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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
Sport
Mark McCadden

Late late show as Derry City beat Shamrock Rovers 3-1 in FAI Cup quarter-final

DERRY CITY last night installed themselves as red-hot favourites to win the FAI Cup.

A decade since their last success in the competition, they saw off 10-man Shamrock Rovers in extra-time - and could even afford a first-half Will Patching miss from the penalty spot.

In the end, it was two former Hoops players who scored the crucial goals to send the Candystripes into the last-four along with Shelbourne and First Division outfits Waterford and Treaty United.

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