Party time for St Pat’s

Derry City 0 St Patrick’s Athletic 2

Appropriately enough, ‘if at first you don’t succeed’ could also have been the mantra of match-winner Christy Fagan.

The former Manchester United youth player had already seen a few chances go a-begging before he showed a predator’s instinct to score early and then late in the second half, a double whammy to which Derry City ultimately had no response. Yet, as the game wore on, there were still a few nervy moments for the Dubliners as they were forced to drop deep in the face of Derry’s efforts to level things up, before Fagan finally settled the issue in time added on with what turned out to be almost the last kick of the game.