Thought Pats were the better team in first half and sat back and let us attack in second. Hard to know what would've happened if we had of nicked an early goal but Pats soaked up the pressure well and limited us to half chances. Team selection and tactics by buckley were spot on. Kenny's however were terrible. Lost our shape completely with both Higgins and Shields in the team and there was a huge gap between midfield and Hoban. Subs made a difference but he made the wrong ones
I thought he had a stinker. Give a load of random frees to Dundalk early in the first half, soft yellows to both Higgins and Horgan and then didn't book them for far worse tackles later. I have no idea how Higgins wasn't sent off at the end of the first half. Bolger also kicked about 6 of our players before getting booked for a tackle that deserved red. His linesman in front of Dundalk fans was worse, a clear as day corner for each team missed by both him and ref and he didn't make one decision all night.
Bookmarks