Jimmy McGeoghan left Derry in 1966 because the club could not find accommodation for him, and thirty-seven years later the Candy Stripes are still as unwelcoming. Evidently shaken into a backlash from their 5-1 Richmond Park thrashing by St Patrick's Athletic, Kevin Mahon's City took the spoils with a 4-1 victory at the Brandywell on Thursday night, spoiling Waterford's top spot chasing attempts.
Derry, still without Liam Coyle, took the lead on 15 minutes through a deflected shot from Under-21 Northern Ireland international Kevin Deery, but by half-time matters were levelled against the run of play, with the Blues' Willie Byrne, playing despite receiving an injury in last weekend’s Munster cup final, stealing in past David Forde.
Home rule was resumed from a Ciaran Martyn volley just six minutes after the restart and goals from striker Gary Beckett twenty minutes later and a fourth from Gerry Gill on 86 minutes saw Derry improve from second from bottom to seventh.
Filed by Shane Murray