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Five wins on the spin for St Pat's Athletic after accounting for Drogheda United

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Tim Clancy used his substitutes bench to great effect as St Patrick's Athletic stretched their winning streak to five games in defeating Drogheda United at Head In The Game Park.The feat was all the more impressive given Pat’s were forced to play the game with 10 men for over 70 minutes after Anto Breslin’s third career red card.Substitute Mark Doyle broke the deadlock and another replacement, Tunde Owolabi, won an injury time penalty, scored by Chris Forrester.

In scoring, he did what Eoin Doyle had failed to do early on.The Saints join champions Shamrock Rovers, Derry City and Dundalk as the teams to have strung together a five-game winning run this season.

The three points mean Pat’s interest in Europe next year may not hinge on a fourth-place finish and FAI Cup outcome. They remain in touch with the sides above.Pat’s, who had taken 19 points from 24 available against the Drogs since the start of the 2021 campaign, arrived searching for that fifth straight league victory – a feat they hadn’t accomplished in over seven years.They fully deserved it and Clancy can elicit great satisfaction in the way his changes impacted on the game.

Standing in the way of a sixth straight win is a formidable looking Derry City next week.Just four minutes had been played when referee Sean Grant pointed to the spot for the visitors first penalty of the game.

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