Russell rush of blood costs Pat’s

Joe Gormley’s second-half goal saw Cliftonville dump St Patrick’s Athletic out of the Setanta Sports Cup last night.

Tue, 21 Feb, 2012 - 00:00

St Patrick’s Athletic 0 Cliftonville 1 (Cliftonville win 2-0 on agg) Paul Buttner

In the proverbial game of two halves, St. Pat’s completely dominated the opening 45 minutes as they chased the 1-0 deficit from the first leg.

However, Cliftonville were much the better side in the second half, and the game turned when John Russell was dismissed for a two-footed tackle on Ciaran Caldwell on 65 minutes.

Joe Gormley then pounced on a loose ball following a Cliftonville free kick two minutes later to ensure there was no way back for Pat’s.

ST. PATRICK’S ATHLETIC: Murphy; O’Brien, Flynn, Browne, Bermingham; Bolger, Chambers (Rossiter 85), Russell; O‘Connor, Fagan (Daly 77), Kelly (O‘Flynn 67).

CLIFTONVILLE: Browne; R Scannell, Caldwell, McVeigh, Seydak; Boyce, McMullan, Catney, Templeton (Garrett 77); O’Carroll (Connolly 80), Gormley (C Scannell 77).

Referee: Richie Winter (Wicklow).