In a mid week match in week 33, on Mon Oct 24th, Derry City and Sligo Rovers will play a match in Sligo in a meeting of these two closely matched Premier Division teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, 5th placed Sligo Rovers, recorded a 2-0 shutout win against UCD. Adam McDonnell struck first for Sligo Rovers in the 19th minute on a feed from Aidan Keena, then Adam McDonnell added another in the 55th minute In the end, UCD was frustrated by Sligo Rovers’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Sligo Rovers ended the match with the shutout victory. Sligo Rovers is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while derry City sits at 2nd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Finn Harps. Michael Duffy struck first for Derry City in the 19th minute on a feed from Brandon Kavanagh, 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 is on a hot streak lately, having won 7 of their last 10 matches.
On Sep 13th, Derry City hosted Sligo Rovers in their last match together. Derry City won by a score of 1 to 0. William Patching struck first for Derry City in the 15th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Sligo Rovers couldn’t manage to score, and Derry City took the shutout win.
Michael Duffy has been the most effective weapon for Derry City lately. The attacker has netted three goals in his last 5 matches. Both Aidan Keena and Frank Liivak have been the hottest scorers for Sligo Rovers in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals.