Hertha Berlin vs Saint Patrick's Athletic

[irishultra]

He made the right choice imo.

[irishultra]

Keith Fahey is animal. Absent in second half but he is a joy to watch.

[sligofan4ever]

great postition for a free kick, come on pats make the most of it!

[irishultra]

Should have dragged it back.

[pete]

Lovely move by Fahy, poor free kick though. Penalty claim by Guy...

[thischarmingman]

Should have dragged it back.

Aye, was in a great position.

[gustavo]

fair play to pats they've been great for the last 15 mins

[sligofan4ever]

Pats getting back into it now.

[irishultra]

Hang on Fahy or Fahey?

[Rovers1]

Hang on Fahy or Fahey?

Fahey

2-0

[niallsparky]

Hang on Fahy or Fahey?

Fahey

[sligofan4ever]

boll**ks!!!!

[KianD]

>.<

Not good.

[gustavo]

Unlucky :(

[irishultra]

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooo.

[harpstilidie]

Agggh sickening! :mad:

[sligofan4ever]

Its cruel, a match where Pats have played brilliantly but the score isnt going there way. Happens any team unfortunatly.

[dynamo kerry]

is it ust me or is the commentator slightly dismissive of irish football?

Not counting pats out yet..they've come back before.. 2-1 is a very different result..

[Traps Cat]

balls

[sligoman]

That's the end of that now. Bringing 1-0 to RDS was do-able but the 2nd for Hertha puts Pat's out imo, unless they can pull one back.

[irishultra]

2-0 still leaves it somewhat interesting. Like if Pat's can get an early goal, you never know.

**** sake, he should have controlled that and he would have been in.

[pete]

2-0 still leaves it somewhat interesting. Like if Pat's can get an early goal, you never know.

Tie is over if Pats don't get an away goal.

[dynamo kerry]

bobby ryan



why is this man paid as a profesional footballer.

[sligofan4ever]

all over now.

[shaneker]

Only caught the last 40 minutes or so but was reminded of Ireland playing a side like Germany or Holland - bags of effort and the odd half-chance but lacking in the quality up front to break through.

All credit to them however, they seemed to be able to rattle Hertha. Living in England and not having Sky its practically impossible to see LOI football but was impressed with the individual ability of several players. Tie all over unless St Pats get an early goal and have the RDS absolutely rocking for 90 minutes.

[niallsparky]

bobby ryan



why is this man paid as a profesional footballer.

Think his wages are paid by the government's budget allocation to the equastrian sector. Couldn't be sure though.

[pete]

Fair enough result. 1-0 or 2-1 would not have flattered Pats. Age old problem of Irish team sin Europe than don;t have 11 quality players so carrying a few passengers. The tie is over as Berlin have the clean sheet at home & know that can attack away from home with the knowledge than one away goal gets them into the next round.

The flags & mascot are celebrating. Any one know what the attendance was?

[Dazzy]

8000 or so.

[crc]

Were the Pats lads wearing the wrong studs? Loads of players kept slipping. 2-0 isn't the end of the world, but I was disappointed that Pats never really tested the keeper; and they seemed to never actually want to put in a cross.

[finnpark]

Yes, thats Pats out but lets get out to support these players in the 2nd leg at the RDS. These players deserve a big crowd and an even bigger atmosphere in the 2nd leg.

[amjl]

Unlucky St. Pat's. From what I saw they seemed to playing alright. Pity about that 2nd goal. Hopefuly yee can do it at home.



did McDonnell just scream "F*** off" at one of his players?:D
More than once by the sounds of it, someone get that man a swear-jar.

[Inside Man]

Tie over. Pats can now concentrate on the FAI Cup and finishing second in the league. Frustrating game as Pats could easily have nicked one as easily as the germans did.
2-1 would have been a better reflection on the game imo

[TonyD]

Only caught the last 40 minutes or so but was reminded of Ireland playing a side like Germany or Holland - bags of effort and the odd half-chance but lacking in the quality up front to break through.

All credit to them however, they seemed to be able to rattle Hertha. Living in England and not having Sky its practically impossible to see LOI football but was impressed with the individual ability of several players. Tie all over unless St Pats get an early goal and have the RDS absolutely rocking for 90 minutes.

I thought that too. Was reminded of lots of Ireland away games in the 70's/ 80s v the likes of France. We did well I thought, remember the German league is still quite a level above the LOI. Passed the ball well at times, and it wasn't 90 minutes under the cosh by any means. We just lacked the extra bit of quality up front to really create something. Both goals were a bit unlucky I thought, and 1-0 might have been a fairer result. Can't see us doing it at the RDS, but hope we have a real good go at them.

