Thursday
Central defender Tom Grivosti kept the opposition at bay in UEFA Conference League 3rd Round Qualifying. St Patrick’s edged out Sabah 1-0 and take a narrow lead to Azerbaijan for the second leg.
Friday
Sheffield United new boy Harry Souttar took his place on the substitute’s bench as his side kicked off the EFL Championship season. United earned all 3 points thanks to a 2-0 win at Preston North End.
FullNinety duo Josh Earl and Davis Keillor-Dunn went head-to-head in the opening match of the League One campaign. Davis came out on top with his Mansfield Town side winning 2-1 at Barnsley.
Dan Pike completed another 90 minutes of action for Dundalk in the League of Ireland. His side drew 1-1 at Derry.
Saturday
Callum Lang grabbed all the headlines for Portsmouth after his sensational first half strike at Elland Road. The 25 year old was then ice cold as he converted a penalty-kick for his second goal, in an entertaining 3-3 draw at Leeds United.
Ross County rescued a point thanks to a clinical injury time equalising goal from striker Ronan Hale. The Staggies drew 1-1 with Dundee United in the SPL.
Chief creator Ronan Darcy supplied an assist for Crawley in their opening day victory against Blackpool. Town won 2-1with Toby Mullarkey making his competitive debut for the South Londoners.
Wrexham got off to a winning start following their promotion to League One. Elliot Lee was again influential in the 3-2 victory, while Luke Bolton was an unused substitute.
Midfield dynamo Jamie Lindsay had a huge say in Bristol Rovers’ opening day 1-0 win against Northampton Town at the Memorial Stadium.
Exeter City felt the benefits of signing Ed Francis, as he moved seamlessly into League One. His side held off Rotherham United to record a 1-0 success.
Dion Pereira scored with a wonderful curling effort to earn Dagenham & Redbridge all 3 points against Wealdstone United (2-1).
Altrincham beat Woking 1-0 with full-back Tylor Golden scoring winning goal on his competitive debut for the Club.
Also in the National League; Jack Evans’ Halifax Town won their opening day fixture 2-1 against League favourites Barnet. #FullNinetyFamily