St Pat’s reignite Euro challenge after easy win

ST PATRICK’S reignited their European challenge with a convincing victory against 10-man Drogheda whose defeat all but consigns them to the First Division.

The Boynesiders might have been expected to give Pete Mahon’s side a harder test under their new manager Bobby Browne, but in truth they were never at the races and Pat’s didn’t have to move out of second gear to secure the points.

The Inchicore got their noses in front from their first corner of the game on 14 minutes. Derek Doyle swung the ball in left-footed from the right-hand side and Ryan Guy ghosted in at the back post to divert a header in off the bar.