Lonergan double helps Saints see off Dundalk in tense affair

Battle for European football goes the hosts' way thanks to Lonergan and late Mason Melia penalty

DOUBLING UP: Tommy Lonergan of St Patrick's Athletic celebrates after scoring his side's first goal against Dundalk at Richmond Park. Pic: Seb Daly/Sportsfile

St. Patrick’s Athletic 3 Dundalk 1 

St. Pats overcame a much-improved Dundalk side in a tense clash between two sides in the battle for European football next season.