St. Patrick’s, Waterford Draw in Irish Premier Division Clash
DUBLIN (Interstat) — St. Patrick’s Athletic and Waterford played to a 1-1 draw in the Irish Premier Division on Friday at Richmond Park. Mason Melia opened the scoring for the hosts in the 40th minute, but Waterford substitute Ryan Burke equalized just before halftime in the second minute of stoppage time. Both assists came from defenders, with St. Patrick’s Tom Grivosti setting up Melia and Waterford’s Darragh Leahy providing for Burke. The result leaves both teams with identical records of zero wins, zero losses and one draw to start the league season. The match featured five yellow cards. St. Patrick’s was a slight pregame favorite according to projections.