On Fri May 27th, Finn Harps and Derry City will play a match in Londonderry in a clash of these two mismatched Premier Division teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, a perfect day for football. Derry City is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Sligo Rovers. Garry Buckley struck first for Sligo Rovers in the 20th minute, then McGonigle tied it up for Derry City in the 44th minute. Derry City is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Finn Harps recorded a 0-1 loss against Dundalk. Kelly struck first for Dundalk in the 54th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Finn Harps couldn’t muster any offence and Dundalk ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 5 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Finn Park, Derry City won by a score of 2 to 1. Cameron McJannett scored the first goal for Derry City in the 23rd minute, then William Patching added another in the 88th minute.
Conor Tourish has been the most prolific scorer on Finn Harps in his last five matches with two goals. Derry City is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, William Patching and James Akintunde each only have 1 goal in their last 5.