Finn Harps take on Derry City at Maginn Park tomorrow night in a unique League game that sees Harps away from home in Donegal for the first time.
However, the two teams have crossed swords at Maginn Park before.
Derry are using Maginn this year as the Brandywell is being redeveloped, but back in August 1989 the sided met at the Buncrana venue for the Ulster Tyre Cup game, an annual showpiece at the time.
The 1989 fixture was played at Maginn and was one 5-2 by Derry City.
Harps took the lead in the 10th minute, through Dermot Dunne.
“One of the brighter features of the game was the performance of young Dermot Dunne,” one report of the game read.
“Building on the promise he showed last season, Dunne scored a great goal and showed plenty of skill and zeal.
“Dunne scored after ten minutes when, following a half-cleared corner, he let fly from 25 yards to flash the ball past City goalkeeper McBrearty.”
Stuart Gauld drew Derry level from a penalty in the 18th minute.
However, City took the lead when Pascal Vaudequin slotted past Harps ‘keeper Sean Ward after collecting a cross by John Coady.
Felix Healy, who would later manage both clubs, scored twice in the opening five minutes of the second half.
The report said: “The first was a thundering drive from 30 yards which left Ward with no chance…Almost immediately, Healy pounced on a flick-on by Coyle to weave his way into position before striking home.”
Derry were treble winners from the previous season and flexed their muscles against Harps, who at the time were still desperate for a first win over their bitter rivals.
Anthony Gorman pulled a goal back for Harps after Gerry Browne’s shot came off Kevin Bradley and a Tony Kelly follow-up was blocked.
However, Paul Doolin netted a fifth goal for Derry.
Finn Harps: Ward, Dunne, Slevin, Lafferty, Hutton, Browne, H.McLaughlin, McGettigan, O’Kelly, Kernan, Gorman. Subs: Kearney for Lafferty, C.McLaughlin for Hutton.
Derry City: McBrearty, Vaudequin, Brady, Curran, Keay, Doolin, Gauld, Coady, Coyle, Carlyle, Healy. Subs: Speake for Keay, McGuinness for Coyle.
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