Republic of Ireland round-up: Longford draw at Derry
Thursday, December 12, 2002
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Derry City FC and Longford Town FC remain just above the relegation places after a 1-1 draw.
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Coyle penalty
In a fiercely competitive game, Derry were slightly the better side, and the home team duly opened the scoring on 78 minutes courtesy of a penalty kick from experienced striker Liam Coyle.
Murphy scores
However, Alan Matthews's Longford side ended their recent goalscoring drought to reply two minutes later, when defender Alan Murphy registered a rare goal to earn the visitors a point.
Two-point gap
Sixth-placed Longford are still two points clear of Derry with six games remaining.
