Hughes the Shels ace

Philly Hughes was the Shelbourne hero at the Brandywell last night, having taken advantage of a Derry defensive howler to plunder the points.

It was a deserved victory for Alan Mathews’ side who had tried to win the game from the start.

Hughes had put himself about giving the Derry City defence no shortage of problems, but it was his gamble in the 70th minute which reaped handsome dividends.