Oege-Sietse van Lingen and F91 Diddeleng end St Patrick's Athletic's European campaign

An Oege-Sietse van Lingen hat-trick earned F91 Diddeleng a 3-2 win (5-3 on aggregate) over St Patrick's Athletic in the Europa Conference League, but it was a remarkable own goal conceded by the Luxembourgers which will live longest in the memory.

Pat's enjoyed a memorable run in Europe last year and, while this game had as much drama as half a dozen others that have been played in Inchicore, it resulted in the Dubliners' departure at the first stage of the competition.

The punters in a sold-out but seats-only crowd enjoyed excellent value for money, but the vast majority left deflated.

They saw lots to suggest a bright future for Pat's but this reverse will make a dent in their spending budget for the near future.

Moreover, Pat's showed relative inexperience as a side, something Jon Daly – their inexperienced coach – will ruminate on over the next few days.

The first half was a concoction of pretty much everything bar menace. It was like a cup tie, the home side needing to score but exceptionally vulnerable out of possession. Daly went with a little more experience after the out-of-jail 2-1 reverse last week. In came Thijs Timmermans into midfield, replacing Ben McCormack. On the bench were 15-year-old Mason Melia and another teenager in Adam Murphy. That last-breath Mark Doyle goal in the first leg gave Pat's a real chance here against a side still in pre-season mode.

Free-scoring Chris Forrester began in the mood, bamboozling the visitors down the left early and winning a corner, the crowd already raucous.

Three minutes later, the Smithfield native had visiting keeper Didier Desprez – more on him anon – scrambling.

However, the pocket of visiting fans on the halfway line were celebrating on eight minutes. A nice move exposed