St Pat’s won’t be taking chances

St Patrick’s Athletic and Sligo Rovers, Ireland’s two remaining teams in European competition, hope to keep the Airtricity League flag flying when they go into tonight’s Europa League second round, second leg, home qualifiers against Siroki Brijeg and Spartak Trnava, respectively.

After their 1-1 draw in Bosnia last week, St Pat’s look best placed to make the third round, although manager Liam Buckley preaches caution for the Richmond Park tie (7.45 pm).

“We started well out there in the first leg, held onto the ball well and then missed a penalty. Christy Fagan scored and then Siroki had a man sent off. But then they equalised in the last minute. In the dressing room we felt we had lost the game,” said Buckley.