Rory Patterson: fired Derry in lead.
Rory Patterson’s first goal of the season sees Derry City Athlone Town 2-1 in their SSE Airtricity Premier Division clash at Brandywell.
Derry, looking to bounce back from last Monday night’s defeat in Dundalk, are not getting it all their own way against the league’s bottom club who took a shock lead in the 15th minute when O’Brien took advantage of poor defending by Dean Jarvis to fire home.
Derry’s equaliser eight minutes later seemed somewhat fortunate when Enda Curran’s mistimed header from a Michael Duffy cross somehow trickled over the goal line.
Derry went ahead in the 30 minute when Patterson – the league’s top goalscorer last season – rounded keeper Sexton to thump home after being set up by a brilliant pass from Patrick McEleney.
Derry City: Doherty, S McEleney, Jarvis, Collins, Byrne, Ventre, McGovern, P McEleney, Duffy, Patterson, E Curran. Substitutes: Gallager, Timlin, Stewart, Foy, R Curran, Burke, Barry.
Athlone Town: Sexton, McMahon, S Byrne, A Byrne, Quigley, O’Brien, Hughes, Dillon, Brennan, Gorman, Rusk. Substitutes: Marks, Clancy, Brennan, Skinner, Sweeney.
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Premier Division
Bohemians 0 Limerick FC 0
Cork City 0 Sligo Rovers 0
Drogheda United 0 Bray Wanderers 0
St Patrick’s Athletic (Brennan 45 pen) 1 Shamrock Rovers 0
UCD (Burke 23) 1 Dundalk (Hoban 43) 1
First Division
Galway FC 0 Shelbourne 0
Finn Harps 0 Wexford Youths 0 (latest)
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