In this 35th week match, on Fri Oct 28th, Shelbourne hosts Drogheda United 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 12 degrees, a perfect day for football. Shelbourne sits at 7th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Derry City. Jack Moylan scored the first goal for Shelbourne in the 69th minute, then Joseph Thomson tied it up for Derry City in the 83rd minute earning Derry City a comeback draw. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while 8th placed Drogheda United is fresh off their 1-2 loss against UCD. Darragh Nugent struck first for Drogheda United in the 3rd minute on a feed from Lyons, then Keaney got the equalizer for UCD in the 39th minute on a feed from Evan Caffrey But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 67th minute on a goal by Keane. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
Drogheda United and Shelbourne last played eachother at the Hunky Dorys Park on the 12th of August. Drogheda United won by a score of 3 to 1. Jack Moylan struck first for Shelbourne in the 7th minute, then Ryan Brennan got the equalizer for Drogheda United in the 32nd minute on a feed from Dayle Rooney Finally they completed the comback victory in the 56th minute on a goal by Dayle Rooney to cap off a wild match.
Drogheda United hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Dayle Rooney and Chris Lyons, and they each have 1 goal. For Shelbourne, their top scorers are Sean Boyd and Shane Farrell, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches.