Bohemians and St Patrick's Athletic met in the Irish Cup quarter-finals on 5 September 2026, with the contest heading to penalties after a 1-1 draw. The hosts took the lead in the 100th minute through A. Breslin, but Bohemians equalised just twelve minutes later when R. Edmondson turned the ball into his own net at 112 minutes.
Both sides made changes throughout the second half. A. Keena and C. Forrester were substituted at 55 minutes, followed by H. Vaughan at 62 minutes and A. Olusanya at 64 minutes. The hosts brought on three players at 77 minutes — J. Flores, C. Parsons and D. James-Taylor — before adding J. McClelland at 87 minutes and J. Lennon at 91 minutes.
Yellow cards came thick and fast in the closing stages. L. Turner and C. Forrester received bookings at 48 minutes, while S. Diallo and R. Palmer were cautioned at 96 minutes. C. Byrne picked up his yellow at 108 minutes, just before the own goal levelled the tie.
The penalty shootout stretched to 18 attempts. C. Whelan and S. Hoare missed for St Patrick's, while R. Palmer failed to convert for Bohemians. Every other spot-kick found the back of the net, including goals from B. Baggley, C. Byrne, J. Redmond, P. Madden, D. Devoy, R. Sheridan, R. Tierney, R. Edmondson, S. Mullen, A. Breslin, A. McDonnell, D. Nugent, S. Diallo, L. Turner and P. Hickey.
Bohemians advanced to the semi-finals with a 12-2 victory on penalties. The game had been tight until the shootout turned into a sequence of almost every taker finding the bottom corner, with only three misses across the entire round.