Rep. of Ireland round-up: Derry deny Shamrock

Shamrock Rovers FC missed the chance to go top of the FAI National League when they lost 3-0 at Derry City FC on Thursday night.

Derry dominate
Derry, playing their fourth match in eight days, dominated the game from start to finish and took the lead after 40 minutes thanks to a Liam Coyle penalty. Within a minute of the restart, the hosts were 2-0 up after Eamonn Doherty rose well to head past Tony O'Dowd. Gareth McGlynn completed the scoring on 69 minutes to send Derry fifth in the table.