[Rovers Maniac]

Good performance and a lot better effort than what Derry put up against the French side PSG. Herta are a better team then PSG having an ex Liverpool like Andriy Voronin so playing against the likes of him they can hold their heads up igh.

[sligofan4ever]

Good performance and a lot better effort than what Derry put up against the French side PSG. Herta are a better team then PSG having an ex Liverpool like Andriy Voronin so playing against the likes of him they can hold their heads up igh.

Voronin didnt really threaten except for puting 1 shot well wide and setting up the second goal.

[sligoman]

Voronin didnt really threaten except for puting 1 shot well wide and setting up the second goal.We do have eyes. He was saying that the team have good players like Voronin, not that he had a good game.

[blackholesun]

Good performance and a lot better effort than what Derry put up against the French side PSG. Herta are a better team then PSG having an ex Liverpool like Andriy Voronin so playing against the likes of him they can hold their heads up igh.

Pats put up a decent show, but the Germans totally ran the show in the second half and coulda scored more ... but the tie is over ... if the Germans score once in the RDS which Id expect them probably to do then Pats will need to score 4 to win the tie and theyll never do that against a bunch of well drilled germans.

bhs

[BillyG]

The tie is over as Berlin have the clean sheet at home & know that can attack away from home with the knowledge than one away goal gets them into the next round.
The flags & mascot are celebrating. Any one know what the attendance was?

At final whistle that is exactly what i said....but if Hertha come to Dublin thinking "Job done" they may be in for shock. job only half done and if Pats can at them early the whole tie changes. Yes if they get away goal it over but Pats need to get in their faces right away and make it a war.

[holidaysong]

...but Pats need to get in their faces right away and make it a war.

You're not supposed to mention that!

[Burny89]

Good performance and a lot better effort than what Derry put up against the French side PSG. Herta are a better team then PSG having an ex Liverpool like Andriy Voronin so playing against the likes of him they can hold their heads up igh.

:eek: yeah way better just cause they have a clown who tried to play for Liverpool.


Tie over. Pats can now concentrate on the FAI Cup and finishing second in the league.

They can try and concentrate, but we're really focused on both and intend on doing the business in the Setanta too ;)

[BillyG]

You're not supposed to mention that!

Oh but that is exactly what i mean. Lets do what they dont want. :)

[brianw82]

Review of the game on the frontpage of teamtalk.com, for anyone interested.

Fair play to them, a British website giving more coverage to the game than most of the Irish media probably will.

[Sheridan]

Peter Collins at the end of the Champions League coverage said there was some good news for Irish football today. I thought that was an odd way to refer to a 0-2 defeat, however brave, but apparently the good news was Reading beating Sheffield Wednesday. FFS. I don't think they mentioned the Pat's game at all.

[skitz3]

Great result :)

[BohsPartisan]

bobby ryan



why is this man paid as a profesional footballer.


Its all looks nowadays.

[finnpark]

Its gets more and more depressing for LOI fans these days with so many clubs in trouble and us no closer to making the breakthrough in Europe.

It looks like another trophy free and meaningless season for big spenders Pats.

On a positive note the co-efficient points got a good boast this year and 1 match yet to go. :)

[CuanaD]

At final whistle that is exactly what i said....but if Hertha come to Dublin thinking "Job done" they may be in for shock. job only half done and if Pats can at them early the whole tie changes. Yes if they get away goal it over but Pats need to get in their faces right away and make it a war.

2:0
remember when Longford won by that margin at home in Europe - we all remember what happened in the second leg

(no, no, no I'm NOT expecting Pats to win 5:1 at home. . . . but weird sh1t happens in football!) :eek:



BTW, thanks KianD for all the text updates - didn't get finished work till 8, so couldn't get near a TV.


Are the 2nd leg tickets on sale yet? What price this time?

[geysir]

I just saw the goals on RTE News.
Disappointing that Hertha have a clear 2 nil advantage.

Who knows, Drogheda were 2 goals down and ended up being a sensational barn door kick away from eliminating Kiev. Pats are well capable of competing with them at the RDS.

[A face]

us no closer to making the breakthrough in Europe.


On a positive note the co-efficient points got a good boast this year and 1 match yet to go. :)

You've just said it right there. When we are seeded it will be a bit easier and we should go further. And Europe will take alot of work from LOI teams over the next 5-7 years.

[BohsPartisan]

us no closer to making the breakthrough in Europe.



Maybe not closer but theres a lot more consistency and it doesn't look to be the impossible dream that it once did. I think the achievements of Pats and Drogheda this year are serious progress and are to be commended. Hopefully we can go one better next year.