Not today! Was the motto
utilized by a fighting Saint Patrick’s Athletic squad, determined to keep its
ground in front of its followers, at Richmond Park Stadium.
It was a match for the
ages and for top honor, whenever these two squads play in the always celebrated
Dublin Derby.
As the SSE-
Airtricity League of the Republic of Ireland, is almost nearing its closing
stages, many of its squads are feeling the need of making it as an all-around
statement.
With the lads of
Inchicore in the Cumann Peile Lúthchleas
Phádraig Naofa or St.
Pats facing their other side arch rivals Cumann
Peile Ruagairí na Seamróige
or better known as the Shamrock Rovers.
You know it’s going
to be a contested event in its entirety, with two titans seeking the ultimate
of glories, as the Rovers really made their presence felt with an early play
for the go ahead goal in the 3rd minute of play.
Looking good but at times,
the Hoops saw a furious Pats creating opportunities all along the match until the
equalizer goal in the 60th minute for what became the final score of
the match.
And although the locals
playing as its nickname Super Saints, they couldn’t capitalize for the win and
three points that would it been of gold, still they locked their qualification for
the UEFA Europa League.
For the Shamrock
Rovers it’s now or never to maintain their hold on fourth place and hold tight on
the last position and dispute in next year the eliminations rounds of the UEFA
Europa League tourney.
A tough campaign it
has been for the Rovers and its current manager Pat Fenlon, looking to finish
in a higher position with 5 matches left and rivals of the likes of Dundalk
United to play them twice, Limerick UCD and Bray Wanderers.
On the other side of the
coin, the Pats Manager Liam Buckley, still has his hopes high of netting once
again the league cup for back to back wins, if not, his last hope for a shield
relies on the FAI Ford Cup, where they will face a determined Finn Harp’s for its pass to the final’s.
Still the Saints need
to march in the last matches of the SSE Campaign with four matches left and
facing resurgent Bohemians, Drogheda United, Athlone Town and the Bit O’ Red
Sligo Rovers.
It doesn’t come easy
for these two, at the end this match will stay forever in the annals of Irish
football history as the most fought of and competed for the points between
these two Dublin squads.
Personally, I think
that both squads deserve the win as well the draw for their continuously display
of passion and out of sight performances from both their initial elevens and
subs, indeed, it was as an awesome Dublin Derby!
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