BLUES GRAB A POINT AT PAT'S

ST PATS ATH 1 Melia 40 WATERFORD 1 Burke 45+2

- BY PAUL BUTTNER

MASON Melia gave Richmond Park a parting shot of a well-taken goal but it wasn't enough to give St Pat's a much needed win in their quest for Europe.

The 18-year-old Melia will join Tottenham Hotspur in January and was keen to leave his mark in St Pat's last home game of the season last night.

That he did with a first half opening goal. But Waterford have targets of their own as they battle to avoid the relegation playoff place and levelled through Ryan Burke.

St Pat's do move above Bohemians into fourth place on goal difference.

The hard-earned point lifts Waterford to eighth.

A free kick from ex-Blues skipper Barry Baggley worried his former club on 13 minutes, the visitors relieved to see Jamie Lennon's header flash wide.