Great escape still a possibility as Longford Town come from behind to beat St. Pat's.

From: Longford Leader (Longford, Republic of Ireland) | Date: August 30, 2007 | Copyright information

Longford Town 2-1 St Patrick's Athletic

Padraic O'Brien reporting from Flancare Park

What looked like a mission impossible to avoid the drop in the aftermath of the six point deduction has now developed into a remarkable revival and the so determined manner in which Longford Town came from behind to beat St. Pat's at Flancare Park on Saturday night last clearly suggests that the great escape can actually be achieved against all the odds.

Not including the expected success over Fanad United in the third round of the FAI Cup, the Town have now won four of their last ...

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