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a total of eighteen teams qualified for the
a total of eighteen teams qualified for the 2024 brier. the fourteen canadian curling member associations held playdowns to determine who would represent their province or territory. team canada is represented by team brad gushue, who won their second consecutive brier championship at the 2023 tim hortons brier.
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march 10, the final day of competition started
march 10, the final day of competition started with the semifinal between bottcher's top-seeded alberta rink against the host saskatchewan team. the host team, skipped by mike mcewen won the match 7–3 sending saskatchewan to its first brier final since 1995. the win was cemented by saskatchewan scoring threes in the third and seventh ends. bottcher conceded the game after nine ends. by winning the semi, saskatchewan then played team canada in the final that evening. in the final, team canada, skipped by brad gushue, got off to a strong start when gushue made two perfect draws to the button to take a 2–0 lead in the second end, after blanking the first. in fourth end, they took a commanding 5–1 lead after gushue split a rock outside the house into the rings to score three points. after getting forced to a single in five, saskatchewan had a strong sixth end though thanks to missed peel attempts by canada. mcewen drew to sit three counters around the button on his last stone of the end. gushue made a tap on one of the mcewen stones which a measurement revealed was just enough to cut saskatchewan down to a steal of two points. in the seventh end however, gushue made a thin double takeout to get two back, to take a 7–4 lead. in the eighth, saskatchewan third colton flasch missed an attempted triple takeout, which would eventually result in mcewen being forced to draw for a single. in the ninth, mcewen hogged his first rock, which would result in gushue having the opportunity to make a double for two on his last. this gave canada a 9–5 lead, and saskatchewan then conceded the match, giving gushue the victory. it was the sixth brier title for gushue, his third mark nichols and lead geoff walker, tying a brier record with randy ferbey. it was also the third straight brier win for the team, also tying a record set by ferbey.
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march 10, the final day of competition started
askatchewan then conceded the match, giving gushue the victory. it was the sixth brier title for gushue, his third mark nichols and lead geoff walker, tying a brier record with randy ferbey. it was also the third straight brier win for the team, also tying a record set by ferbey.
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march 9 featured the first round of the
march 9 featured the first round of the page playoff, with gushue and team canada playing off against bottcher in the 1 vs. 2 game, and mcewen with team saskatchewan taking on dunstone. in the evening's bottcher–gushue game, skip brendan bottcher missed a "tricky double" in the eighth in an attempt to score a three-ender, and missed a triple takeout attempt in the ninth, giving up steals of one in both ends. with the score 7–3 for gushue's team canada rink, bottcher and company conceded the game after the ninth end. meanwhile in the afternoon game, mcewen beat dunstone 6–5 thanks to a mcewen making a hit against three in the 10th end to secure victory, which was followed by a standing ovation from the partisan saskatchewan audience.
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the playoffs began on march 8, with the
the playoffs began on march 8, with the 1 vs. 2 page qualifying games. manitoba (carruthers) who finished first in pool a played team canada, who finished second in pool b, while saskatchewan who finished first in pool b played the alberta bottcher rink who finished second in pool a. team canada, skipped by brad gushue won their game 9–7. in the other game, team bottcher prevailed 9–7 despite a burnt rock in the 10th end (lead ben hebert touched one of third marc kennedy 's stones while sweeping). the carruthers team's loss to canada put them against the other manitoba rink at the event, team matt dunstone in the page 3 vs. 4 qualifying game, while saskatchewan played the northwest territories in the other 3 vs. 4 qualifying game. dunstone beat the carruthers rink 6–2, while saskatchewan, with skip mike mcewen, easily beat the territories 7–0, thanks to six stolen single point ends.
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following their draw 15 win against nunavut, saskatchewan
following their draw 15 win against nunavut, saskatchewan became the first team to clinch a playoff spot on march 6. they also clinched first place in their group, pool b. team manitoba (carruthers), skipped by brad jacobs, became the second team to clinch a playoff berth following their morning game on march 7 against yukon (thomas scoffin). later in the day, team canada (gushue) and the northwest territories (jamie koe) also clinched berths. it was the first time the territories have made the playoffs since 2012 when koe also skipped the team. it was also the first time in his 17 brier appearances that jamie koe finished with a better record (5–3) than his brother, kevin (2–6) who skipped one of the alberta pre-qualifier teams. the nwt made the playoffs after beating pei (tyler smith) 9–8 in an extra end in their final game. pei would have made the playoffs instead had they won, which would've been their first playoff berth in 28 years.
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on march 5, team kevin koe, the third
on march 5, team kevin koe, the third ranked team in the country, was eliminated from playoff contention after losing their fifth game, and having a 1–5 record. koe called the feeling "about rock bottom". koe blamed the team's failure on their draw weight.
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march 4th saw numerous upsets. draw 7 alone
march 4th saw numerous upsets. draw 7 alone saw three upsets with the northwest territories team (skipped by jamie koe) defeating the defending champion team canada rink (gushue), nova scotia (matthew manuel) defeating alberta's aaron sluchinski rink and quebec (julien tremblay) defeating kevin koe 's foursome. draw 8 saw northern ontario (trevor bonot) upend the #1 seeded brendan bottcher rink and draw 9 saw nova scotia with another upset, beating previously undefeated saskatchewan (mike mcewen).
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newfoundland and labrador lead alex smith broke the
newfoundland and labrador lead alex smith broke the previous record for longest gap between brier appearances at 35 years. the last previous brier he competed in was in 1989 when he threw third stones for newfoundland. the previous record was 24 years held by the yukon's clinton abel and scott odian (1995 to 2019).
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during draw 1 action, a heckler was ejected
during draw 1 action, a heckler was ejected from the arena. team canada skip brad gushue asked for the spectator to be removed in the ninth end of his game against nova scotia. when gushue was about to throw his final rock of the end, he signalled a technical timeout to deal with the matter, as the fan was distracting the team from the front row. after team canada second e.j. harnden spoke to the fan, and "got into it" with him, the team decided the matter had to be dealt with.
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the 2024 montana's brier, canada's national men's curling
the 2024 montana's brier, canada's national men's curling championship, was held from march 1 to 10 at the brandt centre in regina, saskatchewan. team canada, who was skipped by brad gushue won their third straight brier tankard and represented canada at the 2024 world men's curling championship at the kss sports complex in schaffhausen, switzerland where they won the silver medal.
