In a weekend match in week 29, on Friday Sep 2nd, Derry City and UCD will play a match in Londonderry in a meeting of these two Premier Division teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, Derry City recorded a 1-1 draw against Drogheda United. James Akintunde scored the first goal for Derry City in the 39th minute, but Dayle Rooney got the equalizer for Drogheda United in the 52nd minute squeezing out at least the one point for Drogheda United. Derry City is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while uCD sits at 10th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against St Patrick’s. Timmermans scored the first goal for St Patrick’s in the 8th minute, then Serge Atakayi added another in the 52nd minute. UCD looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
Derry City and UCD last played eachother at the Ucd Bowl on the 24th of June. Derry City took the match by a score of 1 to 0. William Patching struck first for Derry City in the 53rd minute on a penalty, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, UCD was frustrated by Derry City’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Derry City ended the match with the shutout victory.
Donal Higgins has been the most prolific scorer on UCD in the last 5 matches with two goals. Derry City’s top weapon lately has been James Akintunde, who has three goals in the last five matches.