In this 26th week match, on Sunday Aug 7th, Shelbourne will host St Patrick’s at Tolka Park in a clash of the Premier Division in the ever popular Dublin derby. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 21 degrees, which is great football weather. Shelbourne sits at 7th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-0 shutout win against UCD. Sean Boyd struck first for Shelbourne in the 55th minute on a penalty shot, then Daniel Carr added another in the 3rd minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from Conor Kane 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 19 points in their last 10 matches, while 4th placed St Patrick’s is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Dundalk. Eoin Doyle struck first for St Patrick’s in the 15th minute on a feed from Mark Doyle, but Kelly got the equalizer for Dundalk in the 77th minute earning Dundalk a comeback draw. St Patrick’s is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on May 20th, Shelbourne won by a score of 2 to 1. Jack Moylan scored the first goal for Shelbourne in the 24th minute, then Joseph Redmond tied it up for St Patrick’s in the 3rd minute of the first half’s stoppage time.
St Patrick’s is fortunate enough to have Eoin Doyle in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored five goals. Shelbourne’s most prolific scorer has been Molloy. He has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches.