AIRTRICITY LEAGUE, PREMIER DIVISION: Dundalk 0 Derry City 2:GOALS FROM Eamon Zayed and Danny Lafferty moved Derry City right back into the Airtricity League title race as the Candystripes overcame Dundalk at Oriel Park on Saturday afternoon.
Speaking afterwards, Derry City manager Stephen Kenny said he was delighted with his side’s win but he admitted improvements would need to be made if they are to overcome fellow challengers Shamrock Rovers in a crunch encounter in Tallaght on Thursday.
“I suppose today’s result is good for us going into the game with Shamrock Rovers on Thursday but it’ll be a different challenge and one thing’s for sure, we’ll have to step our game up.”
Dundalk were on the back foot for most of the first half and it was the title chasers who opened the scoring after 13 minutes.
Lilywhites skipper Simon Madden made a great block to deny Kevin Deery in the six-yard box but the ball worked its way out to Derry City full back Danny Lafferty and his pinpoint cross was headed home by Eamonn Zayed at the back post.
Lafferty made sure of the points when he nodded home in the 85th minute.
DUNDALK:P Murphy; Madden, C Byrne, Breen, N Murphy; Reilly (McKenna 75), Ward, McDonnell, Gaynor (McDonald 88); Quigley, J Byrne.
DERRY CITY:Doherty; Molloy, Greacen, S McEleney, Lafferty; McGlynn, Deery, Higgins, McLaughlin; Zayed, P McEleney.
Referee:N Doyle (Dublin).
