Week 27 brings us a match on Aug 12th, where Dundalk will travel to Dublin to battle Bohemians in a clash of the Premier Division. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Bohemians is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Sligo Rovers. John O’Sullivan scored the first goal for Bohemians in the 54th minute, but Max Mata got the equalizer for Sligo Rovers in the 64th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 67th minute on a goal by Max Mata to cap off a wild match. Bohemians is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while dundalk is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Derry City. James Akintunde struck first for Derry City in the 12th minute on a feed from Joseph Thomson, then Patrick Hoban got the equalizer for Dundalk in the 3rd minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from Steven Bradley earning Dundalk at least a draw. Dundalk should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 21 points in their last 10 matches.
On Friday May 13th, Dundalk hosted Bohemians at the Oriel Park in their last match together. Dundalk was victorious by a score of 3 to 1. Ciaran Kelly struck first for Bohemians in the 15th minute, then Patrick Hoban tied it up for Dundalk in the 49th minute But luckily in the 71st minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Robbie Benson.
Dundalk’s top weapon lately has been Keith Ward, who has two goals in the last 5 matches. For Bohemians, their top scorers are Devoy and Alistair Coote, each having 2 goals in their last five matches.