Gormley earns Cliftonville surprise win

A second half goal from Joe Gormley earned Cliftonville a surprise 1-0 win over St. Patrick’s Athletic at Richmond Park as the Belfast side knocked out the Dubliners in the first round for the second year running.

St. Pat’s dominated the first half with John Russell hitting a post. But midfielder Russell was shown a straight red card for a two-footed challenge on Ciaran Caldwell on 65 minutes before Gormley scooped home the winner three minutes later, after Diarmuid O’Carroll headed a George McMullan free kick off the bar, to give Cliftonville a 2-0 aggregate win.