Week 36 brings us a match on Nov 6th where UCD will host Shamrock Rovers in a meeting of these two mismatched Premier Division teams in the ever popular Dublin derby. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, 9th placed UCD, recorded a 3-1 win against Finn Harps. Conor Tourish struck first for Finn Harps in the 28th minute, but Mark Dignam got the equalizer for UCD in the 30th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 74th minute on a goal by Tom Lonergan. UCD is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Shamrock Rovers recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Derry City. Rory Gaffney struck first for Shamrock Rovers in the 38th 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 Derry City couldn’t manage to score, and Shamrock Rovers took the shutout win. Shamrock Rovers looks to continue their winning ways, having won 7 of their last 10.
In their last match together, Shamrock Rovers was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Farrugia struck first for Shamrock Rovers in the 13th minute on a feed from Rory Gaffney, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, UCD couldn’t muster any offence and Shamrock Rovers ran away with the shutout win.
In the last 5 matches, both Daniel Cleary and Graham Burke are on scoring streaks. They have each scored 4 goals for Shamrock Rovers and look to continue their dominance.. Both Tom Lonergan and Dignam have been the hottest scorers for UCD in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each.