St Patrick's Athletic manager Jon Daly praised his side's resilience after their Sports Direct FAI Cup triumph over Bohemians this afternoon.
St Patrick's Athletic manager Jon Daly praised his side's resilience after their Sports Direct FAI Cup triumph over Bohemians this afternoon.
Tommy Lonergan put the icing on the cake inside the last five minutes to hand Daly a first trophy in his six-month stint on the Emmet Road."It would have been very, very easy, in front of a massive crowd, to get into their shell but I think they stood up to it and got themselves back in off a set-play.
— RTÉ Sport November 12, 2023 Bohs had plenty of chances through the game, as Jordan Flores forced a good save out of Dean Lyness, before seeing a free-kick clip the edge of the post as they chased the game."We knew going into the game, Afolabi, Connolly, Grant and Clarke especially are massive players for Bohs. If you can stop them you give yourself the best chance of winning the game.
"I probably wasn't going to make that change first," he said of bringing on 16-year-old Melia, who signed a new three-year deal this week. "Alex Nolan was different class and Tommy Lonergan coming on to score a fantastic goal to seal it, and knock the wind out of Bohs' sails. When that goal goes in all the Bohs players are on their knees and it looks as if they've accepted it.
The Derry native was particularly irked at the way they defended free-kicks, with two of Pat's goals coming from them."We prepared well all week and I thought we came into it with a real opportunity. We didn't work hard enough in the first half, especially when we took the lead. Redmond and Norman dictated the game, and we played at their tempo, after we scored.
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