Pat’s put on show to foil Lilies

St Patrick’s Athletic 1 Dundalk 0

In fact, their supporters will wonder why they haven’t produced this sort of urgent performance more often this season, particularly away from home, as Christy Fagan’s early goal gave them all three points.

Dundalk could have effectively reduced the race to two teams with victory at Richmond Park, but this result could mean a more cluttered climax. With 110 goals scored between them in the league this season, this was set up to be a pulsating tie, even if the crowd of 1,653 inside Richmond Park was disappointing considering the sides involved.