Shelbourne 0 Derry City 1
Patrick McEleney’s second half goal was the difference at Tolka Park on Friday night as Derry City moved to the summit of the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division table with a slender victory over Shelbourne.
Following scoreless draws for both sides in the top-flight on Monday evening, it looked set to be another stalemate for long stretches of a largely forgettable contest. Yet when the ball broke into McEleney’s path with 17 minutes remaining, he made no mistake to consign Damien Duff’s Metropolitans to a second successive home defeat.
Clear-cut opportunities were few and far between during the opening quarter, though Jamie McGonigle did find space close to the S …
- March 5, 2022
