On the 19th of August, Shelbourne hosts Bohemians in a clash of the Premier Division in the anticipated Dublin derby. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 19 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Shelbourne is fresh off their 1-3 loss against Drogheda United. Jack Moylan struck first for Shelbourne in the 7th minute, then Ryan Brennan got the equalizer for Drogheda United in the 32nd minute on a feed from Dayle Rooney Finally they completed the comback victory in the 56th minute on a goal by Dayle Rooney to cap off a wild match. Shelbourne is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 6th placed Bohemians, recorded a 0-1 loss against Dundalk. Tadhg Ryan struck first for Dundalk on an own goal in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Bohemians couldn’t muster any offence and Dundalk ran away with the shutout win. Bohemians is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Bohemians was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Dawson Devoy scored the first goal for Bohemians in the 13th 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 Bohemians took the shutout win.
Bohemians’s most prolific scorer has been Burt. He has netted two goals over the last 5 matches. Both Gavin Molloy and Jack Moylan have been the hottest scorers for Shelbourne in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals.