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vs LINFIELD

Saturday, March 13th
5:15pm

Linfield claimed a 1-0 victory over St Patrick's Athletic in their final Group 3 game of the Setanta Sports Cup, which sends them through to the semi-finals as group leaders.

Peter Thompson scored in the final minute to seal the win for The Blues, who will now face Bohemians in the last four of the All-Ireland competition.

The first chance of the game came on 12 minutes when Jamie Tomelty tricked his way past his marker on the left before delivering a low cross which was nervously deflected over the bar by a St Pat's defender.

On 16 minutes, Mark McAllister worked his way into a bit of room on the right before cutting the ball back for Damien Curran who was lurking on the edge of the box and the Linfield midfielder's powerful left foot shot was deflected just wide of Gary Rogers' goal.

After 23 minutes, Alan Blayney had to be on his toes after St Pats forward Vinny Faherty hit a snap shot from the left hand corner of the box. The big Linfield shot stopper got down well to turn the ball round the post for a corner kick.

Jamie Tomelty almost created the opening goal of the game on 26 minutes when he evaded the challenge of Ian Bermingham on the right before delivering a delicious right foot cross towards Marcus Kane.

The young Linfield midfielder who was lurking at the back post, flashed a left footed shot from a tight angle across the face of goal only for Mark McAllister to prod the ball agonisingly over the cross bar from 2 yards out – an astonishing miss from the Linfield striker.

St Pat's almost snatched the lead a minute later. Ryan Guy delivered a great cross from the left which beat the head of Aidan O'Kane and fell to Vincent Faherty, but the striker could only blaze over Alan Blayney's cross bar from 12 yards out.

Just when the game looked to be heading for a drab scoreless draw, it sparked to life on 90 minutes when Aidan O'Kane whipped in a menacing ball from the left.

Shane Guthrie attempted to head the ball clear but instead handed it on a plate to Peter Thompson who kept his cool and slid the ball home, left footed, from 12 yards.

It was no more than both sets of supporters deserved given how dull the game had been up to that point.

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April, 10th 2010	League	Tullamore Town	0	St Patrick's Athletic	3	REPORT
April, 7th 2010	League	St Patrick's Athletic	1	Bohemians	1	REPORT
April, 6th 2010	League	Bohemians	1	St Patrick's Athletic	1	REPORT
April, 2nd 2010	League	St Patrick's Athletic	0	Sporting Fingal	0	REPORT
March, 26th 2010	League	Dundalk	0	St Patrick's Athletic	0	REPORT
March, 22nd 2010	Leinster Senior Cup	St Patrick's Athletic	0	Drogheda United	1	REPORT

Date	Competition	Home Team		Away Team
September, 19th 2026	League	Sligo Rovers	0	St Patrick's Athletic	1	REPORT
September, 14th 2026	League	Dundalk	0	St Patrick's Athletic	4	REPORT
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

Date	Competition	Home Team		Away Team
March, 13th 2010	Setanta Cup	Linfield	1	St Patrick's Athletic	0	REPORT
February, 26th 2010	Setanta Cup	St Patrick's Athletic	1	Linfield	1	REPORT
September, 2nd 2008	Setanta Cup	Linfield	1	St Patrick's Athletic	1	REPORT
April, 15th 2008	Setanta Cup	St Patrick's Athletic	2	Linfield	0	REPORT

Date	Competition	Home Team		Away Team
April, 14th 2014	Setanta Cup	St Patrick's Athletic	1	Sligo Rovers	5	REPORT
March, 25th 2014	Setanta Cup	Sligo Rovers	2	St Patrick's Athletic	0	REPORT
March, 10th 2014	Setanta Cup	St Patrick's Athletic	5	Ballinamallard United	0	REPORT
February, 24th 2014	Setanta Cup	Ballinamallard United	0	St Patrick's Athletic	1	REPORT
February, 18th 2013	Setanta Cup	Glentoran	1	St Patrick's Athletic	0	REPORT
February, 11th 2013	Setanta Cup	St Patrick's Athletic	0	Glentoran	0	REPORT
February, 20th 2012	Setanta Cup	St Patrick's Athletic	0	Cliftonville	1	REPORT
February, 13th 2012	Setanta Cup	Cliftonville	1	St Patrick's Athletic	0	REPORT
March, 1st 2011	Setanta Cup	St Patrick's Athletic	2	Cliftonville	0	REPORT
February, 21st 2011	Setanta Cup	Cliftonville	3	St Patrick's Athletic	0	REPORT