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Drogheda United vs St Patrick's Athletic

The sides couldn't be separated as Drogheda United and St Patrick's Athletic played out a scoreless, but hardly a bore, draw to leave both sides towards the foot of the table.

Almost exactly two years to the day since the last draw between the sides – eight league meetings ago – there wasn't to be a goal to settle the match at Weavers Park.

This stalemate doesn't do much for either sides early season predicament. It was reasonable to wonder what kind of impact St Pat's St Patrick's weekend jaunt to the United States would do for them.

Perhaps, it would provide a much-needed tonic following a run of four defeats in their opening six games.

A Stateside trip isn't something Kevin Doherty can likely envisage his part-time outfit enjoying any time soon and his team will feel, as was the case against Sligo Rovers two weeks ago, that they left points behind once again.

Lincoln City loanee Oisin Gallagher headed wide from Evan Weir's early free kick and Adam Foley met Darragh Markey's cross but his header was off target.

It wasn't until five minutes before the break that Pat's when close. Jamie Lennon played in Chris Forrester but teen goalkeeper Andrew Wogan's outstretched left leg denied him a 13th career goal against the Drogs.

The Saints will have rued their inability to even test the young Drogheda shotstopper when they broke away moments before the break.

Jake Mulraney stole the ball from Gary Deegan high up field and sped away. He evaded Luke Heeney's challenge and found Brandon Kavanagh. But before he could transfer the ball to the available Kian Leavy, he was smothered out.

Leavy was Pat's standout player in the opening 45 minutes. He dribbled with the ball from the edge of his one penalty area to the other, sidestepping multiple Drogheda players en route. Nothing came of it though as his team's threat was lacking.

The hosts went close to taking the lead when Warren Davis cut in from the left and curled an effort goalwards. His shot would have nestled inside the post where it not for the intervention of Forrester, who headed off the line. Foley slashed at the rebound when composure was called for.

Davis was denied again when Danny Rogers made a point blank save from his header in the six-yard box. And Pat's went close when Evan Weir cleared off the line from sub Alex Nolan.

There was still time for newly capped Haitian international Frantz Pierrot to make an impact, but not a goalscoring one. He saw two efforts saved by Rogers late in the game as the home side pressed hard for a winner.

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Date	Competition	Home Team		Away Team
June, 7th 2024	League	Drogheda United	0	St Patrick's Athletic	0	REPORT
March, 29th 2024	League	Drogheda United	0	St Patrick's Athletic	0	REPORT
June, 9th 2023	League	Drogheda United	2	St Patrick's Athletic	1	REPORT
April, 10th 2023	League	Drogheda United	1	St Patrick's Athletic	3	REPORT

Date	Competition	Home Team		Away Team
July, 21st 2024	FaiCup	Derry City	3	St Patrick's Athletic	0	REPORT
July, 4th 2024	League	Waterford	1	St Patrick's Athletic	0	REPORT
June, 7th 2024	League	Drogheda United	0	St Patrick's Athletic	0	REPORT
May, 27th 2024	LeinsterSnrCup	Bray Wanderers	0	St Patrick's Athletic	3	REPORT
May, 24th 2024	League	Bohemians	2	St Patrick's Athletic	2	REPORT
May, 10th 2024	League	Shamrock Rovers	2	St Patrick's Athletic	2	REPORT
May, 6th 2024	League	Sligo Rovers	1	St Patrick's Athletic	0	REPORT
April, 26th 2024	League	Shelbourne	1	St Patrick's Athletic	0	REPORT
April, 22nd 2024	League	Derry City	3	St Patrick's Athletic	1	REPORT
April, 12th 2024	League	Dundalk	0	St Patrick's Athletic	0	REPORT

Date	Competition	Home Team		Away Team
June, 7th 2024	League	Drogheda United	0	St Patrick's Athletic	0	REPORT
May, 3rd 2024	League	St Patrick's Athletic	1	Drogheda United	0	REPORT
March, 29th 2024	League	Drogheda United	0	St Patrick's Athletic	0	REPORT
January, 26th 2024	Friendly	Drogheda United	0	St Patrick's Athletic	0	REPORT
September, 25th 2023	League	St Patrick's Athletic	1	Drogheda United	2	REPORT
June, 9th 2023	League	Drogheda United	2	St Patrick's Athletic	1	REPORT
May, 12th 2023	League	St Patrick's Athletic	3	Drogheda United	0	REPORT
April, 10th 2023	League	Drogheda United	1	St Patrick's Athletic	3	REPORT
September, 9th 2022	League	Drogheda United	0	St Patrick's Athletic	2	REPORT
July, 1st 2022	League	St Patrick's Athletic	3	Drogheda United	0	REPORT

Date	Competition	Home Team		Away Team
July, 4th 2024	League	Waterford	1	St Patrick's Athletic	0	REPORT
June, 28th 2024	League	St Patrick's Athletic	0	Bohemians	0	REPORT
June, 13th 2024	League	St Patrick's Athletic	2	Shamrock Rovers	1	REPORT
June, 7th 2024	League	Drogheda United	0	St Patrick's Athletic	0	REPORT
June, 3rd 2024	League	St Patrick's Athletic	2	Dundalk	3	REPORT
May, 31st 2024	League	St Patrick's Athletic	2	Galway United	1	REPORT
May, 24th 2024	League	Bohemians	2	St Patrick's Athletic	2	REPORT
May, 20th 2024	League	St Patrick's Athletic	1	Shelbourne	2	REPORT
May, 17th 2024	League	St Patrick's Athletic	0	Derry City	1	REPORT
May, 10th 2024	League	Shamrock Rovers	2	St Patrick's Athletic	2	REPORT

Match Info

Date: 29/03/2024
Time: 7:45pm
Competition: League
Venue: Weavers Park

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Referee: Kevin O'Sullivan

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