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the 2018 season is club de regatas vasco
the 2018 season is club de regatas vasco da gama's 120th complete calendar year in existence, the club's 103rd season in existence of football, and the club's 45th season playing in the brasileirão série a, the top flight of brazilian football.
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times from 1 january to 17 february 2018
times from 1 january to 17 february 2018 and from 4 november to 31 december 2018 are utc–2, from 17 february 2018 to 3 november 2018 utc–3.
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the 2018 season is club de regatas vasco
the 2018 season is club de regatas vasco da gama 's 120th complete calendar year in existence, the club's 103rd season in existence of football, and the club's 45th season playing in the brasileirão série a, the top flight of brazilian football.
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the 2016 singapore league cup is the tenth
the 2016 singapore league cup is the tenth edition of the singapore league cup, singapore's premier club football tournament organised by the football association of singapore. albirex niigata (s) are the defending champions, having won their second trophy the previous year. the tournament was held from 13 to 30 july 2016.
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the plate knockout phase involved the four teams
the plate knockout phase involved the four teams that finished third in the preliminary phase of the tournament. there are two rounds of matches, with each round eliminating half of the teams entering that round. the successive rounds were: semi-finals and final. for each game in the plate knockout phase, a draw was followed by thirty minutes of extra time (except the final); if scores were still level there would be a penalty shoot-out to determine who progressed to the next round.
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the 2016 singapore league cup (known as the
the 2016 singapore league cup (known as the new paper league cup for sponsorship reasons) is the tenth edition of the singapore league cup, singapore's premier club football tournament organised by the football association of singapore. albirex niigata (s) are the defending champions, having won their second trophy the previous year. the tournament was held from 13 to 30 july 2016.
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the 2012 women's junior pan-am championship was the
the 2012 women's junior pan-am championship was the 7th edition of the women's pan american junior championship. it was held from 10 – 23 september 2012 in guadalajara, mexico. the tournament served as a qualifier for the 2013 women's hockey junior world cup, held in mönchengladbach, germany in july/august 2013. argentina won the tournament for the 6th time, defeating canada 2–1 in the final. the united states won the bronze medal by defeating chile 2–1 in the third and fourth place playoff.
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the 2012–13 slovenian prvaliga was the 22nd edition
the 2012–13 slovenian prvaliga was the 22nd edition of the slovenian prvaliga since its establishment in 1991. also known by the abbreviation 1. snl, prvaliga was contested by the top ten clubs in slovenia, for the title of national champions. the fixture schedule was released on 26 june 2012. the season began on 14 july 2012 and ended on 26 may 2013. maribor were the defending champions, having won their 10th league title the previous season. the season featured nine teams from the 2011–12 slovenian prvaliga and one team from the 2011–12 slovenian second league, aluminij, who was promoted directly as the winners of the second division, replacing nafta. this was the first season for aluminij in the top division.
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a total of ten teams contested the league,
a total of ten teams contested the league, including nine from the 2011–12 slovenian prvaliga and one promoted from the 2011–12 slovenian second league. aluminij secured direct promotion as champions of the slovenian second league. they replaced nafta lendava in the top division, who finished at the bottom of the prvaliga table, ending their seven-season tenure in the top division. this was the first season for aluminij in the slovenian prvaliga. even though dob won the relegation play-offs against triglav kranj, they declined promotion to the top division because of financial reasons; as a result, triglav was not relegated and remained in the prvaliga for the 2012–13 season.
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maribor were the defending champions, having won their
maribor were the defending champions, having won their 10th league title the previous season. the season featured nine teams from the 2011–12 slovenian prvaliga and one team from the 2011–12 slovenian second league, aluminij, who was promoted directly as the winners of the second division, replacing nafta. this was the first season for aluminij in the top division.
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the 2012–13 slovenian prvaliga was the 22nd edition
the 2012–13 slovenian prvaliga was the 22nd edition of the slovenian prvaliga since its establishment in 1991. also known by the abbreviation 1. snl, prvaliga was contested by the top ten clubs in slovenia, for the title of national champions. the fixture schedule was released on 26 june 2012. the season began on 14 july 2012 and ended on 26 may 2013.
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adp-ribose diphosphatase (ec 3.6.1.13) is an enzyme that
adp-ribose diphosphatase (ec 3.6.1.13) is an enzyme that catalyzes a hydrolysis reaction in which water nucleophilically attacks adp-ribose to produce amp and d-ribose 5-phosphate. enzyme hydrolysis occurs by the breakage of a phosphoanhydride bond and is dependent on mg2+ ions that are held in complex by the enzyme. the c-terminal domain of adp-ribose diphosphatase contains the nudix sequence, a highly conserved amino acid sequence that is found in over 450 putative proteins in about 90 different species. a part of this sequence known as the nudix fold is the catalytic part of the sequence. it is a structurally conserved loop-helix-loop motif that creates a scaffold for metal binding and pyrophosphatase chemistry in the enzyme. adp-ribose hydrolases in general act as protective agents against excessive intracellular accumulation of adp-ribose, as high intracellular levels of adp-ribose can be damaging to the cell. adp-ribose diphosphatase, in particular, hydrolyzes adp-ribose into amp and d-ribose 5-phosphate, both of which are intermediates of central metabolic pathways and therefore are easily reused. other common names for adp-ribose diphosphatase include adp-ribose pyrophosphatase and adprase. adp-ribose is commonly referred to as adpr.
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in the literature, the detoxifying role of adprase
in the literature, the detoxifying role of adprase is directly supported in e. coli cells. but in mammalian cells, there is only an indirect evidence linking adprase to a detoxifying role, and this comes from studies of the very specific rat liver adpribase-i by cytotoxic agents.
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adp-ribose is an intermediate that is produced during
adp-ribose is an intermediate that is produced during the metabolism of nad+, mono- or poly-unsaturated proteins, and cyclic- adp ribose. adp-ribose is a protein-glycating agent, and excess levels of adp-ribose in the cell can cause non-enzymatic adp-ribosylation. non-enzymatic adp-ribosylation can inactivate protein targets that contain nucleotide-binding sites when the adenylate moiety of adp-ribose binds to them, and it can also interfere with metabolic regulation that occurs via enzymatic adp-ribosylation. for example, actin polymerization is inhibited by non-enzymatic adp-ribosylation at a cys residue. thus, it is believed that adprase functions in general as a house-cleaning enzyme to eliminate potentially deleterious adp-ribose from the cell.
