Patrick McEleney: opened scoring with a wonder goal.
Derry City 3 Malahide United
Derry City eased into the fourth round of the FAI Cup with a comfortable 3-0 win over Malahide United at Brandywell.
Despite dominating from the kick-off, it took two goals within a minute midway through the second half to ease the nerves.
After a Michael Duffy effort rebounded off a post in the 23rd minute, Barry Molloy could only watch as his lob came back off the crossbar a minute later.
Barry McNamee should have put City in front shortly before the break but he dragged his shot wide when well placed.
Within nine minutes of the restart, Derry were two head – a Patrick McEleney 35 yard wonder goal in the 53rd minute was followed a minute later by another cracker – this time from Duffy.
Philip Lowry wrapped the game up in the 73rd minute when he found the net after efforts from Stephen Dooley were cleared off the line.
Derry City : Gerard Doherty, Barry Molloy, Ryan McBride, Barry McNamee (Sean Houston 78), Patrick McEleney, Rory Patterson (Ryan Curran 71), Michael Duffy (Josh Tracey 78), Philip Lowry, Mark Timlin, Stephen Dooley, Aaron Barry.
Malahide United: Brian Kane, Glen Daley (Eoin Kinsella 86), Ryan Dooney, Kevin Cronin, Paul Whelan, Niall McArdle, Killian Timmons, Noel McGinty, Michael Scott, Darren Craven (Dylan Vickers 77), Jacques Morley (Danny Mahon 69).
Referee: Rob Rogers
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FAI Cup Third Round
St Patrick’s Athletic (Fagan 3) Shelbourne (O’Sullivan 10) 1
Dundalk (McDermott 28, Moutney 73) 2 Galway FC (Cunningham 81) 1
Cork City (Dennehy 70, Murray 88) Bohemians (Corcoran 31, 83) 2
Shamrock Rovers (O’Connor 25, McCabe 36, Cregg 90) Longford Town 0
Wexford Youths (Broaders 89) 1 Finn Harps (McMonagle 26, Funston 73) 2