Derry City 2-1 Cork City — LOI Premier Division, 4 Apr 2025
Derry City beat Cork City 2-1 in the LOI Premier Division on 4 April 2025 at The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium, Derry. K. Nelson, Ronan Boyce, Michael Duffy got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Derry City have won 4 and Cork City 0, 1 draw.
· kickoff·The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium · Derry·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 0-114'
- 40'Foul
- 41'Foul
- Half-time0-1
- 55'Foul
- 58'Foul
- 61'Argument
- 62'out: Gavin Whyte
- 62'out: D. Thomas
- 1-165'assist: Liam Boyce
- 69'Foul
- 70'
- 2-174'assist: D. Thomas
- 79'Foul
- 81'out: M. Kiernan
- 81'
- 86'out: R. Benson
- 86'
- 88'out: D. Dunne
- Full-time2-1
Player ratings
8.2
Top rated
Derry City
- 8.2Michael DuffyM
- 7.9Liam BoyceF
- 7.9Ronan BoyceD
- 7.7Kevin HoltD
- 7.3Adam O'ReillyM
- 7.2Gavin WhyteM
- 6.9Hayden CannD
- 6.9Carl WinchesterM
- 6.9Robbie BensonM
- 6.7Paul McMullanF
- 6.6Dominic ThomasM
- 6.6Brian MaherG
- 6.6Ben DohertyD
- 6.3Sam ToddD
- 5.6Sean PattonF
Cork City
- 7.9Benny CoutoD
- 7.5Tein TroostG
- 7.2Kitt NelsonM
- 7.2Milan MbengD
- 6.9Darragh CrowleyD
- 6.9Joshua FitzpatrickF
- 6.9Sean MurrayM
- 6.7David DunneF
- 6.7Charlie LyonsD
- 6.7Rio ShipstonM
- 6.7Harvey SkietersF
- 6.6Matthew KiernanD
- 6.2Cathal O'SullivanM
- 6.2Alex NolanM
- 6.2Ruairi KeatingF
Line-ups
Cork City4-2-3-1
Derry City4-3-3
Substitutes
Derry CityTiernan Lynch
Substitutes
- 3S. FergusonM
- 11Gavin Whyte62'M7.2
- 6M. ConnollyD
- 13R. Benson86'M6.9
- 4C. HarkinM
- 24Sam Todd86'6.3
- 26A. DohertyG
- 17D. Thomas62'
- 35G. McCourt
Cork CityGerard Nash
Substitutes
- 13C. BrannG
- 21S. Bailey
- 20J. Fitzpatrick70'F6.9
- 23Freddie AndersonD
- 19M. Kiernan81'D6.6
- 27H. Skieters81'F6.7
- 34D. Dunne88'F6.7
- 36D. McCormickM
- 22F. DaltonD
Team statistics
56%Possession44%
18Total shots4
7Shots on target2
6Shots off target2
5Blocked shots0
8Corners6
1Offsides3
15Fouls10
4Yellow cards3
1Goalkeeper saves5
418Total passes314
292Accurate passes207
70%Pass accuracy66%
Derry City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Duffy | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8.2 |
| Liam Boyce | 90 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7.9 |
| Ronan Boyce | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | 3 | – | 7.9 |
| Kevin Holt | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 7.7 |
| Adam O'Reilly | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7.3 |
| Gavin Whyte | 28 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Hayden Cann | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Carl Winchester | 86 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Robbie Benson | 15 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Paul McMullan | 62 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.7 |
| Dominic Thomas | 28 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Brian Maher | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Ben Doherty | 86 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Sam Todd | 15 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Sean Patton | 62 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 5.6 |
Cork City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benny Couto | 81 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7.9 |
| Tein Troost | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.5 |
| Kitt Nelson | 70 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Milan Mbeng | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 7.2 |
| Darragh Crowley | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Joshua Fitzpatrick | 20 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Sean Murray | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| David Dunne | 13 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Charlie Lyons | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Rio Shipston | 81 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Harvey Skieters | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Matthew Kiernan | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Cathal O'Sullivan | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.2 |
| Alex Nolan | 88 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.2 |
| Ruairi Keating | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.2 |
Recent Form
Derry CityDWDLL
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Cork CityDDDLW
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- L03 Mar 25AWaterford1-2
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Head-to-head
- 27 Oct 23Cork City0-1Derry City
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- 09 Nov 20Cork City1-1Derry City
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