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Irish Independent
5 days ago
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- Irish Independent
Conference League qualifiers: St Pat's suffer early Besiktas barrage in Tallaght as Shamrock Rovers contain Ballkani
Live | St Patrick's Athletic take on the might of Turkish side Besiktas, managed by Manchester United legend Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, while in Kosovo, Shamrock Rovers face Ballkani in tonight's Uefa Conference League third qualifying round first legs. Stephen Kenny's Saints will be up against a stellar Besiktas side at a packed Tallaght Stadium, while Rovers will be aiming to keep their tie alive for next week's second leg at home. Rovers kick-off at 7.30pm Irish time, while St Pat's v Besiktas kicks off at 7.45pm in Tallaght and you can catch all the action here. Uefa Conference League third qualifying round: Ballkani 0 - Shamrock Rovers 0 (7.30pm) (Half-time) Athletic 0 - Besiktas 4 (7.45pm) (46+1 mins) one minute ago Athletic 0 - Besiktas 4 (43 mins) GOAL! Abraham is coolness personified from the penalty spot. Despite the antics of Joseph Anang springing around on the goal-line, the 27-year-old marksman keeps his nerve to send the Saints' goalkeeper the wrong way and roll it into the left corner. 3 minutes ago Athletic 0 - Besiktas 3 (41 mins) NO GOAL! thought they had pulled one back for a second there! Simon Power's corner found it's way to Jamie Lennon who poked it to the net. However, the Slovenian arbiter had blown for a foul on Gabriel Paulista by Joe Redmond. PENALTY! At the other end, Tammy Abraham is fouled by Jamie Lennon just inside the box. He's on for the hattrick don't forget! 7 minutes ago HALF-TIME: Ballkani 0 - Shamrock Rovers 0 Nothing to separate the sides in southern Kosovo this evening. Aside from a couple of half-chances for Ballkani - Sunday Adetunji's being the pick of the bunch - Rovers will be happy enough with that. When in possession, Dylan Watts has been dangerous from set-pieces, while Rory Gaffney and Danny Mandroiu have been effective. One would imagine Stephen Bradley would be happy to take a result back to Dublin next week. 13 minutes ago 45' Danny Mandroiu tries an audacious chip over the Ballkani wall from a freekick. Rory Gaffney almost barges his way through a herd of Ballkani bodies, but the Kosovan club clear their lines. We will have 3 minutes of additional time to play at the end of this first-half. 17 minutes ago 39' OFF THE POST! Just minutes after a Dylan Watts freekick caused chaos in the Ballkani box, the hosts' shot-stopper Adnan Golubovic pulls off a sublime save to deny Dan Cleary from an in-swinging corner. A deft touch directed it onto the base of the post. Ballkani have just lost their centre-half Ivico Batarelo to muscle injury as Bajram Jashanica replaces him. 20 minutes ago Athletic 0 - Besiktas 3 (24 mins) GOAL! The gulf in class is becoming evident in Tallaght now as Besiktas bag their third goal of the evening inside 25 minutes. It's beautiful, one-touch football from the visitors as Joao Mario flicks Orkun Kokcu's pass around the corner for Tammy Abraham. The former Chelsea player muscles Sam Grivosti out of his way and chips it over Anang. 24 minutes ago 33' CLOSE! Ballkani continue to get joy down the right flank as Dan Cleary clears Geralb Smajli's cross out for a corner. The Kosovan club work the set-piece short to Ardit Deliu on the edge of the box, whose effort whistles past the post. Warning signs. 29 minutes ago Athletic 0 - Besiktas 2 (14 mins) GOAL! A second goal for Besiktas as Ernest Muci threads a wonderful ball through to the marauding full-back Jonas Svensson. The Norwegian lifts his head and crosses centrally where Joseph Anang gets a touch to it, but the ball falls kindly for Tammy Abraham who rifles home into an empty net. 32 minutes ago 26' Decent moment for the Hoops as Darragh Nugent digs out a cross for Rory Gaffney in the box. The 35-year-old marksman can't quite extend his neck muscles to get to it. Chance evaporates. 34 minutes ago 24' Ballkani continue to take the game to Shamrock Rovers so far, but they've yet to create a true goal-scoring opportunity since the low cross from Kryeziu to Adetunji. 35 minutes ago Athletic 0 - Besiktas 1 (9 mins) GOAL! The Turkish side have broken the deadlock in Tallaght and it's a soft goal to concede from a Saints perspective. Ernest Muci was given space to run into on the right before pulling a pass across the edge of the 18-yard-box. The ball bobbled into the patch of ex-Benfica and West Ham midfielder Joao Mario who found the net with the aid of a deflection. League of Ireland on Twitter / X 8' | First blood to Beşiktaş. João Mário with the goal for the 0-1 BJK League of Ireland (@LeagueofIreland) August 7, 2025 38 minutes ago Athletic 0 - Besiktas 0 (6 mins) have held their own in Tallaght so far. Besiktas just unleashed their first shtike on goal through Jonas Svensson who stung the palms of Joseph Anang, but a foul was given by the Slovenian arbiter for a push in the back of Jason McClelland. 