Derry break St Pat's resistance to close gap at top
Derry City dominated but left it late to seal victory over fellow title contenders St Patrick's Athletic.
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Derry City dominated but left it late to seal victory over fellow title contenders St Patrick's Athletic.
The first league meeting of title rivals Shamrock Rovers and Derry City was not expected to draw this much intrigue given it is just the third match week of the new League of Ireland season.
A dogged St Patrick's Athletic snatched an unlikely point, leaving Derry City demoralised, at a heaving Richmond Park.
Derry City won the bragging rights over reigning SSE Airtricity League champions Shamrock Rovers, to seal their first ever President's Cup with a 2-0 win at the Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium.
Ireland have finished third in the CSIO5-Star Nations Cup in Abu Dhabi.
Derry City are the FAI Cup champions for the sixth time in their history.
Paul Corry believes Derry City have the resources, players and manager to "go to the next level" and massively challenge Shamrock Rovers over the next few seasons.