Candystripes and Bit O' Red draw in Sligo
Saturday 1st September 2007, 10:22 pm
Richard Brush, Sligo Rovers.
Photo by Tom Carey.
1st September 2007
eircom League of Ireland Premier Division
Sligo Rovers 0
Derry City 0
The Showgrounds
Referee : Damien Hancock
Sligo Rovers and Derry City played out a scoreless draw that does little for either side's hopes of climbing the Premier Division table.
An early injury to Sammy Morrow forced a change to an already reshuffled Derry City line-up. Derry would later lose Paddy McCourt also to injury.
Both sides remain in mid-table but given this weekend's results are well adrift of the challenge for Setanta or European football.
Keith Foy brought a great save from Derry keeper Pat Jennings in the first half.
However, Sligo keeper Richard Brush was the busier keeper with Derry's Mark Farren and Kevin McHugh going close.
Foy again went close for the home side a couple of minutes from the end but his free kick clipped the outside of the Derry post before going wide.
Sligo Rovers : Brush, Cretaro, Peers, Ventre, Foy, Cash (Curran 82), Boyd (Gordon 56), O'Grady, Hughes, Kuduzovic (Manson 75), Judge.
Derry City : Jennings, McCallion, Hutton, McGlynn (Higgins 66), Brennan, Deery, Molloy, Martyn, McCourt (Hargan 57), McHugh, Morrow (Farren 8).