42 minutes ago 15' SAVE! Ed McGinty is tested again with a powerful effort from right-back Geralb Smajli who tried his luck from range. The 26-year-old gets his body behind it and gathers at the second attempt. A minute later Hoops' skipper Roberto Lopes picks up a yellow card for a hefty challenge. 46 minutes ago 12' CLOSE! Best chance of the game thus far as Almir Kryeziu finds space down the left-hand side of the Hoops rearguard. The Kosovan winger tried to square it for the onrushing Adetunji, but Ed McGinty got a vital touch to redirect the cross. 47 minutes ago Impressive tifo display from St Pat's fans: 50 minutes ago John McKenna and his wife Namu Kwon: 'We're the first Rovers supporters in. Officials here super helpful. Wouldn't take money for letting us in.' 51 minutes ago BESKITAS TEAM NEWS: There's no shortage of talent at Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's disposal as Besiktas roll into town with Mert Gunok getting the nod in goals, while ex-Arsenal centre-half Gabriel Paulista is joined by Jonas Svensson in defence. Orkun Kokcu slots into the double pivot behind Portuguese internationals Rafa Silva and Joao Mario, while ex-Chelsea marksman Tammy Abraham leads the line. Former Arsenal and Liverpool midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is one of few noticeable absentees for the Turkish giants: Beşiktaş JK on Twitter / X BEŞİKTAŞ XI 🦅⬛⬜ @HondaTR Beşiktaş JK (@Besiktas) August 7, 2025 52 minutes ago HERE'S HOW THE SAINTS LINE UP: With a big challenge against Turkish opposition this evening, Stephen Kenny has made three changes from his side that defeated Waterford 2-0 last Sunday. Joseph Anang remains between the posts, while Ryan McLaughlin and Jason McClelland take up full-back positions. Sam Grivosti joins captain Joe Redmond in defence, with an unchanged midfield of Forrester, Lennon and Leavy. Up top, Jake Mulraney and Mason Melia are joined by the incoming Simon Power. Zach Elbouzedi (shoulder) and Romal Palmer are unavailable through injury: St Patrick's Athletic FC on Twitter / X Our Saints to face BeşiktaşChris Forrester comes in for Barry Baggley in our only change from last week's win in Estonia A strong bench includes new boys Darren Robinson & Jordon Garrick & Academy teenagers Kian Quigley & Billy Hayes #StPatsFC 🔴⚪️ St Patrick's Athletic FC (@stpatsfc) August 7, 2025 52 minutes ago 5' Ballkani have been the dominant force so far, with last season's top-scorer Sunday Adetunji causing some problems with his pace in behind the Hoops defence. 56 minutes ago 1' The first-half gets underway in Kosovo! The man in the middle with the whistle this evening is Dmytro Panchyshyn who forms an all-Ukrainian refereeing ticket with assistants Oleksii Myronov and Volodymyr Vysotskyi. It's pretty much the perfect night for football in the town of Suhareka in southern Kosovo. However, the climate is remarkably different for the travelling Hoops players and fans. Temperatures still remain slightly above 22 degrees with little to no breeze and night skies overhead.
The Irish Sun
18-06-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Damien Duff relishing ‘buzz of an All-Ireland derby' vs Linfield while St Pat's heading further afield
DAMIEN DUFF is relishing Shelbourne's Champions League derby with Linfield. But St Pat's will take a step into the unknown when Advertisement 2 Damien Duff's men will welcome Linfield to Tolka Park on July 8 2 Jamie Lennon and St. Patrick's Athletic have been drawn against Lithuanian opposition Shels drew the shortest possible trip when the League of Ireland champions On the Reds' last appearance in the Champions League 20 years ago, they defeated Linfield's Big Two rivals Glentoran 6-2 on aggregate. David Healy will hope his Blues will put up a better show and Duff said: 'It's a brilliant day for everyone at the football club, especially for those who have been through the dark times. 'Players and staff watched the draw together and there is already a great buzz at the prospect of an All-Ireland derby.' Advertisement Read More On Irish Football St Pat's tie may not be quite as appealing with Jamie Lennon admitting he is unfamiliar with their Baltic opponents but says that will not be the case in three weeks' time. Lennon said: 'We obviously don't know too much about them, but come closer to the time, we'll do our work on them.' Shamrock Rovers enter the Conference League at the second round stage - the draw for which is today - as a result of Drogheda United being excluded. The FAI insisted it flagged with Drogheda's owners the Trivela Group that there could be a problem when it took an 80 percent stake in Danish club Silkeborg. Advertisement Most read in Football Live Blog That was after Uefa had flagged the bringing forward of a deadline for action to be taken when two clubs with the same owner could potentially qualify for the same competition, as happened in this instance. Liverpool owners plot takeover of LaLiga club after they part-destroy iconic stadium ahead of stunning rebuild
Irish Daily Mirror
17-06-2025
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- 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.'