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the hydrolysis of adpr is catalyzed by e162,
the hydrolysis of adpr is catalyzed by e162, which improves the nucleophilicity of the water molecule in the active site by deprotonating it. this water is held perfectly in line with the scissile bond by the first and second magnesium ions. the hydroxide ion then attacks the phosphorus atom on the adenosyl phosphate, creating a trigonal bypyramidal intermediate with a negatively charged oxygen attached to the adenosyl phosphate. the double bond is then reformed, effectively discharging ribose 5-phosphate as a leaving group. the third mg is used to stabilize the negative charge on the leaving group.
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when the substrate is bound, the structure of
when the substrate is bound, the structure of the enzyme differs in shape. with the substrate bound, loop l9 moves 10 angstroms from its original position in the free enzyme, which forms a tighter turn and brings e162 to its catalytic position, meaning this enzyme cycles between an open (free enzyme) and a closed (substrate-metal complex) conformation. this is important because it prevents nonspecific hydrolysis of other nucleotides. adprase is highly specific for adpr, as it has been shown that its k for adpr is lower by at least two orders of magnitude than for other sugar nucleotides.
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the adjacent picture shows the active site of
the adjacent picture shows the active site of adprase in complex with ampcpr and mg. ampcpr is a nonhydrolyzable analog of adp-ribose, and thus functions as an inhibitor of adprase. the picture below reveals the first and second mg ions, which serve to coordinate the attacking water molecule so that it is perfectly in line with the scissile bond (o-p-o bond is 177 degrees) and poised for attack. a glutamate side chain (e162) will deprotonate the water molecule, and then the hydroxide ion will attack nucleophilically. this occurs when the water molecule is 3.0 angstroms away from the phosphorus molecule it is attacking. by using h o, it has been found that the water molecule attacks the adenosyl phosphate. this evidence is a refutation of a previous study that suggested that hydrolysis of adp-ribose could proceed by nucleophilic attack at either alpha- or beta- phosphate (gabelli, et al. 2001). after the water molecule attacks, an intermediate is formed, and then ribose 5-phosphate is kicked off as a leaving group. the third active site mg ion is used to stabilize the negative charge of the phosphate group as it leaves, and is thus situated perfectly between the two phosphates.
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adprase is a dimer of two identical monomers,
adprase is a dimer of two identical monomers, each of which contain 209 amino acids. the two monomers are folded into two distinct structural domains and with two equivalent catalytic sites. the c-terminal domain consists of the nudix sequence mentioned above and the n-terminal domain is primarily involved in dimer stabilization. as noted earlier, the nudix fold is the catalytic part of the enzyme, but both domains are involved in the active site and they both help with the attachment and coordination of h o, mg, and the adp-ribose substrate.
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adp-ribose hydrolases in general act as protective agents
adp-ribose hydrolases in general act as protective agents against excessive intracellular accumulation of adp-ribose, as high intracellular levels of adp-ribose can be damaging to the cell. adp-ribose diphosphatase, in particular, hydrolyzes adp-ribose into amp and d-ribose 5-phosphate, both of which are intermediates of central metabolic pathways and therefore are easily reused.
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the c-terminal domain of adp-ribose diphosphatase contains the
the c-terminal domain of adp-ribose diphosphatase contains the nudix sequence, a highly conserved amino acid sequence that is found in over 450 putative proteins in about 90 different species. a part of this sequence known as the nudix fold is the catalytic part of the sequence. it is a structurally conserved loop-helix-loop motif that creates a scaffold for metal binding and pyrophosphatase chemistry in the enzyme.
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adp-ribose diphosphatase (ec 3.6.1.13) is an enzyme that
adp-ribose diphosphatase (ec 3.6.1.13) is an enzyme that catalyzes a hydrolysis reaction in which water nucleophilically attacks adp-ribose to produce amp and d-ribose 5-phosphate. enzyme hydrolysis occurs by the breakage of a phosphoanhydride bond and is dependent on mg ions that are held in complex by the enzyme.
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the 2018–19 all-ireland junior club hurling championship was
the 2018–19 all-ireland junior club hurling championship was the 16th staging of the all-ireland junior club hurling championship, the gaelic athletic association's junior inter-county club hurling tournament. the championship ran from 14 october 2018 to 10 february 2019. the all-ireland final was played on 10 february 2019 at croke park in dublin, between dunnamaggin from kilkenny and castleblayney from monaghan, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. dunnamaggin won the match by 1-17 to 1-13 to claim their first ever championship title. castleblayney's fergal rafter was the championship's top scorer with 3-48.
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the all-ireland final was played on 10 february
the all-ireland final was played on 10 february 2019 at croke park in dublin, between dunnamaggin from kilkenny and castleblayney from monaghan, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. dunnamaggin won the match by 1-17 to 1-13 to claim their first ever championship title.
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the 2018–19 all-ireland junior club hurling championship was
the 2018–19 all-ireland junior club hurling championship was the 16th staging of the all-ireland junior club hurling championship, the gaelic athletic association 's junior inter-county club hurling tournament. the championship ran from 14 october 2018 to 10 february 2019.
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the inter baku 2011–12 season was inter baku's
the inter baku 2011–12 season was inter baku's eleventh azerbaijan premier league season, and their third season under manager kakhaber tskhadadze. they finished the season in 3rd place, qualifying for the 2012–13 uefa europa league, entering at the first qualifying round. they also participated in the 2011–12 azerbaijan cup, losing to neftchi baku in the semi-finals.
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the inter baku 2011–12 season was inter baku's
the inter baku 2011–12 season was inter baku's eleventh azerbaijan premier league season, and their third season under manager kakhaber tskhadadze. they finished the season in 3rd place, qualifying for the 2012–13 uefa europa league, entering at the first qualifying round. they also participated in the 2011–12 azerbaijan cup, losing to neftchi baku in the semi-finals.
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271 is a twin prime with 269, a
271 is a twin prime with 269, a cuban prime (a prime number that is the difference of two consecutive cubes), and a centered hexagonal number. it is the smallest prime number bracketed on both sides by numbers divisible by cubes, and the smallest prime number bracketed by numbers with five primes (counting repetitions) in their factorizations:
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the 2022 season was polis di-raja malaysia football
the 2022 season was polis di-raja malaysia football club's 32nd in existence and 13rd in the second-tier of malaysian football. the club competed in malaysia premier league, the malaysia fa cup and the malaysia cup.
