On Fri Jul 1st, Bohemians plays host to Derry City in a clash of the Premier Division. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 6th placed Bohemians, recorded a 0-1 loss against Shamrock Rovers. Rory Gaffney scored the first goal for Shamrock Rovers in the 46th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Bohemians couldn’t muster any offence and Shamrock Rovers ran away with the shutout win. Bohemians is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while derry City sits at 3rd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against UCD. William Patching struck first for Derry City in the 53rd minute on a penalty kick, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed UCD couldn’t manage to score, and Derry City took the shutout win. Derry City is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
On Fri May 6th, Derry City hosted Bohemians in their last match together. Derry City and Bohemians battled to a 1-1 draw. Promise Omochere scored the first goal for Bohemians in the 15th minute, but William Patching got the equalizer for Derry City in the 35th minute earning Derry City at least a draw.
Derry City’s top weapon lately has been William Patching, who has two goals in the last five matches. Devoy has been the most prolific scorer on Bohemians in his last 5 matches with 2 goals.