Derry City face an uphill task if they are to secure their first league away win of the season as they trail defending champions 3-0 at half-time in their SSE Premier Division clash at Richmond Park.
Gerard Doherty: beaten three times.
Three goals in ten minute period looks to have secured the three points for the home side who are full value for their three-goal half-time lead.
Derry were put on the back foot from the kick-off and it was no surprise when Christy Fagan put Pat’s ahead in the 13th minute when he beat Gerard Doherty with a low left-footed shot in the 13th minute.
Pat’s doubled their lead six minutes later when a Keith Fahey effort was cleared off the line by Ryan McBride only for the ball to rebound of Fagan into the net.
Conan Byrne put the home side firmly in control when he rose to head home a Killian Brennan corner in the 23rd minute.
St Patrick’s Athletic: Brendan Clarke, Kenny Browne, Ian Bermingham Sean Hoare, Ger O’Brien, Chris Forrester, Keith Fahey, James Chambers, Conan Byrne, Killian Brennan, Christy Fagan.
Substitutes: Lorcan Fitzgerald, Greg Bolger, Rene Gilmartin, Daryl Kavanagh, Lee Lynch, Conor McCormack, Mark Quigley.
Derry City: Gerard Doherty, Shane McEleney, Ryan McBride, Dean Jarvis, Aaron Barry, Danny Ventre, Barry Molloy, Barry McNamee, Patrick McEleney, Michael Duffy, Rory Patterson.
Substitutes: Michael Lynch, Joshua Tracey, Tony McNamee, Jon Paul McGovern, Ryan Curran, Roddy Collins Jr, Nathan Boyle.
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Airtricity Premiership
Bohemians 0 Dundalk (Horgan 8) 1
Cork City o Athlone Town 0
Drogheda United (O’Brien 29) 1 Limerick FC (Galbraith 9, McManus 23, Duggan 31) 3
UCD 0 Bray Wanderers 0
Airtricity First Division
Waterford United (Kiely 22) 1 Cobh Ramblers 0
Shelbourne (Keegan 22, Coughlan 35) 2 Galway FC (Walsh 3, Conneely 26) 2
Wexford Youths (Molloy 12) 1 Finn Harps 0
Longford Town (O’Sullivan 16, Shaw 41, Shannon 44) 2 Shamrock Rovers B 0
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