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Kavanagh's clinical finish proves the difference as St Patrick's extend run

AIRTRICITY LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION Bohemians 0 St Patrick’s Athletic 1: A LATE goal from Daryl Kavanagh gave St Patrick’s a …

Sat May 21 2011 - 01:00

AIRTRICITY LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION Bohemians 0 St Patrick's Athletic 1:A LATE goal from Daryl Kavanagh gave St Patrick's a rare win at Dalymount Park to stretch their unbeaten run to seven games and lift them above Bohemians into fourth place in the table.

Tipperary man Kavanagh was the difference between the sides with his goal on 76 minutes just reward for the visitors’ endeavours in front of a crowd of 2,048.

Bohemians were caught flat as Kavanagh ran on to goalkeeper Gary Rogers’s long clearance. He then cut back on to his left foot to drill a low shot past Chris O’Connor.

The home side were incensed seven minutes later when denied what they felt was a clear-cut penalty. Captain Owen Heary thought he was hauled down just inside the edge of the box by right back Neil Harney. But referee Derek Tomney waved the claims away and booked Heary for his protest.

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It was a rare fiery moment in a game that lacked the real derby edge as the early exchanges were tame to say the least.

Kavanagh should then have extended the winning margin in stoppage time when played in by substitute Ian Daly, but O’Connor saved well with his feet.

Bohemians did pass the ball well, though, carving the first real opening on 19 minutes with Robert Bayly, who had stringed the move together, having a shot blocked away for a corner off Derek Doyle.

St Patrick’s didn’t threaten until the 28th minute when the McMillan brothers combined on the right, striker David volleying over the bar from central defender Evan’s cross.

But Bohemians responded immediately as Killian Brennan got in behind the St Patrick’s rearguard to bring a save off the feet of Rogers. Keith Buckley fired the rebound just over the top.

Rogers was called into action again on 38 minutes when touching a shot from Anto Flood round a post after Heary raided down the right to cross.

A few choice words from their manager Pete Mahon at the interval sparked St Patrick’s into life and they had far more impetus from the resumption.

Kavanagh’s pace and footwork brought him past Aidan Price to force a parry save from Chris O’Connor nine minutes in.

BOHEMIANS: O'Connor; Heary, Burns, Price, Cahill (Fagan, 69 mins); Forrester (Burke, 78 mins), Bayly, Brennan , Buckley (Cronin, 57 mins); Traynor; Flood.

ST PATRICK'S ATHLETIC: Rogers; Harney, E McMillan, Shortall, Pender; Murphy (Stewart, 79 mins), Crowley (McFaul, 89 mins), Bradley, Doyle; Kavanagh, D McMillan (Daly, 86 mins).

Referee: D Tomney(Dublin).