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Hard-Fought Draw Between St Patrick’s Athl. and Waterford in Dublin
A match played at Richmond Park, Dublin, ended in a draw after a contest filled with cards and goals. St Patrick’s Athl. dominated possession with 66%, generating a total of 24 shots, 10 of which were on target. However, effectiveness wasn’t entirely on their side. M. Melia opened the scoring for the home side in the 40th minute, assisted by J. McClelland. But Waterford responded quickly, leveling the score in the 45th minute with a goal by R. Burke, assisted by C. Noonan.
The match was intense and reflected in the yellow cards. N. Bakboord of Waterford was cautioned in the 33rd minute, followed by T. Grivosti of St Patrick’s Athl. in the 39th. In the second half, Waterford accumulated three more cautions for D. Leahy (73′), M. Smith (82′) and K. Radkowski (85′). St Patrick’s Athl. also committed more fouls (8 against Waterford’s 11) but fewer cautions. Despite dominating possession and shots, St Patrick’s Athl. could not convert the advantage into a victory, leaving the final score in a draw that reflected the equality in effort and determination of both teams. Waterford, with less possession, took advantage of their opportunities to take a valuable point from Dublin.
Substitutions st patrick’s athl.: at minute 59 S. Power came in and J. Garrick went out., at minute 71 C. Forrester came in and J. Mulraney went out., at minute 71 B. Baggley came in and R. Palmer went out., at minute 82 K. Leavy came in and A. Keena went out.
Substitutions waterford: at minute 64 N. Bakboord came in and M. Smith went out., at minute 64 J. Dempsey came in and K. White went out., at minute 70 S. Glenfield came in and D. McMenamy went out., at minute 82 T. Lonergan came in and T. Coyle went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
St Patrick’s Athl.
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