Derry City are holding a much-fancied Cork City scoreless in the Candystripes’ first home game of the new Airtricity Premier Division.
In a game of few chances, Derry had the best opportunity to go in front shortly before the break but Barry McNamee {pictured) fired into the side netting.
There is around 1,500 spectators at the game who held a minute’s applause in the 18th minute in memory of the late Mark Farren, Derry City’s all-time leading goalscorer, who died last month following a long battle with cancer.
Derry City: Gerard Doherty, Ryan McBride, Dean Jarvis, Aaron Barry, Niclas Vemmelund, Barry McNamee, Gareth McGlynn, Conor McCormack, Harry Monaghan, Ronan Curtis, Rory Patterson. Substitutes: Aaron McEneff, Mark McEleney, Patrick McClean, Joshua Daniels, Nathan Boyle, Jordan Allan, Keith Ward.
Cork City: Mark McNulty, Eoghan O’Connell, John Dunleavy, Kenny Browne, Alan Bennett, Gearoid Morrissey, Gavan Holohan, Stephen Dooley, Greg Bolger, Ian Turner, Sean Maguire. Substitutes: Alan Smith, Karl O’Sullivan, Kevin O’Connor, Michael McSweeney, Colin Healy, Steven Beattie.
Referee: Derek Tomney.
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