16-05-2025
Jamie Lennon bags injury time winner as St Patrick's Athletic snatch dramatic victory over Cork City in thriller
ST Pat's left it late to earn a dramatic win against a brave Cork City side.
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Jamie Lennon of St Patrick's Athletic scored the second of two injury time goals for St Pat's
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Lennon bagged the late winner in front of Ireland boss Heimir Hallgrimsson
There was still time for Jamie Lennon to find a 96th minute winner in the season of late goals with Irish boss
It took until just before a quarter of an hour to have the first clear chance at goal, and it led to the opener as
The visitors had been through a tumultuous week beginning with Tim Clancy leaving his role following the defeat to Derry City, but things were looking up with the exciting announcement of Gerard Nash on Thursday.
The 38-year-old Leixlip native had just flown into Dublin from Sweden on the day of the game and watched on from the stands as Liam Kearney took charge
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Despite missing star-man Chris Forrester through injury, the home side really should have doubled their lead.
Mulraney spurned a one-on-one having been released in behind by Kian Leavy, and Aidan Keena went agonisingly close with a powerful strike from outside the area.
Another star in the making Cathal O'Sullivan almost levelled before the break making a clever run from out to in but was eventually crowded out.
It was a case of cometh the hour, cometh the man as
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Both Melia and Kitt Nelson exchanged gilt-edged chances to get in front but on both occasions saw their efforts narrowly miss the near post.
With a quarter of an hour remaining the game flipped on its head when Al-Amin's poor first touch allowed substitute Milan Mbeng to race clear down the right.
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The Frenchman shaped to cross before cutting inside, with the recovering Kazeem adjudged to have handled the ball as he slid to block.
Seani Maguire was calmness personified as showed all his experience he slotted the ball into the bottom corner to complete the turnaround.
With time running out, SImon Power burst down the left before drilling across the box to Elbouzedi who finished from close range to salvage a point, and deep into injury time Jamie Lennon smashed home the winner, prompting a pitch invasion as Inchicore erupted.
St. Patrick's Athletic
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Cork City 2
SUN STAR MAN:
Jamie Lennon (St. Patrick's Athletic)
St. Patrick's Athletic:
Anang 7; Sjoberg 7, Redmond 7 (Grivosti 6, 71'), Hoare 7, Kazeem 7; Leavy 7 (Kavanagh 7, 36), Lennon 9, Baggley 7 (McClelland 6, 78'), Mulraney 7 (Power 7, 77'); Keena 7 (Elbouzedi 7, 71'), Melia 8
Subs not used:
Rogers, Carty, R. McLoughlin, Turner
Cork City:
Troost 7; Nevin 7 (Mbeng 6, 71'), Anderson 7, Lyons 8, Kiernan 7; Fitzpatrick 7 (Bolger 7, 57'), S. Murray 7, E. McLoughlin 7 (Maguire 8, 71'); O'Sullivan 8, Nelson 7, Daniels 7
Subs not used:
Brann, Dalton, M. Murray, Skieters, Honohan, McCormick
Referee:
Paul Norton (Dublin) 6
