On Sun Aug 7th, Sligo Rovers and Bohemians will play a match in Sligo in a clash of these two evenly matched Premier Division teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 5th placed Sligo Rovers is fresh off their 0-2 loss against UCD. Donal Higgins struck first for UCD in the 23rd minute on a feed from Keane, then Keane added another in the 68th minute In the end, Sligo Rovers was frustrated by UCD’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. UCD ended the match with the shutout victory. Sligo Rovers is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while bohemians is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Drogheda United. Burt struck first for Bohemians in the 76th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Drogheda United couldn’t manage to score, and Bohemians took the shutout win. Bohemians is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Friday May 20th, Bohemians won by a score of 2 to 1. Devoy struck first for Bohemians in the 61st minute, then Junior Ogedi-Uzokwe added another in the 76th minute.
Bohemians is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Dawson Devoy and Alistair Coote each having 2 goals in their last 5. Aidan Keena has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the attacker has scored four goals for Sligo Rovers.