| Competition: Setanta Sports Cup Venue: The Brandywell Attendance: 3,500 (est) Referee: Tom Connolly | ||
 Derry City Ryan McBride - Yellow Card (37') Barry Molloy - Yellow Card (51') Barry Molloy - Goal (67') Owen Morrison - Yellow Card (70') Stephen McLaughlin - Goal (77') Simon Madden - Goal (90' + 3') |
Tue 20 Mar 20123 - 1(Full Time) |
 Linfield William Murphy - Yellow Card (16') Philip Lowry - Goal (31') Michael Carvill - Yellow Card (35') Philip Lowry - Yellow Card (55') Michael Gault - Yellow Card (88') |
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Game Matchtracker
Derry City 3 - 1 Linfield
90' + 3' - Linfield in committing everyone forward are caught on the break and Madden drives it home. 
Derry City 3 - 1 Linfield 90' + 3' - Goal - (Goal) Simon Madden scores for Derry City.
Derry City 2 - 1 Linfield
88' - Gault kicks out at McEleney off the ball. Could have gone for that. 
Derry City 2 - 1 Linfield 88' - Yellow Card - (Yellow) Michael Gault is booked for Linfield.
Derry City 2 - 1 Linfield
86' - Linfield corner, hit directly out. Waste.
Derry City 2 - 1 Linfield
82' - Derry corner taken by McCaffrey,cleared 
Derry City 2 - 1 Linfield 80' - Substitution - Gary Browne replaces Damien Curran for Linfield.
Derry City 2 - 1 Linfield
78' - Madden crosses for Farren who just helps it on and Stephen McLaughlin dispatches to a great Brandywell roar.
Derry City 2 - 1 Linfield 77' - Goal - (Goal) Stephen McLaughlin scores for Derry City.
Derry City 1 - 1 Linfield
76' - And as I say that Farren clean through passes the keeper and scuffs his shot wide.
Derry City 1 - 1 Linfield
75' - Derry on top here but no clear cut openings in the last few mins
Derry City 1 - 1 Linfield 71' - Substitution - Linfield bring on Mark McAllister for Peter Thompson.
Derry City 1 - 1 Linfield
70' - Morrison slightly high on Murphy.
Derry City 1 - 1 Linfield 70' - Yellow Card - (Yellow) Owen Morrison is booked for Derry City.
Derry City 1 - 1 Linfield
69' - Mulgrew forces Greacen backwards but his shot is well wide.
Derry City 1 - 1 Linfield
68' - What a goal! McEleney plays a 50 yd pass and Madden whips it in for Molloy to power a header past Blayney from 12 yds. Game on!
Derry City 1 - 1 Linfield 67' - Goal - (Goal) Barry Molloy scores for Derry City.
Derry City 0 - 1 Linfield 66' - Substitution - Owen Morrison introduced for David McDaid for Derry.
Derry City 0 - 1 Linfield
63' - Linfield corner, Doherty fumbles but it is cleared.
Derry City 0 - 1 Linfield 60' - Substitution - Watson has to go off for Linfield replaced by Douglas
Derry City 0 - 1 Linfield
58' - Clash of heads in the box between Greacen and Watson, both trainers on, but they are both up, if a little groggy.
Derry City 0 - 1 Linfield
57' - Derry free just outside the box for a handball, and Mclaughlin brings a great save from Blayney.
Derry City 0 - 1 Linfield 55' - Yellow Card - (Yellow) Philip Lowry is booked for Linfield.
Derry City 0 - 1 Linfield
53' - Another Linfield corner, but Lowry cant keep his header down.Goal kick.
Derry City 0 - 1 Linfield
51' - Bit of a late one from Molloy on Garrett.
Derry City 0 - 1 Linfield 51' - Yellow Card - (Yellow) Barry Molloy is booked for Derry City.
Derry City 0 - 1 Linfield
47' - Corner to Linfield drifts harmlessly out of play.
Derry City 0 - 1 Linfield 46' - Substitution - Patrick McEleney on for Eddie McCallion 
Derry City 0 - 1 Linfield 46' - Second Half - 
Derry City 0 - 1 Linfield 45' + 1' - Half Time - And that close a cracking half of football. Upper hand to Linfield at the moment.
Derry City 0 - 1 Linfield
44' - Thompson inches away from connecting with a great cross from Ervin.
Derry City 0 - 1 Linfield
44' - Molloy sends Farren through but the pass is slightly overhit.
Derry City 0 - 1 Linfield
42' - Starting to get a bit niggly with a few frees being blown.
Derry City 0 - 1 Linfield
40' - Peter Thompson clatters into McBride, no card this time though.
Derry City 0 - 1 Linfield 37' - Yellow Card - (Yellow) Ryan McBride is booked for Derry City.
Derry City 0 - 1 Linfield
36' - Higgins tests Blayney from the resulting free but he parries for a corner.
Derry City 0 - 1 Linfield
36' - Higgins tests Blayney from the resulting free but he parries for a corner.
Derry City 0 - 1 Linfield
36' - Derrys Higgins tests Blayney from the free Carvill gave away.
Derry City 0 - 1 Linfield 35' - Yellow Card - (Yellow) Michael Carvill is booked for Linfield.
Derry City 0 - 1 Linfield
33' - The goal has done wonders for Linfield. They look a different side now.
Derry City 0 - 1 Linfield
32' - Some poor defending there sees Lowry walk through the middle and slide it past a helpless Doherty.
Derry City 0 - 1 Linfield 31' - Goal - (Goal) Philip Lowry scores for Linfield.
Derry City 0 - 0 Linfield
28' - Another Blues corner again dealt with easily by Greacen.Linfield getting into the game a bit more though.
Derry City 0 - 0 Linfield
26' - Freee in to Linfield taken by Garrett but wasted.
Derry City 0 - 0 Linfield
23' - Derry certainly with the upper hand so far, corner to Linfield though fairly easily dealt with.
Derry City 0 - 0 Linfield 16' - Yellow Card - (Yellow) William Murphy is booked for Linfield.
Derry City 0 - 0 Linfield
16' - Derry free on the 18 yd box hit by Higgins and a great save by Blayney.
Derry City 0 - 0 Linfield
15' - Derrys Farren almost latches on to a fine ball but Blayney clears
Derry City 0 - 0 Linfield
13' - First corner of the game goes to Linfield cleared easily by Greacen.
Derry City 0 - 0 Linfield
10' - Lovely piece of skill from Derrys McLaughlin as he dupes Murphy and fires in a shot gathered by Blayney
Derry City 0 - 0 Linfield
8' - Game started at a frantic pace here.
Derry City 0 - 0 Linfield
4' - Another great cross from Derrys McDaid scrambled clear.
Derry City 0 - 0 Linfield
1' - Great early cross from Derrys Madden and Blayney has some early work to do.
Derry City 0 - 0 Linfield 1' - Kick-off - Linfield kick off playing "down the hill".
Derry City 0 - 0 Linfield
0' - Here come the teams with the Brandywell in full voice.
Derry City 0 - 0 Linfield
0' - Veteran defender William "Winky" Murphy returns to the starting line up for the Blues.
Derry City 0 - 0 Linfield
0' - Derry will be without Shane McEleney (ill), Rory Patterson (unavailable), and Patrick McEleney only makes the bench after recovering from a virus. Captain Kevin Deery is also a week away from availability..
Derry City 0 - 0 Linfield
0' - Good evening from a buzzing Brandywell where Derry City host Irish League champions Linfield with the winner taking their place in the Setanta Sports Cup semi final. |
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90' + 4' - Full Time - Derry go through. What a game.