Week 20 brings us a match on Jun 17th, where St Patrick’s plays host to UCD in a Premier Division match in the ever popular Dublin derby. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, 4th placed St Patrick’s, recorded a 0-1 loss against Dundalk. Daniel Kelly scored the first goal for Dundalk in the 24th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed St Patrick’s couldn’t manage to score, and Dundalk took the shutout win. St Patrick’s is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 10th placed UCD, recorded a 1-1 draw against Sligo Rovers. Karl O’Sullivan scored the first goal for Sligo Rovers in the 54th minute, then D. Duffy tied it up for UCD in the 69th minute earning them at least the one point. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
In their last match on Mon Apr 18th, St Patrick’s won by a score of 2 to 1. Whelan scored the first goal for UCD in the 70th minute, then McCormack tied it up for St Patrick’s in the 75th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 90th minute on a goal by Joseph Redmond.
UCD’s top weapon lately has been Whelan, who has two goals in the last 5 matches. St Patrick’s’s most prolific scorer has been Tunde Owolabi. He has netted three goals over the last 5 matches.