RTÉ News
22-05-2025
- Sport
- RTÉ News
St Patrick's Athletic receive suspended partial stadium closure
St Patrick's Athletic have urged fans to restrain from entering the pitch and using pyrotechnics after receiving a suspended partial stadium closure by the the FAI's Disciplinary Control Unit. The Saints beat Cork City 3-2 at Richmond Park last week thanks to two dramatic late goals from Zack Elbouzedi and Jamie Lennon. The turnaround sparked scenes of jubilation, with some supporters spilling onto the field. On Thursday, St Pat's issued a club statement confirming they've been sanctioned. "St Patrick's Athletic have been informed by the FAI Disciplinary Control Unit of a suspended partial stadium closure for the remainder of the 2025 League of Ireland season," it read. "This is due to spectator conduct and pitch encroachments, the most recent of which was at our home game against Cork City on 16th of May. "We have also received substantial fines throughout the season for these incidents. "An incident of a similar nature in the future could result in the enforcement of a partial stadium closure. "Whilst all at the club understand the emotion of scoring a last-minute winner, we remind all spectators that conduct such as pitch encroachments, use of pyrotechnics and the throwing of missiles leads to fines and sanctions for the club." St Pat's host Waterford in the SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division on Friday night.
The Irish Sun
22-05-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
League of Ireland club warned stadium could be partially closed down due to fan celebrations spilling over onto pitch
ST PAT'S face having part of Richmond Park closed down because of the celebrations which followed their last-gasp win over Cork City. Jamie Lennon scored in the fifth minute of injury time to 2 Jamie Lennon's late winner against Cork City sparked wild scenes of celebrations among the home fans 2 Richmond Park could be partially closed down if such a scene occurs again Having taken the lead, the home side fell 2-1 behind before Zach Elbouzedi levelled in the 89th minute before more late drama. The turnaround naturally prompted jubilation among the home fans, some of whom spilled onto the pitch to share the moment with It was the latest such incident and the club will now spend the rest of the season with the threat of having part of the ground shut down if there are repeated offences. In a statement, the Incicore outfit said: 'St Patrick's Athletic have been informed by the FAI Disciplinary Control Unit of a suspended partial stadium closure for the remainder of the 2025 League of Ireland season. Read More On Irish Football 'This is due to spectator conduct and pitch encroachments, the most recent of which was at our home game against Cork City on 16th of May. 'We have also received substantial fines throughout the season for these incidents. 'An incident of a similar nature in the future could result in the enforcement of a partial stadium closure. 'Whilst all at the club understand the emotion of scoring a last-minute winner, we remind all spectators that conduct such as pitch encroachments, use of pyrotechnics and the throwing of missiles leads to fines and sanctions for the club.' Most read in Football St Pat's are not the first club to be hit in the pocket and warned because of such incidents with Bohemians - who have developed a habit of scoring late winners - In it, Bos wrote: 'We unfortunately have cause to remind all attending Bohemians games, home or away, that encroachments onto the pitch are strictly forbidden and anyone identified as doing so faces sanction and being banned from future games. 'That's for you, son' - James Maddison brutally digs out Roy Keane in savage interview after Europa League final, CBSSportsGolazo 'The club has once again come under scrutiny from both the FAI and An Garda Síochána for pitch invasions, which have resulted in costly fines and sanctions, as well as additional security costs. 'We all appreciate the emotion of late winners and nobody at the club wishes to be scolding our supporters, the overwhelming majority of whom have helped generate a great atmosphere this season and have got behind the team vocally and in the right way. 'But encroachments onto the pitch and invading players' space in their place of work cannot continue - neither can the repeated fines or additional security costs, which are a terrible waste of the club's finite resources.'
