Stephen Kenny’s side emerged victorious in game where Sabah went down to 10 men
Uefa Conference League third qualifying round second leg: Sabah 0 St Patrick’s Athletic 1 have progressed to the main path playoff round of the Uefa Conference League after securing a 2-0 aggregate triumph over 10-man Sabah at Alinja Stadium in Baku this evening.
Thanks to Romal Palmer’s 35th-minute goal at Richmond Park seven days earlier, Pat’s held the upper hand coming into their quick reunion with the Azerbaijan Premier League outfit. While a much-changed Saints team secured a draw away to Galway United in the SSE Airtricity Men’s Premier Division last Sunday, the only alteration from the starting line-up for the first leg was the inclusion of teenage starlet Mason Melia at the expense of Aidan Keena.
Pavol Safranko also fired wide of the target moments later, but Pat’s subsequently received a major boost in the 27th minute of the action. The south Dubliners had gained a numerical advantage in Inchicore last week when Ivan Lepinjica was sent off in the early stages of the second half and Sabah were once again reduced to 10 after Soufiane Chakla was red carded for fouling Palmer as he was looking to break away on goal.
Indeed, despite Sabah’s Joy-Lance Mickels testing the resolve of Anang from distance, the Inchicore men had one foot in the play-off round by breaking the deadlock on the night just three minutes into the second half.
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