- Olivier Kemen scored his maiden goal of the season in the Conference League win against St Patrick Athletic
- Istanbul Başakşehir beat St Patrick Athletic courtesy of two late goals
Cameroonian midfielder Olivier Kemen scored his first goal of the season while Ömer Ali Şahiner scored the other goal to ensure Istanbul Başakşehir beat 10-man St Patrick by 2-0 in the second-leg Conference League match on Wednesday.
For 152 minutes over two legs, St Patrick’s Athletic’s dared to believe they’d create history by making the cut for group stage participation in European competition.
Worlds apart in resources, the Irish side belied the €150m chasm of talent value to remain competitive against Istanbul Basaksehir until past the hour mark of the second leg in Turkey.
One pivotal moment, a fortunate ricochet inside the box, broke in the hosts’ favour, allowing Omar Ali Sahiner to squirt the ball through the legs of goalkeeper Joseph Anang.
Despite losing former AC Milan defender Léo Duarte after just seven minutes, they could spring from their bench Olivier Kemen.
The Cameroon international ended any comeback hopes by powering his header home with eight minutes left, moments after a wild lunge on him had led to Aaron Bolger incurring a straight red card within four minutes of coming on.
Defeat effectively ends the season in August for the Saints while the Turkish side progresses to the group stage of the competition.
Istanbul Basaksehir: Sengezer, Leo Duarte, Gureler, Opoku, Sahiner, Pelkas, Ergun, Ozcan, Turuc, Piatek, Davidson.
Subs: Babacan, Dilmen, Gurler, Kavraz, Kemen, Keny, Lima, Ozdemir, Joao Figueiredo.
St Patricks Athletic: Anang, Sjoberg, Redmond, Grivosti, Breslin, Forrester, Lennon, Leavy, Elbouzedi, Melia, Mulraney.
Subs: Rogers, Bolger, Brandon Kavanagh, Kazeem, Keeley, Keena, McClelland, McLaughlin, Nolan, Noonan, Oyenuga, Turner.
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