Week 5 features a match on Friday Mar 11th, where UCD and Derry City will play a match in Dublin in a Premier Division match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, UCD recorded a 2-4 loss against Drogheda United. Gary Deegan struck first for Drogheda United in the 20th minute, then Chris Lyons added another in the 24th minute. UCD looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 2 of their last 10, while derry City sits at 1st place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Shelbourne. Patrick McEleney scored the first goal for Derry City in the 73rd 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 Shelbourne couldn’t manage to score, and Derry City took the shutout win. Derry City is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.
McGonigle has been the most effective weapon for Derry City lately. The attacker has netted 3 goals in his last 5 matches. Liam Kerrigan and Todd are the top scorers for UCD in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.