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the 2022 season was polis di-raja malaysia football
the 2022 season was polis di-raja malaysia football club 's 32nd in existence and 13rd in the second-tier of malaysian football. the club competed in malaysia premier league, the malaysia fa cup and the malaysia cup.
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the 2014 presidents cup is the national senior
the 2014 presidents cup is the national senior "b" championship of canada. this year's tournament is being hosted by the tri-city bandits and the west coast senior lacrosse association. the senior b national championship will be played at the poirier sport & leisure complex in coquitlam, british columbia. one team enters the tournament after an undefeated season; st. albert miners. after a perfect 16–0 regular season, the miners swept their way to a rocky mountain lacrosse league championship.
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on opening day, the second game of the
on opening day, the second game of the tournament involving the st. albert miners and akwesasne outlawz was cancelled due to a lack of eligible players. st. albert was declared winner by forfeit, 1–0. all players attending the event were required by the canadian lacrosse association to complete an online course designed by the canadian centre for ethics in sport in order to compete.
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the 2014 presidents cup is the national senior
the 2014 presidents cup is the national senior "b" championship of canada. this year's tournament is being hosted by the tri-city bandits and the west coast senior lacrosse association. the senior b national championship will be played at the poirier sport & leisure complex in coquitlam, british columbia.
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the 2014 tippeligaen was the 70th completed season
the 2014 tippeligaen was the 70th completed season of top division football in norway. the competition began on 28 march 2014, two weeks later than in the previous season. a three-week summer-break in june was scheduled due to the 2014 fifa world cup, and the decisive match was played on 9 november 2014. strømsgodset were the defending champions. bodø/glimt and stabæk joined as the promoted clubs from the 2013 1. divisjon. they replaced tromsø and hønefoss who were relegated to the 2014 1. divisjon. molde won their third title, with four matches to spare following a 2–1 away win against viking on 4 october 2014. the team broke the record for most points (71) and most wins (22).
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the 14th-placed team, brann, took part in a
the 14th-placed team, brann, took part in a two-legged play-off against mjøndalen, the winners of the 2014 1. divisjon promotion play-offs, to decide who would play in the 2015 tippeligaen.
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the league was contested by 16 teams: the
the league was contested by 16 teams: the best 13 teams of the 2013 season, and the 14th-placed sarpsborg 08 who won the relegation-playoffs against ranheim, in addition to two promoted teams from 1. divisjon. the promoted teams were bodø/glimt and stabæk, returning to the top flight after an absence of four years and one season respectively. they replaced tromsø (after an eleven-year spell in eliteserien) and hønefoss (relegated after two seasons presence).
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on 4 october, molde were confirmed as league
on 4 october, molde were confirmed as league champions following their 2–1 away win against viking in the 26th round. they won their third title. on 2 november, in the penultimate round of the season, sandnes ulf were the first team to be relegated to the 1. divisjon when they gave away a 3–1 lead in stoppage time and drew 3–3 away to start. on the final day, sogndal were relegated and brann qualified for the relegation play-offs. on 26 november, brann were the third team to be relegated after losing the play-offs 4–1 on aggregate against mjøndalen.
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the 2014 tippeligaen was the 70th completed season
the 2014 tippeligaen was the 70th completed season of top division football in norway. the competition began on 28 march 2014, two weeks later than in the previous season. a three-week summer-break in june was scheduled due to the 2014 fifa world cup, and the decisive match was played on 9 november 2014. strømsgodset were the defending champions. bodø/glimt and stabæk joined as the promoted clubs from the 2013 1. divisjon. they replaced tromsø and hønefoss who were relegated to the 2014 1. divisjon.
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the 2018–19 season was dukla prague's eighth consecutive
the 2018–19 season was dukla prague's eighth consecutive season in the czech first league and culminated in their relegation. the club made the worst start ever by any club in the first league, losing seven consecutive matches at the beginning of the season under pavel drsek, who was replaced in september 2018 by roman skuhravý.
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as a first league team, dukla entered the
as a first league team, dukla entered the cup at the second round stage. in the second round, dukla travelled to bohemian football league side písek, dukla winning 2–0 with both goals coming in the first half of the match. the third round match was away against viktoria Žižkov of the czech national football league. the game was decided by frederik bilovský 's 81st minute goal. in the fourth round, dukla hosted league rivals teplice and lost 3–1, concluding their cup run for another season.
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striker ivan schranz and midfielder frederik bilovský left
striker ivan schranz and midfielder frederik bilovský left in the mid-season break to join ael limassol and fc nitra respectively. defender dávid bobál left after the expiry of his contract. david breda and ondřej Štursa returned to their parent clubs after the expiry of their loans. david bezdička left to join teplice on loan, while martin chlumecký was loaned to fc vysočina jihlava.
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in the summer, defenders martin jiránek and ondřej
in the summer, defenders martin jiránek and ondřej kušnír, and midfielder Štěpán koreš left dukla after the expiry of their contracts. mario holek and néstor albiach returned to sparta prague after their loans at dukla expired. dominik preisler joined fc vysočina jihlava on loan, while lukáš holík was loaned to his previous club, zlín. samuel dancák went out on a season-long loan to olympia radotín.
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in the winter break, spanish midfielder pablo gonzález
in the winter break, spanish midfielder pablo gonzález joined the club from salamanca. czech striker vojtěch hadaščok and czech defender daniel kozma also joined the club. lukáš holík and róbert kovaľ returned to dukla for the second half of the season after their loans expired. samuel dancák returned from his loan ahead of schedule to join dukla for the second half of the season.
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dukla signed four players permanently in the summer;
dukla signed four players permanently in the summer; as well as midfielder Štěpán krunert joining from bohemians 1905, three defenders arrived: dávid bobál signed from budapest honvéd fc, martin chlumecký arrived from liberec, and daniel souček joined from slavia prague. midfielder david breda and forward ondřej Štursa joined on loan from jablonec and viktoria plzen respectively. defenders ján Ďurica and nikola raspopović joined in september 2018.
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the 2018–19 season was dukla prague's eighth consecutive
the 2018–19 season was dukla prague's eighth consecutive season in the czech first league and culminated in their relegation. the club made the worst start ever by any club in the first league, losing seven consecutive matches at the beginning of the season under pavel drsek, who was replaced in september 2018 by roman skuhravý.
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the 2014 3. deild karla was the 33rd
the 2014 3. deild karla was the 33rd season of fourth-tier football in iceland. ten teams contested the league, which as of 2013 is no longer the lowest division in iceland following the restructuring of the league pyramid. the fixtures for the 2014 campaign were released by the ksÍ on their website; play began on 17 may and concluded on 13 september.
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the 2014 3. deild karla (english: men's third
the 2014 3. deild karla (english: men's third division) was the 33rd season of fourth-tier football in iceland. ten teams contested the league, which as of 2013 is no longer the lowest division in iceland following the restructuring of the league pyramid. the fixtures for the 2014 campaign were released by the ksÍ on their website; play began on 17 may and concluded on 13 september.
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the 2014–15 season was società sportiva calcio napoli's
the 2014–15 season was società sportiva calcio napoli's 69th season in serie a. the team competed in serie a, the coppa italia, the uefa champions league, the uefa europa league, and the supercoppa italiana.
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last updated: 29 august 2014 eu = if holds or not a european union passport; country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; n = number on jersey; p = position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); name = name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); age = age on the day of the signing; moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see status column; moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see status column; ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = not applicable.
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the 2014–15 season was società sportiva calcio napoli
the 2014–15 season was società sportiva calcio napoli ' s 69th season in serie a. the team competed in serie a, the coppa italia, the uefa champions league, the uefa europa league, and the supercoppa italiana.
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the 2017 men's eurohockey junior championship ii was
the 2017 men's eurohockey junior championship ii was the tenth edition of the men's eurohockey junior championship ii, the second level of the men's european under-21 field hockey championships organized by the european hockey federation. it was held from 16 to 22 july 2017 in saint petersburg, russia. france won their first eurohockey junior championship ii title and were promoted to the 2019 men's eurohockey junior championship together with the other finalists poland.
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the 2017 men's eurohockey junior championship ii was
the 2017 men's eurohockey junior championship ii was the tenth edition of the men's eurohockey junior championship ii, the second level of the men's european under-21 field hockey championships organized by the european hockey federation. it was held from 16 to 22 july 2017 in saint petersburg, russia.
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the 2012 season was st. patrick's athletic f.c.'s
the 2012 season was st. patrick's athletic f.c.'s 83rd year in existence and it was the supersaint's 61st consecutive season in the top-flight of irish football. the saint's were under the new management of liam buckley after pete mahon was let go at the end of the 2011 season. pat's finished 4th the previous season and doing so qualified for the 2012–13 uefa europa league first qualifying round. the saints also competed in domestic competitions such as the fai cup, setanta cup, leinster senior cup, and the ea sports cup.
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the champions were drawn to play dublin rivals
the champions were drawn to play dublin rivals shamrock rovers in the quarter-finals, at tallaght stadium. the saints played seven players from the under 19 team, with the remaining players made up of those who hadn't been in the starting team in the last league game away to derry city. pats found themselves 1-0 down just before half time after sean gannon scored for the home side and the game was over when dean ebbe and aaron greene fired past st.pats' 17-year-old keeper lee brandon.
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pat's started their defence of their leinster senior
pat's started their defence of their leinster senior cup with a home tie against phoenix f.c. the saints ran out comfortable winners on the night with a 4–0, through goals from christy fagan, ian daly and a brace from christopher forrester.
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the saints were drawn at home to shamrock
the saints were drawn at home to shamrock rovers in the quarter-finals, on the same day that their dublin rivals knocked them out of the leinster senior cup at the quarter-final stage. pats started the game the better side, but rovers took the lead after 6 minutes from a killian brennan free-kick. sean o'connor converted pat flynn 's cross in the 27th minute to draw level. the deadlock could not be broken in 90 minutes or extra time, so the game went to penalties for a place in the semi-finals. o'connor and john russell scored their penalties for the home side but james chambers and ian daly missed their spotkicks and despite barry murphy saving one penalty, his side last 4–2 in the shootout.
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pat's received a bye into the second round
pat's received a bye into the second round of ea sports cup. the draw took place on 27 march 2012 with pat's getting a home draw to u.c.d. the match took place on monday 9 april where the saint's won 2–1. the saint's took the lead just before half time thanks to a goal from sean o'connor who slotted the ball by keeper to give his side a half time lead. the lead was made two in the 56th minute when ian daly finished from six yards out. the students did pull one back before the end thanks to a chris lyons strike but the saint's held on to progress to the next round.
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pats fans traveled in big numbers up to
pats fans traveled in big numbers up to dundalk for the semi-final live on rtÉ. the saints started off the better of the two sides and found themselves ahead when kenny browne scored his first competitive goal of the season when he volley in chris forrester 's header from a ger o'brien corner. sean o'connor nearly doubled the lead from a free-kick but it was tipped over the bar by peter cherrie. greg bolger was the man to double the lead though when he headed in an o'connor cross after 52 minutes. sean o'connor finally got the goal his performance deserved after 85 minutes when cherrie was pressured by christy fagan into heading the ball right to o'connor, who passed into an empty net from 25 yards to put the saints into the final at the aviva stadium.
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after a scoreless draw with drogheda united in
after a scoreless draw with drogheda united in inchicore, pats travelled to hunky dorys park for the replay. the game was very similar to the first tie between the sides, with pats throwing wave after wave of attack at a very defensive united side. pats nearly took the lead early on when sean o'connor 's curled effort went just wide. pats also came close from three corners. the away side had less efforts in the second half and disastrously found themselves 1-0 down when derek prendergast headed in gavin brennan's corner against the run of play. pats missed two more good chances before vinny faherty converted aidan price 's flick on with his face in the 94th minute to send the game into extra-time. extra-time itself was dominated by both teams' tiredness and no real clear-cut chances were created so the game went to a penalty shootout. sean o'connor, jake kelly and vinny faherty scored for the saints with ian bermingham missing his spotkick. however the hero of the night was barry murphy who saved 3 drogheda penalties, the last against gavin brennan, to send the away end into raptures as their side remained in the hunt to end their cup drought dating back to 1961.
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the saints were boosted by the return of
the saints were boosted by the return of john russell from injury, but were without top scorer christy fagan through injury. sean o'connor came close to opening the scoring and vinny faherty missed 2 good chances in the first half. many more chances went a begging for the home side in the second half including a disallowed christopher forrester strike, but the chance of the game fell to greg bolger who was through on goal with only gabriel sava to beat, but he fired straight at the italian goalkeeper who received the fai ford man of the match award.
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the draw for the third round was made
the draw for the third round was made on 16 july on mns. following monaghan united's (who knocked sligo rovers out in the 2nd round) withdrawal from the league of ireland, the first side out in the draw would receive a bye into the quarter-finals. luckily, the saints were drawn out first and received the bye in to the last eight of the competition.
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the draw for the second round of the
the draw for the second round of the fai cup was made on rtÉ 's monday night soccer programme on 30 april. pats were drawn away to crumlin united who they knocked out of the competition in 2011 after a 3–0 win. with crumlin's ground deemed unsuitable for the tie, the club's came to an agreement to play the game at st.pats' home ground of richmond park pats went 1–0 up early on after darren meenan's cross was poorly cleared on the volley by crumlin united's derek griffin and it looped over dave meehan in goal. the lead was doubled after 12 minutes when fai ford man of the match jake carroll beat a defender and slotted his shot into the corner. substitute jake kelly made it 3–0 with 3 minutes to go when he drove his shot into the bottom corner.
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pats went into the second leg knowing it
pats went into the second leg knowing it would be a daunting test to knock hannover 96 out after the first leg scoreline. they did however start the better of the two sides, with centre back conor kenna smashing the crossbar, having beaten ron-robert zieler in goal. the saints limited hannover to very little chances in the first half but conceded a very soft goal, giving karim haggui a free header which he scored, from six yards after a harsh free kick decision. early in the second half, defender mario eggimann scored a similar goal after a short free kick, he headed in off the crossbar from 6 yards. the second half wasn't much of a spectacle for the 24,500 fans at the awd-arena but the loyal group of 300 saints chanted non-stop for the entirety as they watched their side exit the europa league with pride.
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with the saints european fortress richmond park unsuitable
with the saints european fortress richmond park unsuitable to host a third round clash, the game was played in south dublin county council 's tallaght stadium. the game was broadcast by a german sports channel and had 1.1 million viewers. hannover 96 started off as the better side and they opened the scoring through leon andreasen 's wonderful finish into the top corner from 25 yards. apart from that effort, brendan clarke didn't have to make any saves in the first half, with sean o'connor narrowly missing the top corner and ian bermingham having a handball claim turned down by the hungarian referee. pats started the second half brilliantly with wonderful football on show and christy fagan and james chambers spurning chances that they should really have scored. christian pander scored a free-kick from 35 yards in the 66th minute against the run of play after an unkind bounce deceived clarke. christy fagan then missed a one-on-one with german international keeper ron-robert zieler, before ivorian international didier ya konan scored a third away goal for hannover to end the tie. although the game finished 3–0 to the away side, pats supporters were happy with the team's performance against a superior side from a far superior league and take great pride in the 20 minute spell after half time when they outplayed a bundesliga side and should have scored.
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the saints started off excellently in the second
the saints started off excellently in the second leg, when john russell opened the scoring after 39 minutes following two other good chances missed by the home side. brendan clarke had little to do on the night other than collect Široki brijeg crosses and tame shots but the bosnians equalized in the 65th minute through an ivica džidić header from a corner. the game finished 1-1 after 90 minutes, matching the scoreline of the first leg meaning the game would head into extra-time once again. extra-time itself was also a tight encounter but christy fagan volleyed in a conor kenna flick on in the 105th minute. the inchicore side held out until the 118th minute when Široki striker mateo roskam was one-on-one with clarke, but ger o'brien put in a world class tackle to send his side through to the third round to play hannover 96 of germany.
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the first leg of the second round was
the first leg of the second round was played at the stadion pecara, bosnia and herzegovina in intense 30 degree heat. pats started off excellently, when sean o'connor 's cross was handled in the area. john russell 's penalty was saved by luka bilobrk but just a minute later his shot was again saved by bilobrk, but it fell into the path of in-form striker christy fagan who slotted it in. Široki brijeg were reduced to 10 men in the 43rd minute when mladen jurčević received his second yellow for a foul on fagan. the saints continued their dominance in the second half with christopher forrester hitting the post and darren meenan coming close, but brazilian santos wagner scored a header in the 93rd minute with the last touch of the game.
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pats travelled to the hásteinsvöllur on the tiny
pats travelled to the hásteinsvöllur on the tiny island of vestmannaeyjar for the second leg. the away side were defending very well throughput the game with brendan clarke making some great saves. this was the case until mat garner made it 1–0 in the 83rd minute to take the game into extra-time, a first for the saints in europe. things went from bad to worse when eythor birgisson scored in the 98th minute, putting Íbv in a position to win the tie. worries for the saints were soon gone when substitute stephen o'flynn controlled conor kenna 's long ball with his chest, and stabbed the ball past abel dihara a minute later. the saints held out for the remainder of the game and earned a second round tie with nk Široki brijeg following a 2–2 draw on aggregate, with a 1–0 win on away goals.
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the first leg was played in front of
the first leg was played in front of a sell out crowd and the saints nearly found themselves behind when christian olsen hit the crossbar for Íbv early on, but the home side took the lead after 39 minutes when ger o'brien put in a wonderful cross for christy fagan to volley home. very few chances were created in the remainder of the game and the saints held out for a sloppy 1–0 win.
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st. patrick's athletic were drawn to play Íþróttabandalag
st. patrick's athletic were drawn to play Íþróttabandalag vestmannaeyja from iceland in the 2012–13 uefa europa league first qualifying round, with the first leg played in dublin and the second played in vestmannaeyjar. pats faced the same side at the same stage of the competition in their 2011 european campaign, losing 1–0 in reykjavík and winning 2–0 in dublin. should the saints progress, they would face nk Široki brijeg from bosnia and herzegovina. the previous campaign, the away leg was played in the vodafonehöllin stadium in reykjavík due to Íbv 's ground the hásteinsvöllur 's capacity being too small, but for this tie, it was announced that the game would be played in vestmannaeyjar island, following ground improvements to the hásteinsvöllur.
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the saints then faced ucd at richmond park,
the saints then faced ucd at richmond park, making several changes to the side. pats broke the deadlock after 16 minutes when chris forrester threaded a perfect pass through the ucd defense to jake kelly, who rolled a well-placed effort into the bottom left corner. just 2 minutes later, an identical move from the saints nearly doubled the lead but this time kelly hit the inside of the post before the ball was cleared off the line. the domination continued with ucd keeper ger barron tipping over a chris forrester lob from 35 yards, a vinny faherty volley and header and several other chances as the home side went in 1–0 up at half time. the lead was doubled on 58 minutes when anto flood pulled off a brilliant flick to vinny faherty, who smashed past barron from a tight angle. the game was all but over on 66 minutes when forrester 's wonderful chipped effort hit the post, his low rebounded cross was flicked up by the studs of anto flood and headed in by faherty at the back post. after getting two assists, anto flood got the goal his play deserved when faherty played chris forrester through, he rounded the keeper and passed to flood, who tapped into the open goal from 6 yards for his first league goal for the club. with five minutes to play vinny faherty completed his hat-trick when he headed substitute stephen o'flynn 's cross onto the bar and then sneaked the rebound in to become only the third goalscorer of a hat-trick in the 2012 league of ireland.
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pats' next game was away to drogheda united,
pats' next game was away to drogheda united, broadcast on rtÉ. the first half was a poor encounter and only a christy fagan volley that went just wide was the only chance of note produced by either side. the second half however was entirely different as the saints completely dominated the play. drogheda 's italian goalkeeper gabriel sava was in exceptional form to deny chris forrester, christy fagan, sean o'connor, james chambers, vinny faherty and greg bolger on 3 occasions. at the other end barry murphy didn't have to make a single save all night as he watched his side throw 2 points away.
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the saints' next game was at home to
the saints' next game was at home to out-of-form rivals shamrock rovers in their final dublin derby of the season. pats started off brilliantly and found themselves 1–0 up after 7 minutes when sean o'connor 's shot was handled in the box by colin hawkins and o'connor himself smashed the penalty down the middle past oscar jansson. the lead was doubled just 2 minutes later when jake carroll smashed his effort in via a deflection from hawkins following a darting run into the box, for his first-ever league of ireland goal. christy fagan couldn't get a shot away from 9 yards after he was played in and ger o'brien 's crossed were causing problems for rovers before half time. the second half produced very little chances from both teams and the away side pulled one back after 78 minutes when gary mccabe scored from 30 yards past barry murphy. pats were finally put under some pressure for the first time in the 5 minutes of injury time and shamrock rovers hit the post during that spell but the saints held on for their deserved victory.
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pats next task was to win against shelbourne
pats next task was to win against shelbourne at tolka park for the first time in 10 years. darren meenan hit the bar with a 30-yard volley before sean o'connor had an effort cleared off the line. the saints continued to push for a lead and they found it when o'connor 's cross found christy fagan who headed in off the post after 68 minutes. former saint anto murphy was sent off for punching o'connor off the ball, minutes before he set up substitute vinny faherty one-on-one with ex-pat's keeper chris bennion and he headed past him to earn the 3 points for the inchicore side.
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the saints traveled to dalymount park to face
the saints traveled to dalymount park to face dublin rivals bohemians. former saint evan mcmillan opened the scoring after 25 minutes when he volleyed past former bohs barry murphy. pats equalized on 38 minutes through james chambers' first goal of the season when he smashed in a sean o'connor freekick on the volley from a tight angle. childhood bohs fan christopher forrester put pats in front after 48 minutes when he too volley in a sean o'connor cross. that lead lasted just 3 minutes though, as kevin feely headed home from a corner to make it 2–2. o'connor topped off an amazing individual performance when he smashed a volley into the top corner from 35 yards with his bad foot. brazilian midfielder hernany macedo made his debut for pats when he replaced jake kelly after 68 minutes and was involved in holding on to the saints lead.
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pats faced an injury plagued derry city side
pats faced an injury plagued derry city side at richmond park next. derry started the better of the two sides, hitting the crossbar and forcing barry murphy into a good save early on. city's ger doherty was also under fire in the first half, saving well from john russell and sean o'connor. indeed, it was o'connor who broke the deadlock after 57 minutes when he fired into the top corner from 8 yards after a good ball by christy fagan, following a wonderful spell of passing. o'connor was replaced by christopher forrester after 7 minutes and the youngster teed jake kelly up 6 yards from goal to tap in. forrester also set up the third goal in injury time when he clipped a wonderful pass through the derry centre backs to summer signing vinny faherty to smash over doherty for his first goal since his return to the club.
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the saints faced league leaders sligo rovers at
the saints faced league leaders sligo rovers at home next. the game was dominated by the 2 defenses and there were few chances. christy fagan fired wide in an on-on-one with former saint gary rogers and ryan coombes tested rogers late on. saints keeper barry murphy only had to make 1 save all night and it was a wonderfully saved effort from an alan keane header.
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dundalk were pats' hosts, just 3 days after
dundalk were pats' hosts, just 3 days after the disappointing performance against bray wanderers. liam buckley decided to make 3 changes to the side that lost to bray, including barry murphy in goal instead of number 1 brendan clarke. pats were the better side in the first half, with jake carroll, ger o'brien, sean o'connor and ryan coombes all coming close. dundalk's only shot on target in the first half was wonderfully saved by murphy. sean o'connor struck a powerful shot with his weaker right foot past peter cherrie after 57 minutes, following a good ball by chris forrester. murphy made one more impressive save and the saints got their 1–0 victory after a dominant performance.
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pats faced bray wanderers at home in their
pats faced bray wanderers at home in their next game without the services of midfielder john russell. sean o'connor came closest in an uneventful first half. the second half however was completely the opposite and when various pats players felt a wanderers player was simulating an injury, they didn't put the ball out of play. this infuriated bray 's veteran striker jason byrne who began to pick fights with several pats players and was sent off for punching o'connor in the face. most players from both teams were involved in the incident on the halfway line and darren meenan was sent off for the home side in amongst the brawl. kenny browne was sent off after 84 minutes for a late tackle on kieran marty waters. just 3 minutes later waters caught brendan clarke out at his near post to make it 1–0. pats had late chances in the 6 minutes of injury time but jake kelly and conor kenna couldn't find the net.
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the saints returned to league action away to
the saints returned to league action away to cork city having not played a league game in two weeks due to europa league commitments. pats had two great chances to open the scoring in the first half but christy fagan headed over from 6 yards and christopher forrester 's effort of the open goal from 35 yards was weak and mark mcnulty made it back into the goal in time. cork had a great chance at the start of the second half but davin o'neill fired wide from 8 yards. the introduction of darren meenan for the away side was the game changer, as he used his skill and pace to beat danny murphy and cross to sean o'connor whose flick on was volleyed in on the turn by in-form striker christy fagan. the saints were under a lot of pressure in the last 10 minutes and vinny faherty made his return to the club from the bench and held the ball up well to grind out the result for the dubliners.
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ucd away was the saints next game. pats
ucd away was the saints next game. pats created less chances than usual in the first half but christopher forrester broke the deadlock in the 45th minute after a good ball by greg bolger. the second half was quite the opposite, bolger and forrester both had chipped efforts from 35 yards tipped over the bar by mark mcginley in the ucd goal. robbie benson equalized in the 71st minute and despite a claim for a foul in the box on john russell, they couldn't find a winner.
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drogheda united at home was up next for
drogheda united at home was up next for pats at after 120 minutes of football 3 days earlier against Íbv again, in iceland. the home side made 6 changes from their midweek game including keeper barry murphy making his league debut. murphy was at fault for the opening goal when his pass to a teammate found drogheda's gavin brennan instead, who slotted in under murphy. midweek goalscoring hero stephen o'flynn was denied by the crossbar after a wonderful strike from 35 yards out before half time. first choice keeper brendan clarke replaced the injured barry murphy at half time and after many pats chances wasted, drogheda took one of theirs after 76 minutes when peter hynes scored after a deflection and a goalkeeping error from clarke. the game finished 2-0 and drogheda overtook the saints to 2nd place.
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the saints faced shamrock rovers away in their
the saints faced shamrock rovers away in their next league game after a 1–0 win vs Íbv in their last game. the inchicore men started off the better side, with new signing anto flood coming close. craig sives scored a header from a billy dennehy free-kick in the 71st minute for rovers but in the 2nd minute of injury time, john russell put pat flynn through on goal and he smashed home an equalizer against his old club to send the away end into pandemonium.
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a third dublin derby at richmond park in
a third dublin derby at richmond park in 7 days followed for the saints, as they hosted northside rivals shelbourne in a match attended by president michael d. higgins, the famous 1996 league winning side, other club legends such as keith fahey and brian kerr. pats got off to a great start after greg bolger 's looping header opened the scoring following a great cross by ger o'brien. the saints continued to dominate the game but got a late score when philip hughes hit the crossbar. barry clancy was sent off in the 84th minute after he kicked out at o'brien, but this had little impact of the remainder of the game and the home side held out for the 1–0 win.
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after the mid-season break in june, pats' next
after the mid-season break in june, pats' next game was a dublin derby at home to bohemians. bohs took the lead against the run of play after 10 minutes, from a shot that turned out to be their only effort all game. liam buckley brought on james chambers, sean o'connor and dean kelly, who all had an instrumental influence on the game. kelly fired a shot off the bar from which christy fagan scored the equalizer in the 82nd minute. chambers spread the ball around well and later earned a corner that was cleared away to o'connor, who supplied the cross for fagan headed in the winner in the 94th minute against his former club.
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next up was a trip to gortakeegan to
next up was a trip to gortakeegan to face monaghan united. monaghan set up their stall to defend for the entire game but they found themselves 1-0 down at half time thanks to a christy fagan volley. as the game moved into the last 10 minutes, the saints still hadn't managed to increase to scoring until substitute jake kelly scored in the 83rd and 85th minute and greg bolger rounded off a dominant performance with a 4th goal in the 89th minute. this game later turned out to be monaghan's last game in the league of ireland after they pulled out of the league during the mid-season break on 18 june.
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pats faced a young dundalk side at home
pats faced a young dundalk side at home next. all seemed to be going well for the home side after chris forrester headed in ger o'brien 's corner after 43 minutes and dundalk 's michael rafter getting sent off in the tunnel at half-time. the saints peppered peter cherrie 's goal with shots but just couldn't find that 2nd goal just wouldn't come. mark griffn's run from the halfway line won the county louth side a free kick on the edge of the box and griffin curled it into the top left corner with his team's first real shot of note. as st.pat's pushed for the winner, john mountney caught them on the break and was fouled in exactly the same position as the lillywhite's goal came from. griffin fired the set-piece into the bottom right corner to become the hero to the away support. this loss ended the saints' run of 22 unbeaten league games at richmond park.
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a trip to wicklow to play bray wanderers
a trip to wicklow to play bray wanderers was liam buckley 's next task. against the run of play, jason byrne opened the scoring, before chris fagan equalized just before half time. john mulroy scored a spectacular volley after an hour to regain wanderer's lead, but his goal was cancelled out when fagan tapped in his second and john russell scored a fine goal from outside the box after 72 minutes. the saints looked to be taking the 3 points from an away game for just the third time but byrne popped up in the 93rd minute with a volley to make it 3–3.
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pats' went into the next game against cork
pats' went into the next game against cork city without midfielders james chambers and mark rossiter through injury and greg bolger through suspension after receiving 4 yellow cards in the league. the saints did well considering their makeshift midfield, with darren meenan chris forrester, sean o'connor all coming close but cork city keeper mark mcnulty stopped everything that came at him. city could have won it with a penalty late on but saints keeper brendan clarke saved well for a 0–0 draw that increased his sides unbeaten record in the league at richmond park to 22 games.
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the saints traveled north to face derry city,
the saints traveled north to face derry city, with the game once again on rtÉ. mark rossiter came off after just 7 minutes with an injury that would see him miss the remainder of the season, but his replacement darren meenan opened the scoring for the dubliners with a looping header just before half time. pats played superb football throughout and when sean o'connor 's shot was spilled in by derry city keeper ger doherty in the 64th minute, it was game over.
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rtÉ showed pats' next game live as they
rtÉ showed pats' next game live as they traveled to league leaders sligo rovers. the saints were the better side in the first half but found themselves 1-0 down after an unlucky own goal from center back kenny browne. substitute sean o'connor scored after a great piece of skill from john russell and the inchicore side had the chance to win it in the 90th minute when they were awarded a penalty for jason mcguinness ' foul on dean kelly but top scorer chris fagan blazed the spotkick over the bar. to add to the disappointment of missing out on 2 valuable points from this fixture, saints fans later received news that pivotal midfielder james chambers ' injury sustained in the game would see him out of action for 8 weeks.
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