Shels shocked

Derry City's Michael Duffy celebrates with Patrick McEleney and Barry McNamee after scoring his first senior goal for the club, at Shelbourne, on Saturday night.

Talented teenager Michael Duffy was City’s match winner, firing home in super fashion just after the hour mark, after Rory Patterson had created the chance.

The Brandywell men particularly in the first half could and would have been a few goals down but for some poor finishing and good goalkeeping by Gerard Doherty, kept the score-sheet blank at half-time.

City themselves had chances in the opening 45 minutes with Duffy heading just wide and also hitting the woodwork with a curling effort.

The Northern Ireland U19 international scored the all important only goal of the game on 64 minutes, calmly lifting the ball high into the net from a tight angle.

After the game boss Declan Devine spoke to Sentinel Sport’s Editor Kevin McLaughlin.