Ryan McBride: stretchered off.
Derry City are drawing 0-0 with Dundalk at half-time in their Airtricity Premier Division clash at Oriel Park.
Stephen Kenny’s side have had the better of the game in the first 45 but despite having a number of attempts on goal, never ever troubled visiting keeper Gerard Doherty, mainly due to excellent performances by defenders Cliff Byrne and Aaron Barry.
Indeed, Derry’s first attempt on goal came in the 27th minute when a Curran free kick never troubled home keeper Cherrie.
There was a lengthy delay when Ryan McBride received treatment on the pitch for a what appears to be serious head injury sustained in a collision with Hoban in the 28th minute.
The defender was eventually stretchered off and replaced by Dean Jarvis.
Almost immediately after the restart, Derry went close when a Molloy shot skimmed past a post.
At the other end, Doherty got down well to hold on to a Boyle header before Gartland sent a header wide of the upright.
Derry finished the stronger of the two teams in the 12 minutes of injury time added on by referee Connolly.
Mark Timlin, the former Ipswich Town and Buncrana Hearts, player makes his debut for City.
Yellow cards: Hoban (Dundalk 24), Ventre (Derry City 45+10).
Dundalk: Cherrie, Massey, Gartland, Gannon, Boyle, Horgan, O’Donnell, Shields, Towell, Hoban, Byrne.
Substitutes: McMillan, Kelly, Higgins, Meenan, Rossiter, Sava.
Derry City: Doherty, McBride (Jarvis 42), Collins, Byrne, Barry, McGovern, Molloy, Timlin, Ventre, E Curran, Stewart.
Substitutes: Gallagher, S McEleney, Duffy, R Curran, P McEleney, Patterson.
Elsewhere:
Athlone Town 0 Bohemians (Byrne 43) 1
Bray Wanderers 0 St Patrick’s Athletic (Fagan 44) 1
Limerick FC v Cork City (postponed)
Sligo Rovers (Keane 1) 1 Drogheda United (O’Biren 24) 1
Shamrock Rovers 0 UCD 0
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