eircom league: Drogheda Utd 1 Derry City 1

Last updated : 03 September 2005 By Gerry Ormonde

Kevin Deery scored late equaliser
Drogheda dominated the first half and would have been disappointed not to have
been further than 1-0 up at the break.

That came on 13 minutes when Gavin Whelan shot past David Forde.

But Deery levelled nine minutes from time when Deery fired home following Gary Beckett's clever back heel.

Drogheda United; Connor, Lynch, Webb , Gray , Gavin , Whelan , Robinson , Fahey (Gartland 89), O'Brien, Malcolm (Leech 84), Keegan.

Derry City; Forde , Brennan (D) (Deery 79) , Hutton , Delaney , Martyn (Murphy 73), Beckett , Brennan (K) , McGlynn (O'Flynn H/T), Molloy , Farren, McCourt .