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Gary Ferry, 3 Nov
Derry City 3
St. Patrick’s Athletic 0
Derry City ended the season with an emphatic win over St. Patrick’s
Athletic to secure second place in the Premier Division.
Goals from Brandon Kavanagh, Will Patching and Jordan McEneff secured
Ruaidhri Higgins 50th league win as Derry City manager and also earned
Brian Maher the Golden Glove for the most clean sheets this season.
The home fans were almost celebrating a goal 81 seconds into Friday
night’s game when, from Derry’s first corner, Ben Doherty fed Paul
McMullan, who whipped a cross to the back post where Mark Connolly
arrived, but powered a header just wide. Some fans were even
celebrating a goal before they realised the ball had hit the hoardings
behind the goal and not the net.
But they didn’t have to wait much longer as the Candystripes took the
lead on 11 minutes. Again, the threat came from a corner with Patching
this time crossing towards the near post where Cameron McJannet flicked
the ball on and Brandon Kavanagh was there to turn it in on the line.
It was 2-0 on 26 minutes thanks to another beauty from Will Patching.
Ben Doherty picked the City talisman out 20 yards out and Patching
shifted the ball onto his left foot before burling the ball high past
Dean Lyness for his 11th goal of the season in all competitions.
St. Pat’s were second best all over the pitch and they were lucky not
to go into the half time break three goals down. Patching was at his
brilliant best and he picked out the run of McMullan in behind the
Pat’s defence but the winger’s ball across goal was blazed over from
close range by Duffy.
It should have been 3-0 on 56 minutes when Patching raced in from the
right and put the ball in front of Duffy just two yards out, but the
winger somehow hooked the ball over the bar, much to the disbelief of
everyone in the Brandywell.
Substitute Jordan McEneff completed the scoring late on, driving the
ball low past Lyness from 20 yards to end the game and the season on a
high for the home supporters.
Teams
DERRY CITY: Maher, Boyce, Connolly, McJannet (Todd 88’), Doherty,
Patching, P McEleney (McLaughlin 88’), B Kavanagh (McEneff 79’),
Dummigan, McMullan (O’Donnell 88’), Duffy (Mullen 79’).
ST. PATRICK’S ATHLETIC: Lyness, Breslin (Norman 45’), McGrath, Redmond
(Timmermans 45’), Curtis, McClelland, McCormack, Forrester (Dodd 82’),
Nolan, Mulraney (Melia 71’), Carty (Lonergan 67’).
REFEREE: Rob Harvey