CANDYSTRIPES EDGE PAST CRUES
Derry City Women moved into fifth spot in the table following a narrow defeat of Crusaders Strikers at Seaview.
In what was a keenly fought encounter with chances at both ends, it fell to Caoirse Doherty to bag the only goal of the game with just over a quarter-of-an-hour remaining.
Tara O'Connor-Farren pumped a long ball forward from deep inside her own half, with it eventually reaching Doherty on the edge of the area.
The 20-year-old controlled the ball, brought it in the area and finished with aplomb past keeper Maddy Harvey-Clifford into the bottom left corner.
Crusaders Strikers: Harvey-Clifford, Hamilton, Nelson, Redmond, McMaster, Ferreira, Chalmers, Kelly, McNeill, McLaren, Rea subs Smith, McGivern, Reid, Beggs, Morgan, Mann, Horner
Derry City Women: Friel, Toland, Long, Dunne, O'Connor-Farren, Quigg, McMonagle, Doherty, Scott, McAleer, Hargan subs Deery, Connolly, Redden, Temple, Walsh, Sheerin, McDermott
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