St Patrick’s Athletic missed the chance to qualify for the Conference League after losing 2-0 to Istanbul Basaksehir in the second leg of their play-off tie.
The League of Ireland side had drawn the first leg in Dublin last week and reached the hour mark in Turkey on level terms before succumbing to two late goals.
Kian Leavy had the first real chance of the game in Istanbul when his effort flew just wide of the post before Berkay Ozcan had a good shot blocked in the first half.
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