Patrick's Athletic	1	REPORT
September, 25th 2023	League	St Patrick's Athletic	1	Drogheda United	2	REPORT
September, 22nd 2023	League	St Patrick's Athletic	3	Dundalk	1	REPORT
September, 1st 2023	League	Shelbourne	2	St Patrick's Athletic	1	REPORT
August, 25th 2023	League	UCD	0	St Patrick's Athletic	1	REPORT
August, 11th 2023	League	St Patrick's Athletic	0	Bohemians	0	REPORT

Match Info

Date: 29/09/2023
Time: 7:45pm
Competition: League
Venue: Turners Cross

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Referee: Oliver Moran

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