On the 7th of October, in this week 32 match, Finn Harps will travel to Londonderry to battle Derry City in a Premier Division match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, a perfect day for football. Derry City sits at 2nd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against St Patrick’s. Cian Kavanagh scored the first goal for Derry City in the 70th 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 St Patrick’s couldn’t manage to score, and Derry City took the shutout win. Derry City is on a hot streak lately, having won 7 of their last 10, while in their last match, Finn Harps recorded a 1-1 draw against Shelbourne. Conor Tourish scored the first goal for Finn Harps in the 52nd minute, then Stephen Negru got the equalizer for Shelbourne in the 58th minute on a feed from Giurgi earning Shelbourne at least a draw. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Finn Park, Derry City was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Rob Jones struck first for Finn Harps in the 31st minute, then Ryan Graydon tied it up for Derry City in the 80th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 93rd minute on a goal by James Akintunde.
Barry McNamee has been the most effective weapon for Finn Harps lately. The Irish midfielder has netted 2 goals in his last five matches. For Derry City, their top scorers are Ryan Graydon and Michael Duffy, each having 2 goals in their last five matches.