DERRY CITY 3 LISBURN DISTILLERY 0, DERRY WIN 7-0 ON AGGREGATE:JAMES McCLEAN watched Derry City cruise into the quarter-finals and his presence at the Brandywell last night clearly lifted the attendance.
The Derry man, who received a surprise call-up into Giovanni Trapattoni’s Republic of Ireland squad yesterday, watched his former team-mates produce a professional performance.
And, if the truth be told, the Candystripes could and should have won on an even more comprehensive scoreline.
Boasting a particularly healthy 4-0 advantage from the first leg at New Grosvenor 10 days ago, one couldn’t see Lisburn Distillery get back into this tie.
So when Patrick McEleney netted a superb strike in the 22nd minute, this tie was finally decided as a contest.
Stephen McLaughlin made it 2-0 on 59 minutes while Rory Patterson netted another four minutes later.
DERRY CITY:Doherty; Madden (McCallion, 74 mins), S McEleney, McBride (McNamee, half-time), Crossan, P McEleney, Molloy, Higgins, McLaughlin (Morrison, 64 mins), Patterson, McDaid.
LISBURN DISTILLERY:Brennan; Callaghan, Traynor, Hunter, Thompson, Gawley, Cooling, Gardiner (Larmour, 74 mins), Davidson (Hughes, 60 mins), Garrett (Ferguson, 49 mins) Hall.
Referee: A Hunter (Belfast).
