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Patterson named November Player of the Month

Rory Patterson won the monthly prize after his two goals clinched the FAI Cup for Derry City.

DERRY CITY’S FAI Cup Final hero Rory Patterson has been named Airtricity/Soccer Writers’ Association Player of Month for November.

Patterson came off the bench and scored twice as the Candystripes beat St Patrick’s Athletic 3-2 in the Aviva Stadium decider.

The Northern Ireland international battled against injury for a large part of the season but was fit enough to make his mark with a man of the match performance.

Patterson was only on the pitch for eight minutes when he won and scored a penalty to put Declan Devine’s men 2-1 up and on the brink of a fifth success in the competition.

And after Christy Fagan levelled for Pat’s and sent the game into extra-time, it was the former Linfield man who broke the deadlock and netted the winner.

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