Santos goal gives Derry City home win over St. Patrick’s

DERRY, Northern Ireland (Interstat) — Kevin Santos scored in the 62nd minute and Derry City held on for a 1-0 victory over St. Patrick’s on Monday, giving the home side its first win in this competition this season. Darragh Burns assisted on the goal and received a yellow card. Burns was booked in the 21st minute, St. Patrick’s Olusanya was cautioned in the 53rd, Derry City’s Clarke in the 70th and St. Patrick’s Forrester in the 80th. St. Patrick’s made five second-half substitutions; Derry City made four. Santos was replaced in the 72nd minute, and Derry City also brought on Twisk and Smith later in the second half. Derry City improved to 1-1 in the competition and 2-1 across all competitions. St. Patrick’s fell to 0-2 in the competition and 0-2 overall. Derry City next hosts Dundalk, while St. Patrick’s visits Galway.