St Pat's Away Goals Joy
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St. Patrick's Athletic have heroically progressed to the Fourth Qualifying Round of the Europa League, one step away from the Group Stages, following a famous comeback in Russia against Krylya Sovetov where a goal eleven minutes from time by Declan O'Brien saw The Saints through on away goals.
Leading by a solitary goal from last week's first leg, St Pat's were heavy underdogs for the tie, and the game seemed to be going to script when Anton Bober opened the scoring just before the break. A quickfire brace from Yevgeni Savin early in the second half seemed to have eased the Russians through to the next round, but Jeff Kenna's outfit showed bags of courage and resolve to get back into the tie.
Stuart Byrne's strike on 73 minutes gave the visitors, who had undertaken a strenous trip to reach the Russian outpost, hope before Declan O'Brien kept up his amazing goal-a-game European record since joining the Inchicore outfit with a priceless goal. Kenna's side held out for the remainder of the game for a famous European conquest.
Leading by a solitary goal from last week's first leg, St Pat's were heavy underdogs for the tie, and the game seemed to be going to script when Anton Bober opened the scoring just before the break. A quickfire brace from Yevgeni Savin early in the second half seemed to have eased the Russians through to the next round, but Jeff Kenna's outfit showed bags of courage and resolve to get back into the tie.
Stuart Byrne's strike on 73 minutes gave the visitors, who had undertaken a strenous trip to reach the Russian outpost, hope before Declan O'Brien kept up his amazing goal-a-game European record since joining the Inchicore outfit with a priceless goal. Kenna's side held out for the remainder of the game for a famous European conquest.
