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St Pats' players celebrate Noah Lewis’ goal. Evan Treacy/INPHO

Substitute Lewis scores impressive brace as St Pat's overcome UCD

A fifth win in six games maintains the Inchicore side’s good form under new manager Jon Daly.

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Paul Buttner reports from UCD Bowl

NOAH LEWIS PROVED St Patrick’s Athletic’s unlikely super-sub with the defender scoring a brace as they breezed to victory at the UCD Bowl.

Incredibly, the crossbar then deprived the Dutchman of a hat-trick right at the death.

A fifth win in six games maintains the Inchicore side’s good form under new manager Jon Daly as they further consolidate fourth place in the table.

In conceding all three goals from corners, it proved another evening to forget for beleaguered UCD. A sixth straight defeat sees them slump 12 points adrift at the foot of the table.

With five changes from their win over Dundalk last week, St Pat’s started positively, taking the lead from their third corner of the game on seven minutes.

Conor Carty started where he left off last Friday, when scoring the winner against Dundalk, to rise unchallenged to meet Ben McCormack’s delivery and head home.

The dominant visitors wasted chances from Jay McLelland and skipper Chris Forrester either side of Dean Lyness saving well from UCD’s Jake Doyle.

A bittersweet moment then brought St Pat’s second goal on 42 minutes.

Just on the field following another defensive injury to Jay McGarth, Lewis out-jumped Doyle at the back post to nod in McCormack’s corner with his first touch in the game.

And Lewis was there again to ignite a dour second half on 63 minutes.

Once more UCD didn’t defend McCormack’s corner. Lewis rose above a defender at the back post to head to the net.

McCormack somehow failed to add another five minutes later, inexplicably shooting against a post with the goal gaping from Carty’s cross.

Substitute Danu Kinsella-Bishop gave UCD some consolation with a well-taken goal on 86 minutes.

The frame of the goal then deprived Lewis of his hat-trick in stoppage time, another header from McCormack’s corner shaving the crossbar.

UCD: Healy; Babb (Nolan, 75), O’Brien (O’Regan, h-t), Wells, Osam; Barr; Behan, Keane, Bolton (Gallagher, h-t), Norris (O’Connor, 75); Doyle (Kinsella-Bishop 59).

St Patrick’s Athletic: Lyness; Brockbank (Timmermans, 61), Curtis, McGrath (Lewis, 40), Breslin; Lennon (Atakayi, 73); McClelland (Lonergan, 61), Murphy (Melia, 73), Forrester, McCormack; Carty.

Referee: Gavin Colfer (Wicklow).

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    Feb 24th 2015, 6:34 PM

    Chelsea fans are an embarrassment saying there is a campaign against them. seriously it’s amazing how mourinho has brainwashed them.

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    Feb 24th 2015, 6:37 PM

    The ‘campaign’ stuff is nonsense alright. Wouldn’t be taking that seriously though

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    Feb 24th 2015, 6:26 PM

    The FA’s rules here are mind-bogglingly stupid. Not surprised that this has happened, the rules are a joke. This kind of rubbish has really put me off watching football in recent seasons.

    What the hell was Matic supposed to do in the aftermath of the challenge? Barnes almost snapped his leg in two!

    It shouldn’t have been a red, he shouldn’t be banned at all and Barnes should be getting a lengthy ban.

    (And to clarify, I’m a Liverpool fan)

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    Feb 24th 2015, 6:51 PM

    “What the Hell was Matic meant to do”???
    Obviously not react the way he did which got him a three match ban reduced down to two…..
    (Barnes ‘tackle’ is irrelevant in all this)

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    Feb 24th 2015, 6:55 PM

    Regardless of the cause he shouldn’t have reacted with violence. I dont think the ban should have been reduced at all

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    Feb 24th 2015, 6:59 PM

    Costa was banned for the stamp on Skrtel because it is as violent conduct and skrtel didn’t push him to the ground after. If matic had had a normal reaction like skrtel then maybe Barnes would have been punished later

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    Feb 24th 2015, 7:02 PM

    Was banned for stamp on Can, who did react.

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    Feb 24th 2015, 7:05 PM

    my mistake but he didn’t react by running up to Costa and shoving him to the ground

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    Feb 24th 2015, 7:13 PM

    FA called it a “violent response”. As Ger Loughnane said, you’d get worse coming out of Mass on a Sunday!

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    Feb 24th 2015, 7:22 PM

    This is it Thomas, the lack of proportionality in the punishments handed out are a massive part of the problem.

    Even if Barnes had been sent off as well, they’d have both got in or around the same length of ban, give or take a game or two. It makes no sense.

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    Feb 24th 2015, 7:35 PM

    I suggest you all take a look at Sean Dyche 10 min interview in relation to the game , he makes some very interesting points with video analysis.

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    Feb 24th 2015, 7:42 PM

    Surprised he got his ban reduced.

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    Feb 24th 2015, 7:12 PM

    Aww, me heart bleeds

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