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The Irish Sun
2 days ago
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Galway United shock St Patrick's Athletic in Premier Division on another disappointing night for Stephen Kenny's men
AFTER being Shels-shocked at home on Monday, Stephen Kenny and St Pat's were stunned by Galway United in Eamonn Deacy Park. The home team won all the battles around the park and could have had more in a rampant first half. Advertisement 2 Galway Utd beat St Patrick's Athletic Credit: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile 2 It was another disappointing night for St Pat's Credit: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile They got big performances all over the pitch. Evan Watts, Jeannot Eusa and Patrick Hickey have all impressed this year and were excellent on a brilliant night for their team. If it was Galway's best night of 2025, it must have been the worst of a disappointing season for Pat's. They looked out of it after only 11 minutes. Two howlers from the visitors gave United a dream start. Keeper Watts bombed a kickout 80 yards. Advertisement Read More on League of Ireland It was a pass to Ed McCarthy who was all on his own — and he shot home with class for 1-0 after two minutes. David Hurley did his best Joseph Anang botched a clearance. It fell at the Cork man's feet and he curled from 60 yards into an empty net. It could have been worse as the home team dominated and came close again and again. Pat's finally settled and Mason Melia brought a brilliant save from Watts. Advertisement Most read in Football Exclusive Gossip Two minutes later, Simon Power finished a lovely move with a classy finish to give the Inchicore side hope. But it was short-lived. A quality corner from Hurley was nodded in by Rob Slevin in the 35th minute. Watch Stephen Kenny's one-liner aimed at son Eoin after he scored for Dundalk against St Patrick's Athletic The Tribe deserved the two-goal lead. Saints were better in the second half. Seán Hoare brought calm when he came on. Advertisement Power started to get on top of Esua, a hard thing to do. Melia thought he did enough to win a penalty. So did the Pat's bench but the man that mattered, Rob Harvey, waved play on. Brandon Kavanagh and Chris Forrester came off the bench. Both looked lively. Kavanagh lined up a couple of frees from the edge of the box in the last ten minutes. Watts saved both. The second save was outstanding. Advertisement From the corner that followed, the young Welsh stopper saved brilliantly again. Even though Kenny's men got seven additional minutes to chase a goal, United were the ones who attacked. And they saw it out easily for a big three points. SUN STAR MAN Advertisement Evan Watts (Galway) GALWAY UNITED : Watts 9; Esua 8, Buckley 7, Slevin 8, Cunningham 7 (Burns 81, 5); Hurley 8 (McCormack 90, 5), Borden 7 (Walsh 90, 5), Byrne 7, Hickey 8, McCarthy 7 (Brouder 90, 5); Dyer 7 (Shaw 70, 6). ST PATRICK'S ATHLETIC : Anang 5; Sjoberg 6 (Kavanagh 70, 7), Redmond 6, Grivosti 4 (Hoare 45, 7), McLelland 6; Elbouzedi 6, Lennon 7, Baggley 6 (Carty 82, 5), Power 8; Melia 7, Keena 6 (Forrester 70, 6). REFEREE : R Harvey (Dublin) 7. Advertisement
The 42
2 days ago
- Sport
- The 42
Galway outmuscle St Pat's as Kenny's side continue to struggle for consistency
Galway United 3 St Patrick's Athletic 1 UP BY THE Terryland Waterworks, St Patrick's Athletic stuttering season plumbed new depths as they were overrun in the early running by a sharper, hungrier Galway United. The home team dominated physically, territorially and aerially and dictated the terms early. They also benefited from two early lapses in the first 11 minutes. In the third minute, Evan Watts launched an 80-yard kick-out. Ed McCarthy had time to control on the edge of the box, turn, shoot and score before Joe Redmond or Tom Grivosti could muster a response. Advertisement Galway United fans. Evan Logan / INPHO Evan Logan / INPHO / INPHO It was a deflating start. After being outthought, the visitors were then outfought. A second error compounded the problems. Joseph Anang was a long way out when he smashed a clearance off David Hurley. The Corkonian picked it up in his own half on the right and curled beautifully into an empty net. After weathering some more nervy moments, Pat's started to play some ball after a half an hour. Simon Power had one back after some beautiful interplay. The basics deserted them again shortly after, when Rob Slevin glanced in a header from a corner largely unopposed. It was a wild first, but a more sedate second. The reduction in tempo suited the visitors who showed the superiority of their passing after the turnaround. Power was direct on the left and caused plenty of problems. Jamie Lennon, who carried the fight in midfield, was close from outside the box. John Caulfield. Sean Hoare made a difference, being combative against Moses Dyer and then Malcolm Shaw. Melia was busy and could have had a penalty as the game entered the final quarter. Watts was brilliant in the final quarter, making two top saves from Brandon Kavanagh and Hoare. Either effort could have made things awkward. As it happened, United finished strongly, finishing a famous night for them in style. Galway United: Watts; Esua, Buckley, Slevin, Cunningham (Burns 81); Hurley (McCormack 90), Borden (Walsh 90), Byrne, Hickey, McCarthy (Brouder 90); Dyer (Shaw 70) St Patrick's Athletic: Anang; Sjoberg (Kavanagh 70), Redmond, Grivosti (Hoare 45), McLelland; Elbouzedi, Lennon, Baggley (Carty 82), Power; Melia, Keena (Forrester 70) Ref: R Harvey
Irish Daily Mirror
5 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Daily Mirror
‘Something we'd like to rectify this year' - St Pat's ace reacts to Euro draw
