Dull draw at foggy Oriel Park

Maybe it was the fog but Dundalk put in one of their worst performances of the season last night in a dull nil-nil draw with St. Pats. John Gill, the manager who fianlly steered Dundalk out of the 1st division twilight zone got a deserved ovation from the Dundalk crowd when he took his place in the Pats dugout but after that there was not much to cheer about. Both teams had spells when they had good possesion but goal mounth action was scarce. Michael McGowan and Ger Rowe were Dundalk's most creative players. Dundalk's best chance was created by McGowan early in the second half. His beautifully floted cross was completely missed by Darren Mansaram.