John Martin’s 33rd-minute strike was enough to edge out St Patrick’s Athletic 1-0 at Tolka Park.
David Sneyd reports from Tolka Park Shelbourne 1 St Patrick’s Athletic 0 THIS WAS EXACTLY what Shelbourne needed.One was all it took as St Patrick’s Athletic showed little in the way of responding.The Shels boss thrives off it as he sets about delivering a league title at Tolka Park but his players needed a moment, any kind of moment, to not just spark into life but slowly rebuild fading confidence as a result of five games without a win.
Will Jarvis woke from his slumber on the left side to meander into the box, work the space with quick feet and fire a shot straight into the hands of Danny Rogers.Seconds later, JJ Lunney strode onto a ball in the midfield and fired a fierce drive from a central area 30 yards out that stung the hands of Rogers to force a corner.
Duff, perhaps still frustrated at what he had watched until that point, stood motionless by the bench with his arms folded. The performance of Mark Coyle in the middle would have at least provided some comfort, the Shels captain returning from injury and putting in a shift that led by example. He made the right decisions in possession, protected the ball when he had to and was first to most things in the heat of battle.
Duff also brought on Sean Boyd for goalscorer Martin and as the game entered the final quarter Jarvis should have made sure of the points when he took control of a wayward Rogers pass out from the back. By the time five minutes of added time were shown by the fourth official the game was still in the balance.
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