On the 27th of May, in this week 18 match, Shelbourne will travel to Dublin to battle Shamrock Rovers in a clash of the Premier Division in the ever popular Dublin derby. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 1st placed Shamrock Rovers, recorded a 0-1 loss against Drogheda United. Ryan Brennan scored the first goal for Drogheda United in the 37th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Shamrock Rovers was frustrated by Drogheda United’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Drogheda United ended the match with the shutout victory. Shamrock Rovers is on a hot streak lately, having won 8 of their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Shelbourne recorded a 2-0 shutout win against UCD. Sean Boyd scored the first goal for Shelbourne in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time from the penalty spot, then Jack Moylan added another in the 46th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed UCD couldn’t manage to score, and Shelbourne took the shutout win. Shelbourne should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches.
On the 8th of April, Shelbourne hosted Shamrock Rovers in their last match together. Shamrock Rovers won by a score of 2 to 1. Andy Lyons scored the first goal for Shamrock Rovers in the 2nd minute, but Farrell got the equalizer for Shelbourne in the 58th minute.
Shelbourne is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Jack Moylan and Sean Boyd each having 3 goals in their last 5. Shamrock Rovers is fortunate enough to have Daniel Mandroiu in top form. In the last 5 matches the midfielder has scored four goals.