St Pat's move five clear

St Patrick's Athletic 1-0 Drogheda United: St Patrick's Athletic improved their lead at the top of the Premier Division tonight…

St Patrick's Athletic 1-0 Drogheda United: St Patrick's Athletic improved their lead at the top of the Premier Division tonight with a narrow 1-0 win over their nearest rival Drogheda United.

Defender Colm Foley was tonight's hero when his 79th minute strike was enough to see past the Setanta Cup champions.

St Pat's are now five points clear of Drogheda on 26 points but have played one more match (11) than their nearest rivals.

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