Airtricity Premier Div HT: Doherty keeps Derry on level terms with Sligo

Derry City are drawing 0-0 with North West neighbours Sligo Rovers at half-time in their Airtricity Premier Division clash at the Showgrounds.

City keeper Gerard Doherty (pictured) pulled off a superb double save in the 35th minute, first to deny Martin and then Sadlier’s follow up effort.

The visitors were forced to make an early change when Patrick McClean limped off to be replaced by Nathan Boyle in the 12th minute.

The Candy Stripes are aiming to avenge a 2-0 league defeat by Rovers at Brandywell in April.

Sligo Rovers: Schlingermann, Adebayo-Rowling, Peers, Boylan, Keohane, Kearns, Russell, Roddan, Sadlier, Martin, Cretaro.

Substitutes: Nugent, Lyons, Roberts, Leahy, Place, Armstrong, Doyle.

Derry City: Doherty, Jarvis, Vemmelund, McBride, McClean (Boyle 12), McCormack, McNamee, McEneff, Schubert, Patterson, Curtis.

Substitutes: Patton, Monaghan, Allen, Ward, Daniels, Barry.