However, the Derry sub goalie's heroics were far from finished as he stopped Shelbourne's opening three penalties from Dave Rogers, Jason Byrne and Glenn Crowe.
If you do not want ghosts disturbing your sleep, you might want to pass on Dublin's most majestic hotel, the Shelbourne, located on stately St Stephen's Green.
The holders will qualify if they beat Glentoran at home in their final match while Derry can also go through if they win away to group leaders Shelbourne.
The introduction of Ruaidhri Higgins in place of Barry Molloy seemed to give Derry a bit more urgency but Shelbourne still looked dangerous and Crowe tested Forde with a sharp volley in the 74th minute.