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vs WATERFORD
League
Sunday, August 3rd
4:00pm
RSC

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Mason Melia ended a wait of six games for a goal as his first-half strike proved pivotal for St Patrick's Athletic as they returned from Estonia to record a win over Waterford FC in the SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division at the RSC.

The Tottenham-bound striker timed his run to perfection to finish an 18th-minute through ball from Kian Leavy to finish, and after they missed a host of chances to extend their lead, it was substitute Conor Carthy who sealed a card-ridden affair six minutes from time.

From the outside, Waterford looked hesitant in defence with Melia unlucky not to convert a Leavy delivery inside five minutes before Conan Noonan had a big chance for the hosts at the other end two minutes later, but he couldn't get a vital touch on the end of Finlay Armstrong's delivery.

Noonan and Tommy Lonegan linked up superbly inside the penalty area on 20 minutes with the latter getting on the ball on the left, but his shot was blocked out for a corner as the game started at a frantic tempo.

It was the Inchicore side that broke the deadlock with 18 minutes on the clock when Kian Leavy picked up possession of the ball in the middle of the park before releasing Mason Melia, who was kept onside by Ryan Burke, and the Tottenham Hotspur-bound striker fired past the helpless Stephen McMullan.

Tommy Lonergan had a penalty appeal turned down on 29 minutes when he went down under a challenge from Anto Breslin, but referee Daniel Murphy waved away appeals, before Mason Melia could have doubled the lead six minutes before the break only to fire inches wide.

Lonergan saw a looping header just clear Joseph Anang's crossbar on the stroke of half-time before the visitors started the second-half on the front foot with a big chance coming to their striker just shy of the hour-mark.

Leavy and Kavanagh linked up in the middle of the park with the latter playing Melia in between the Waterford defence, but his effort that was arrowed for the near post was turned out by McMullan before Ryan Burke blocked away an effort from captain Joe Redmond on 64 minutes.

European match-winner, Jake Mulraney, latched onto a superb through ball from Kavanagh on 70 minutes, but his angled effort was turned around the posts by Stephen McMullan as the hosts struggled to get a foothold in the game.

Referee Daniel Murphy lost the run of himself and his yellow card ten minutes from time as he showed it six times in the direction of players and management as tempers frayed after a tackle from Josh Miles on Brandon Kavanagh.

Second-half substitute Conor Carthy settled the game for the South Dublin outfit on 84 minutes when he peeled off his marker to get on the end of Kavanagh's teasing left-wing corner-kick to beat keeper McMullan with a left-footed finish from close-range.

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Date	Competition	Home Team		Away Team
July, 10th 2026	League	Waterford	1	St Patrick's Athletic	1	REPORT
March, 20th 2026	League	Waterford	0	St Patrick's Athletic	2	REPORT
August, 3rd 2025	League	Waterford	0	St Patrick's Athletic	2	REPORT
March, 28th 2025	League	Waterford	1	St Patrick's Athletic	2	REPORT
July, 4th 2024	League	Waterford	1	St Patrick's Athletic	0	REPORT
March, 4th 2024	League	Waterford	3	St Patrick's Athletic	1	REPORT
November, 19th 2021	League	Waterford	0	St Patrick's Athletic	0	REPORT
June, 25th 2021	League	Waterford	1	St Patrick's Athletic	1	REPORT
September, 4th 2020	League	Waterford	3	St Patrick's Athletic	0	REPORT
July, 5th 2019	League	Waterford	1	St Patrick's Athletic	2	REPORT

Date	Competition	Home Team		Away Team
August, 21st 2026	League	Drogheda United	0	St Patrick's Athletic	2	REPORT
August, 9th 2026	League	Shelbourne	1	St Patrick's Athletic	2	REPORT
July, 10th 2026	League	Waterford	1	St Patrick's Athletic	1	REPORT
June, 30th 2026	Leinster Senior Cup	Bray Wanderers	2	St Patrick's Athletic	1	REPORT
June, 26th 2026	League	Bohemians	2	St Patrick's Athletic	0	REPORT
May, 29th 2026	League	Shamrock Rovers	1	St Patrick's Athletic	0	REPORT
May, 26th 2026	Leinster Senior Cup	Dundalk	0	St Patrick's Athletic	1	REPORT
May, 22nd 2026	League	Derry City	0	St Patrick's Athletic	0	REPORT
May, 4th 2026	League	Sligo Rovers	1	St Patrick's Athletic	1	REPORT
May, 1st 2026	League	Galway United	2	St Patrick's Athletic	2	REPORT

Date	Competition	Home Team		Away Team
July, 10th 2026	League	Waterford	1	St Patrick's Athletic	1	REPORT
May, 8th 2026	League	St Patrick's Athletic	4	Waterford	1	REPORT
March, 20th 2026	League	Waterford	0	St Patrick's Athletic	2	REPORT
October, 24th 2025	League	St Patrick's Athletic	1	Waterford	1	REPORT
August, 3rd 2025	League	Waterford	0	St Patrick's Athletic	2	REPORT
May, 23rd 2025	League	St Patrick's Athletic	2	Waterford	2	REPORT
March, 28th 2025	League	Waterford	1	St Patrick's Athletic	2	REPORT
September, 20th 2024	League	St Patrick's Athletic	3	Waterford	0	REPORT
July, 4th 2024	League	Waterford	1	St Patrick's Athletic	0	REPORT
April, 19th 2024	League	St Patrick's Athletic	1	Waterford	1	REPORT

Date	Competition	Home Team		Away Team
August, 21st 2026	League	Drogheda United	0	St Patrick's Athletic	2	REPORT
August, 9th 2026	League	Shelbourne	1	St Patrick's Athletic	2	REPORT
August, 2nd 2026	League	St Patrick's Athletic	1	Derry City	1	REPORT
July, 24th 2026	League	St Patrick's Athletic	1	Dundalk	1	REPORT
July, 10th 2026	League	Waterford	1	St Patrick's Athletic	1	REPORT
July, 3rd 2026	League	St Patrick's Athletic	3	Galway United	0	REPORT
June, 26th 2026	League	Bohemians	2	St Patrick's Athletic	0	REPORT
June, 19th 2026	League	St Patrick's Athletic	2	Sligo Rovers	0	REPORT
June, 12th 2026	League	St Patrick's Athletic	2	Drogheda United	0	REPORT
May, 29th 2026	League	Shamrock Rovers	1	St Patrick's Athletic	0	REPORT