Eircom League: Pats comeback puts them up to fifth

St. Patrick's Athletic 3 Shelbourne 2

Charles Mbabazi Livingstone celebrated his 21st birthday with a dramatic late winner as St. Pat's came from 2-0 down to win a rousing match.

Shels raced into a 2-0 lead within 16 minutes.

Stephen Geoghegan headed home a Dessie Baker cross to give them a third minute start.

Baker again provided the cross for Davy Byrne to make it 2-0.

But Saints staged a dramatic recover when Martin Russell curled home a super free-kick on 26 minutes.

Paul Marney then levelled three minutes before the break.

The stage was then set for Mbabazi who arrrived to finish off Paul Donnelly's cross seven minutes from time.

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