Clinical Pat’s crush Crumlin

JAKE CARROLL scored a brilliant first goal for the club in a man-of-the-match display as St Patrick’s eased past neighbours Crumlin at Richmond Park.

Cruising 2-0 up against 10 men, teenager Carroll sealed it for St Patrick’s on 66 minutes when his direct from free-kick from all of 25 yards gave Crumlin keeper Dave Meehan no chance as it arrowed into his top right corner.

The Saints craved an early goal and on 16 minutes scored from their fourth corner of the game.

Jordan Keegan’s deep delivery hit the back post where central defender Brian Shortall arrived to score with a stooping header.

Pat’s doubled their lead on 33 minutes. Dave Pender swept the ball wide to Anto Murphy, whose precise cross was crashed to the net by David McMillan.

Any hope of Crumlin getting back into the game all but ended on 59 minutes when striker Danny Loughran was shown a straight red card for a lunging challenge on St Pat’s substitute Sean Stewart.

CRUMLIN UNITED: Meehan; Griffin, McCabe, Sherlock (Cooney, 80), Redmond; Larkin (O‘Connor, 80), Kelly, Doolin, McGreal (Douglas, 67); Griffiths, Loughran.

ST. PATRICK’S ATHLETIC: Bennion; Pender (Stewart, 47), E. McMillan (Bermingham, 78), Shortall (Crowley, 65), Carroll; Murphy, McFaul, Mulcahy, Keegan; D. McMillan, Daly.

Referee: Neil Doyle (Dublin).