Derry take the Candy - February 26, 2001

Kilkenny City 0 Derry City 1

Kilkenny have resigned themselves to life in division one next year and have their sights set firmly on their FAI Cup quarter-final against Bohemians next weekend - but with a bit of luck they could still have nicked a point at freezing Buckley Park.

Darren McCaul spotted Kilkenny 'keeper Matt Nelson out of position a minute into the second half and executed an inch-perfect chip for the only goal of the game.

Candystripes' goalkeeper Gary Ramsey had thrown a similar wobbly just before the break, getting himself stranded for a Gordon Johnston cross.

But unlike McCaul, Kilkenny's Carlos Rocha failed to punish the error, miscontrolling the ball in front of an empty net.

Kilkenny City: Nelson, O'Hanlon, Brunton, Wilkinson, Brennan, Johnston, Murphy, McGrath, Rocha, O'Byrne, McAreavey
Subs: O'Neill for Murphy 57, Roos for McAreavey 79
Booked: Brennan, O'Neill, Johnston

Derry City: Ramsey, McCallion , Hargan, Hutton, Kelly, McCreadie, Harkin, Hegarty, Coyle, Devlin, McLaughlin
Subs: McCaul for Devlin 11, Parkhouse for Coyle 78
Goal: McCaul 46

Referee: H Whoriskey (Dublin)

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