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Derry City Secures Victory in Hard-Fought Match Against Shelbourne in Dublin
In an intense match held at Tolka Park, Derry City managed to overcome Shelbourne with a score of 1-0. The match, valid for matchday 20 of the Irish Premier Division, was marked by a balance in possession, although Derry City held a slight advantage with 54% compared to Shelbourne’s 46%.
The first half passed without goals, but with some cautions. S. Diallo from Derry City and J. Martin from Shelbourne received yellow cards before the break. After the restart, the intensity did not diminish and P. Barrett from Shelbourne was also cautioned.
The key moment of the match came in the 55th minute, when M. Duffy, assisted by C. Winchester, scored the only goal of the match for Derry City. Despite Shelbourne’s efforts to equalize, Derry City’s defense remained solid.
The match was characterized by physical play, reflected in the numerous fouls committed by both teams (13 by Shelbourne and 9 by Derry City) and additional yellow cards for H. Cann and C. Winchester of Derry City, and S. Bone of Shelbourne. Despite the opportunities generated, Shelbourne only managed to send two shots on target out of ten attempts, while Derry City also placed two shots between the posts out of their seven attempts. Derry City took all three points in a very tactical and hard-fought match.
Substitutions shelbourne: at minute 46 A. Odubeko came in and J. Martin went out., at minute 64 D. Kelly came in and S. Boyd went out., at minute 64 A. Coote came in and J. Norris went out., at minute 78 J. O’Sullivan came in and H. Wood went out.
Substitutions derry city: at minute 62 P. McMullan came in and S. Diallo went out., at minute 63 R. Benson came in and G. Whyte went out., at minute 63 D. Mullen came in and L. Boyce went out., at minute 90 P. Hoban came in and C. Winchester went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Shelbourne
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