Derry City bounced back from the Drogheda United defeat by beating St Patrick’s Athletic on Monday night and in doing so, end the Dublin clubs hopes of taking the Premier Division title.
Kevin dos Santos scored on the hour mark to give the Candystripes a 1-0 win at the Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium as Derry look to build momentum ahead of the FAI Cup Final in a number of weeks time.
Patrick McClean was the stand in captain on a night and was named player of the match. Interim manager Mark Connolly was high in his praise for the defender and the rest of the teams performance when he spoke with Martin Holmes:
McClean said it was important to get a result after last Friday disappointing lose to Drogheda and they would not be taking it easy with the cup final to come:
