Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — St Patrick's 5th with 50 points, Limerick 9th with 27, 23 apart. In league terms the two rates read 0.69/2.08 for Limerick and 1.42/1.33 for St Patrick's (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.39.
Four consecutive defeats weighed on Limerick.
With 23 matches recorded and 0.3 yellow cards per game, J. McLoughlin was the man in the middle. The match was played at Markets Field in Limerick (capacity 5,000). St Patrick's led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 0-4 full-time score.