Jamie Lennon has opened up about the pain of narrowly missing out on league phase football in Europe last year - and a desire to 'rectify' that this time around. However, the St Patrick's Athletic midfielder insisted that no one would be taking their eye off the challenges that lie ahead of any potential bid to create a piece of club history. First up, they must overcome Lithuanian side FC Hagelmann - a 16-year-old club with just one tie behind them in Europe so far, and that was a 5-0 thumping at the hands of North Macedonian side Shkupi two years ago. Commenting on the ambition to go further into Europe than ever before, Lennon pointed to the heartache last year, when Pat's lost narrowly to Turkish side Istanbul Basaksehir in the play-off round. 'You can't look too far into the future,' he said, 'but I speak on behalf of all the players when I say you remember the feeling coming off the pitch in Turkey last year. Click this link or scan the QR code to receive the latest League of Ireland news and top stories from the Irish Mirror. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice. 'It was a real disappointment, you were so close to becoming the first team in the club's history to reach the group stages. 'It's something we'd like to rectify this year if we can, but it's one step at a time.' Pat's still have four league games to play - against Galway United, Derry City, Cork City and Bohemians, before they kick off their European campaign. So all eyes are on improving their domestic form before they turn their attention to learning some more about their Lithuanian opponents. 'It's an exciting draw,' Lennon said. 'At this time of year you are wondering who and where you are going to be playing in Europe. 'We obviously don't know too much about them, but come closer to the time we'll do our work on them. 'We've got a lot of games between now and then where we need to try to pick up results, but it's something we are looking forward to. 'We treat every game the same and when Europe comes around it's going to be different playing against players you have never played against before; different style, different system. But it's a good challenge. 'But, like I said, we have a lot of games between now and then and we want to try to pick up as many points as we can, so our confidence will be high going into the European game.' Last year, Stephen Kenny's side used their European form to help turn around results on the home front - and Lennon is hopeful that they can repeat that. 'It was a big moment in our season last year, a big home European game after some disappointing results, going out in the cup and things like that,' he said. 'That really kicked us on for the rest of the season and set the standard of what we needed in the last nine games of the league season. 'Hopefully we can do the same this year, but it's a draw we are excited for, Europe is always what you want to play in as a player in this league, and when the time comes around it's really exciting.'
Irish Times
5 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Times
Shelbourne to face Linfield in Champions League qualifiers in July
League of Ireland champions Shelbourne will play Linfield in an all-island clash in the first round of the Champions League qualifiers in July. Damien Duff's side will host the NIFL Premiership champions in Dublin on the 8th or 9th of July, with the return leg set for the following week at Windsor Park in Belfast on the 15th or 16th. This is the second successive year where the champions of the Irish and Northern Irish leagues have faced off in European competition, with Shamrock Rovers beating Larne 4-1 in Windsor Park in the Uefa Conference League last October. Linfield went into the draw as one of the seeded teams, as a result of their previous record in the competition. READ MORE It is the Blues' 15th appearance in the Champions League qualifying rounds this century. They also hold the record for the longest European run by an Irish team, with a quarter-final exit in the 1966/67 European Cup. Meanwhile, Shels were unseeded, having not played in the Champions League qualifiers since the 2005/06 season. In Europe last season, Linfield lost to Icelandic side Stjarnan FC 4-3 on aggregate in the Conference League first round. Shelbourne lost 3-0 to Switzerland's FC Zurich in the second round of the same competition. The teams were paired together in the draw at Uefa's HQ in Nyon, Switzerland, where the Conference League draw also took place. St Patrick's Athletic are set to face Lithuanian side FC Hemmelberg in the first qualifying round of that competition. Hemmelberg finished second in the A Lyga, Lithuania's top flight last season. They are currently in the same spot, but only behind on goal difference. Although only founded in 2009, this is their second season in European competition, having lost 5-0 on aggregate to KF Shkupi of Macedonia last year. Shamrock Rovers benefited from Drogheda's bad fortune, following the Court of Arbitration for Sport's decision to uphold Uefa's removal of the FAI Cup winners from the Conference League. The league leaders have been moved into the second round draw for the competition, which will take place on Wednesday. Rovers finished 10th in the league phase of the Conference League and were knocked out in the next round by Molde FK on penalties. They earned over €6 million through their performances in Europe last year, all the Irish teams in continental competition looking to follow suit.
Irish Independent
5 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Independent
St Patrick's Athletic to face Lithuanian side Hegelmann in Europa Conference League
St Patrick's Athletic have landed Lithuanian side Hegelmann in the first qualifying round of the Europa Conference League.
