In a weekend match on Fri Oct 21st, in week 34, Derry City and Shelbourne will play a match in Londonderry in a clash of the Premier Division. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, Derry City recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Finn Harps. Michael Duffy scored the first goal for Derry City in the 19th minute, then Brandon Kavanagh added another in the 61st minute In the end, Finn Harps was frustrated by Derry City’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Derry City ended the match with the shutout victory. Derry City looks to continue their winning ways, having won 7 of their last 10, while shelbourne is fresh off their 2-3 loss against Shamrock Rovers. Farrell struck first for Shelbourne in the 14th minute, but Daniel Cleary got the equalizer for Shamrock Rovers in the 26th minute But luckily in the 95th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Rory Gaffney. Shelbourne looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10.
In their last match on the 29th of August, Derry City took the match by a score of 1 to 0. Ryan Graydon scored the first goal for Derry City in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Shelbourne was frustrated by Derry City’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Derry City ended the match with the shutout victory.
Shelbourne is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Sean Boyd and Shane Farrell each having 2 goals in their last five. Derry City’s most prolific scorer has been Michael Duffy. He has netted three goals over the last 5 matches.