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Date | Time | League | Season |
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24 September 2021 | 7:45 pm | LOI Men's Premier Division | 2021 |
Match Report
Derry ease past Longford
Derry City eased past a lacklustre Longford town to make up ground on 3rd placed Sligo Rovers.
First-half goals from Jamie McGonigle and James Akintunde as well as a Junior goal on 81 minutes was enough for The Candystripes to claim all three points.
Two fortunate first half goals from Jamie McGonigle and James Akintunde set the pace of the game as Longford desperately tried to get into the game.
McGonigle who pressured the Longford defence got lucky as the ball bounced into his path from a poor clearance allowing him one-on-one with Lee Stacey in the Longford net, The Dungiven man made no mistake and slotted it past Stacey just after the quarter hour mark.
Longford went in search of an equaliser opening up the game for Derry's counter-attacking game to come into play when on the half hour mark Akintudes strike from 22 yards took a wicked deflection and rattling Staceys net as there was nothing the Dubliner could do to prevent it.
Again Longford went in search of a way back into the game with Dean Byrne, Aodh Dervin and Dylan Grimes making a nuisance of themselves, while Stacey was forced to make a number of saves to deny City.
Longford started the second half strong with Nugent rounding Gartside only to put the ball over the bar as he lost his balance which epitomised Da Towns night.
Moments later, at the other end Stacey pulled off a remarkable save to deny Junior to keep his side in the game.
The game ebbed and flowed from that point with neither side creating and clear cut chances. With both clubs making a host of changes trying to make something of the second half.
With 10 minutes to play Danny Laffery latched on to a precision long ball, Stacey pulling off an acrobatic save only far the ball to land at the feet of star man Junior whose miskicked shot bounced of the ground and evaded the scrambling Longford Keeper.
Ruairdhi Higgins emptied his bench giving a debut to new boy Gerard Storey and adding fresh legs to his side to see out the game.
Longford ended the match strong and had calls for a penalty denied by Roscommon referee John McLoughlin in the dying moments.
Next up for Derry is a trip to Tallaght to face the last side to beat them in a league game, top boys Shamrock Rovers on Friday night. Longford on the other hand wait until Saturday host an inconsistent Bohemians side at Bishopsgate.
Timeline
9. Jamie McGonigle | 16' | |
11. James Akintunde | 29' | |
30' | 8. Aodh Dervin | |
21. Bastien Hery | 45' | |
17. Cameron McJannet | 57' | |
Bastien Hery Ciaran Coll | 65' | |
Will Fitzgerald Evan McLaughlin | 65' | |
75' | Dean Zambra Paddy Kirk | |
75' | Dean Byrne Aaron Dobbs | |
Jamie McGonigle Jack Malone | 78' | |
40. Junior Ogedi-Uzokwe | 81' | |
82' | Dylan Grimes Conor Davis | |
11. James Akintunde | 86' | |
Ronan Boyce Caoimhin Porter | 87' | |
Ciaron Harkin Gerard Storey | 87' |
Past Meetings
(Series 22)
0 - 2LOI Men's Premier Division
Bishopsgate, Longford Longford Town v Derry City |
(Series 10)
1 - 1LOI Men's Premier Division
Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium Derry City v Longford Town |
(Series 1)
2 - 0LOI Men's Premier Division
Bishopsgate, Longford Longford Town v Derry City |
2 - 3LOI Men's Premier Division
Bishopsgate, Longford Longford Town FC v Derry City FC |
4LOI Men's Premier Division
Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium Derry City FC v Longford Town FC |
1 - 1LOI Men's Premier Division
Bishopsgate, Longford Longford Town FC v Derry City FC |
4 - 2LOI Men's Premier Division
Bishopsgate, Longford Longford Town FC v Derry City FC |
3LOI Men's Premier Division
Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium Derry City FC v Longford Town FC |
7:30 pmLOI Men's Premier Division
Bishopsgate, Longford Longford Town FC v Derry City FC |
Officials
Referee | Assistants | Fourth Official |
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John McLoughlin | Darragh Keegan Darren Corcoran | Damien MacGraith |
Ground
Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium |
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Ryan McBride Brandywell, Derry, Northern Ireland, BT48 6NP, United Kingdom |
Full time Derry City 3 - 0 Longford Town
Longford trying their best to end on a high but this game is over
Storey and Porter replace Harkin and Boyce
Akintunde picks up a yellow
Davis replaces Grimes
3 nil Derry Game over as Stacey denies Lafferty but Junior rattles the back of the net for the candystripes
both sides struggling to hold possession with !0 minutes to play
Malone replaces goalscorer McGonigle
Dobbs and Kirk replace for Byrne and Zambra Longford
double sub for Derry as Hery and fitzgerald are replaced by Coll and Evan McLoughlin
Elworthy is booked for longford
McJannet sees yellow for a professional foul
Nugent rounds Gartside but is off balance and puts it over the bar
Longford get us underway for the second half
Half Time " nil to the home side
Byrnes free kicks turns to pin ball in the box but Gartside eventually claims
Hery pulls down Grimes in a dangerous area and picks up a yellow
Longford work a corner as we approach half time but Manleys header lacks power and direction and derry clear their lines
Dervin picks up a yellow for lashing out at junior
Derry double their lead as Akintundes strike is deflected past Stacey
Derry hit the post from a corner and Stacey gets down to stop the second attempt
Longford looking for a quick equaliser but to no avail as the Derry defence holds strong
McGonigle benefits from his pressure and breaks into the box and breaks the deadlock
Fitzgerald breaks forward but Byrne gets back to stifle
Hery with a strike from the edge of the box after good work from Junior and Akintunde
Both teams looking to get a foothold on possession with no real chance to speak of as yet
Derry set to get us underway at the Ryan McBride Brandywell
Aaron McNally and Aodh Dervin come in for Longford in replace of the suspended Rob Manley and Robinson
Danny Laffery, Bastien Hery, Will Fitzgerald and Cameron McJannet all start for the candystripes,
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