Derry back in promotion hunt as Bradleys turn on the style

THE talented Bradley brothers, Eoin and Paddy, supplied the main talking points of Derry’s merited three-points defeat of a struggling Sligo at Markievicz Park, a result that puts the Ulster side back in contention for promotion from Division Two.

Derry back in promotion hunt as Bradleys turn on the style

Full-forward Paddy landed seven of the winners’ 11 points ­ five of these in the first-half, including a monster long-range free ­ while his brother, corner-forward Eoin, was shown a red card by Donegal referee Robert O’Donnell after a 25th incident involving Sligo defender Neil Ewing.

The dismissal hardly ruffled Derry, however, and after leading by four points at the break, 0-7 to 0-3, they coped with Sligo’s more purposeful second-half response.

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