League of Ireland round-up: Colm Whelan seals Derry City win as they close gap on Bohemians via IrishTimesSport
In the 10th minute Ollie O’Neill went close to breaking the deadlock. Duffy rolled the ball into the midfielder’s path but his scuffed shot crashed off the butt of the upright before the ball was hacked clear by a defender.
Duffy was heavily involved again in the 36th minute when Sadou Diallo sent Ryan Graydon scampering clear on the left and as his perfect centre was dropping into Duffy’s path the winger seemed to struggle on the header or shot but failed to hit the target and a glorious chance was lost. Derry’s effort was rewarded in the 70th minute when they were awarded a penalty by referee Paul McLaughlin.
While his hometown club threatened in the early stages, Riverstown native Kenny got the hosts up and running on 19 minutes. From a ball over the top by his fellow loanee Markus Poom, the Republic of Ireland under-21 international fired past Sligo netminder Luke McNicholas. Jack Moylan added a poacher’s second as Shelbourne, unbeaten now in five games, move up to fourth in the table, their highest placing since manager Damien Duff took charge.
And the Shelbourne goalkeeper remained the busier goalkeeper in the first half with a terrific double save on 36 minutes. An attack appeared to have broken down, but the ball ran for Smith on the left. He skilfully cut back inside City skipper Cian Coleman to find the far top corner with a stunning finish.
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