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Published 00:56 1 Apr 2023 BST
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Sam Curtis and Chris Forrester of St Patrick's Athletic. (Credit: Sportsfile)[/caption]
He excelled against UCD. He was the string-puller and the man that ran the show as St Pat's collected only their second league win of the season. Even with the pitch sodden and the ball needing extra oomph on it to reach players, the 30-year-old was on the money with over 90% of his passing. For a guy that was trying inside cuts, under press out-balls and ambitious passes to men in motion, it was a high risk, high return kind of night.Forrester's first goal was of the bread and butter variety. An inswinging corner when he lost his marker, got to the near post and nodded home. His second - the goal that knocked the last bit of UCD's stuffing out - was serene. Forrester made it look much easier than it was to pull off. Jamie Lennon won possession back, Jason McClelland played a well-weighted ball just in front of the charging Forrester. He was still 30 yards out when he received the ball but he was right on top of UCD goalkeeper Kian Moore within three strides. Moore rushed off his line and a covering defender slid in. Forrester already had his mind made up and waited a beat before dinking the ball over flailing arms and legs to settle the game. He could have had his hat-trick - after nice build-up work from Jake Mulraney and Sam Curtis - but the ball was hacked clear when he opted to square it, rather than taking a fizz himself. There will be tougher challenges ahead but St Pat's are a better team than their 9th place, at 7:45pm on Friday, made them look. The have Cork (home) and Drogheda (away) next before two Dublin derbies, against Bohemians and Shamrock Rovers, that should show where they are really at. Forrester had his stint in England and Scotland [with Peterborough and Aberdeen] from 2015 to 2019. He never quite lit it up, abroad, like he did in Ireland but he looks happy in his skin since settling back in. Sam Curtis is on the radar for many sides in England, Scotland and further afield. He is the future but his present is pretty decent, too. Sharing a pitch with Chris Forrester helps no end.
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