On Apr 22nd, Bohemians and Shamrock Rovers will play a match in Dublin in a clash of the Premier Division in the ever popular Dublin derby. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, 6th placed Bohemians, recorded a 4-1 win against Shelbourne. Liam Burt scored the first goal for Bohemians in the 13th minute, then Sean Boyd tied it up for Shelbourne in the 21st minute. Bohemians is looking for direction having 3 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while 2nd placed Shamrock Rovers is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Dundalk. Daniel Mandroiu scored the first goal for Shamrock Rovers in the 66th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Dundalk couldn’t manage to score, and Shamrock Rovers took the shutout win. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Shamrock Rovers should be reasonably happy with their performance.
On the 11th of March, Shamrock Rovers hosted Bohemians in their last match together. Shamrock Rovers won by a score of 1 to 0. Rory Gaffney scored the first goal for Shamrock Rovers in the 25th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Bohemians 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.
Shamrock Rovers’s top weapon lately has been Andy Lyons, who has three goals in the last five matches. Both Devoy and Burt have been the hottest scorers for Bohemians in the last five each having scored 3 goals.