Institute denied by late Limavady United equaliser at the Brandywell

Institute's Mikhail Kennedy goes one on one with Limavady goalkeeper Martin Gallagher. Pic by Tom Heaney, nwpresspics

placeholder image — Institute's Mikhail Kennedy goes one on one with Limavady goalkeeper Martin Gallagher. Pic by Tom Heaney, nwpresspics

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Institute were denied a significant derby victory over Limavady United thanks to an injury-time header from substitute Andrew Whiteside in a dramatic finale at the Brandywell.

Having dominated the first half in which they missed several big opportunities, ‘Stute finally went ahead early in the second half when Stephen Doherty’s effort confused goalkeeper Martin Gallagher and ended up in the net.

Limavady, pushing for promotion from the NIFL Championship, were not at their best throughout and could only rely on set-plays, and it was from their last corner of the game that they saved themselves, Whiteside’s downward header finding the net.

It leaves ‘Stute on seven points from three games over the Christmas period ahead of a trip to struggling Newington on Monday.

Teams

Institute: Fintan Doherty, Rhys McDermott (Gabriel Aduaka 72’), Sean Carlin, Oisin Duffy (Zach McAuley 80’_, Berti Diau, Stephen Doherty, Dean Brown, Caoimhin Crossan, Benny McLaughlin, Padraig Lynch (Cormac Burke 65’), Mikhail Kennedy.

Limavady: Michael Gallagher, Tiarnan Boorman, Stephen Lowry, Lewis (Jake Martin 80’), Graham Crown, Connor McCloskey (Joe McCready 60’), Ruairi Boorman (Ian Parkhill 80’), John Bitcher, Michael McCrudden, Adam Mullan, Matthew Walker (Andrew Whiteside 68’).

Referee: Gareth Stewart.