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Report, except I'm recalling the second half from memory 'cos I deleted my summary text to text about the goal...
A late goal from Timmy Purcell - his first for the club - secured an excellent win for UCD in Derry and heaped further pressure on beleagured Candystripes manager Pat Fenlon. The win was UCD's first in Derry since 2003, when a 2-0 win marked the end of Dermot Keely's reign as manager.
Despite two league wins on the trot, Pete Mahon rang the changes to the line-up, with Ian Bermingham coming in at left-back for his debut in place of Evan McMillan, with Conor Kenna moving to centre-half, Derek Doyle coming in for Bogdan on the left wing and Shane McFaul coming in for Brian King, himself born in Derry while his father Noel was manager.
The first half was open, although few real chances came about. UCD's best chance came midway throught the half when Alan Mahon sent in a cross from the right, and Paul Byrne's header was well tipped over the bar by former Student Pat Jennings. At the other end, Kevin McHugh skied a far-post volley, but Derry should have taken the lead on the stroke of half time when Alan Mahon was robbed inside the box, but Derry's shot from 12 yards went wide when they really should have hit the target.
UCD, however, were well in the game, with Paul Byrne causing the Derry defence plenty of problems, and he set up a dangerous chance for the Students when he ran on to his own flick on only to be hauled back on the edge of the area. Alan Mahon stepped up, but his free kick was saved by Jennings and cleared for a corner. It was the start of a decent spell of pressure for UCD, which resulted in three corners and another Alan Mahon free - this time wide - in the space of a few minutes.
UCD did have the ball in the net on 70 minutes after another Paul Byrne flick sent Conor Sammon through, but even as he rolled the ball past Jennings, the linesman was flagging for offside.
But the Students did take the lead their second half performance probably deserved on 82 minutes - Conor Sammon seized on a Dave Rodgers error to bear down on Jennings; PJ saved well, but only as far as substitute Timmy Purcell, who tapped home into an empty net from two yards out and spark mass celebrations from the UCD players.
The goal woke Derry up, and they went close to an equaliser on several occasions in the twelve minutes which followed, including injury time. Derry forced several corners, one of which saw Alan McNally hook superbly off his line and over the bar after Matt Gregg misjudged the flight of the ball. Gregg, however, did make amends with an excellent near-post block from a McCourt shot, while he also denied Peter Hynes after the Derry sub found time to turn inside the six yard box. Alan McNally also went close for Derry - his header flying inches past his own post, but as the game entered injury time, the Derry avaulanche lifted, a couple of frees allowed UCD to clear their lines and bring play up the other end to run time down and seal a superb victory.
UCD - Gregg; Mahon, Bermingham, McNally, Kenna; Crowley, C Byrne (Purcell 76), McFaul (Finn), Doyle; Sammon, P Byrne (McDonnell 90). Subs not used - Quigley, McMillan.
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