In a weekend match in week 2, on Friday Feb 25th, UCD plays host to Finn Harps in a meeting of these two closely matched Premier Division teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. UCD is fresh off their 0-3 loss against Shamrock Rovers. Sean Hoare scored the first goal for Shamrock Rovers in the 39th minute, then Daniel Mandroiu added another in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time In the end, UCD was frustrated by Shamrock Rovers’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Shamrock Rovers ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while finn Harps has not played yet this season.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out.
Finn Harps’s most prolific scorer has been Sean Boyd. He has netted 2 goals over the last five matches.