St Pats make Dundalk pay for eyes on Europe

The second-half display by the hosts on Sunday afternoon was leggy, which is understandable given their European exertions in recent weeks. With Vitesse Arnhem to come on Thursday, naturally one eye was on that game also.

Chris Forrester of St Patrick's Athletic celebrates after scoring his side's third goal, a penalty, during the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division win over Dundalk at Oriel Park. Picture: Seb Daly/Sportsfile

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St Patrick's Athletic bounced back from their top-of-the-table defeat last week by condemning Dundalk to a hefty defeat at Oriel Park, leaving Vinny Perth to pick up the pieces ahead of a huge European game in Tallaght on Thursday.