Late drama at Limerick as Derry City denied in the last 30 seconds of the game
Limerick 1
Derry City were denied a vital win as substitute Chiedozie Ogbene scored a 93rd minute equaliser to save Limerick at Market's Field this evening.
It looked as if the Candy Stripes were on the verge of a victory after Aaron Barry headed in from Aaron McEneff's corner with just 12 minutes remaining.
A frenetic first half saw Gerard Doherty save from Tosi, Lynch and Duggan, while Aaron Mceneff and Nathan Boyle came close at the other end.
The second half was less spectacular until Barry planted a header into the top corner on 78 minutes.
Limerick tried everything to get back into the game, and they finally broke through with 30 seconds left to play, Ogbene hooking a shot past Doherty to save a point for his team.
Teams
Limerick: Brendan Clarke, Shaun Kelly, Robbie Williams, Paul O’Connor (Bastien Hery 81’), Lee-J Lynch, Shane Duggan, Rodrigo Tosi (Chiedozie Ogbene 61’), Tony Whitehead, Dean Clarke, Chris Mulhall (John O’Flynn 81’), Tommy Robson.
Derry City: Gerard Doherty, Conor McDermott, Dean Jarvis, Aaron McEneff, Nicky Low, Barry McNamee, Harry Monaghan, Ronan Curtis, Josh Daniels (Mark Timlin 67’), Nathan Boyle (Mikhail Kennedy 67’), Aaron Barry.
Referee: Sean Grant.