Will Patching's penalty put City in front on 49 minutes at Tallaght Stadium before Rory Gaffney rifled home the leveller seven minutes later. Rovers defender Sean Hoare and Derry's Daniel Lafferty were both sent-off for two yellows late in the game. Derry were briefly on course to halt an 11-game winless run against the champions and end their remarkable run of 32 matches without a league defeat. Gartside kept out efforts from Burke and Sean Gannon while Hoare saw his near-post header flash just wide. Hoare was first to be dismissed with seven minutes left and Derry almost capitalised as Patching's goalbound shot was blocked by defender Roberto Lopez.

Source: BBC May 15, 2021 19:18 UTC