A Recap of a Derby filled weekend in the League of Ireland

A return to action in all fronts of the SSE Airtricity League of Ireland became a sort of rivalry weekend with several Derbies staged and with one that delivered an all-around upset.

By putting the Rebel Army celebration on hold for now as the league champions, and a match pending on Monday between them and the Lilywhites seeing if these latter ones can deliver a miracle.

I mean all sorts of Derbies like the Munster, Connacht, Louth and the Dublin.

Anyway let’s start with the match between Derry City playing host to Bray Wanderers in Maginn Park were the visiting Gulls had a field day against the Candystripes posts and defense that at the end these deliver a 5-0 win.

With an inspired Aaron Greene with a double score in the 20 and 80, followed by Darragh Noone 35, Ryan Brennan 37 and Gary McCabe 57, these goals became pure poison for the locals seeing their aspirations towards third spot becoming porous.

As the contest of who will assure that last spot for Europa League is on a close race between the Shamrock Rovers 47, Derry City 43, Bray Wanderers 42 and Bohemians 40 points. 

In the Munster Derby, one thing the Blues got the upper hand after defeating the favorites to win it this match Cork City to a 2-1 score, putting on an abrupt hold to the Rebel Army celebrations with this all around upset.

As all the Limerick faithful could not believe their eyes after seeing how their Boys deliver an amazing win that catapult their team as far away from the relegation spots with early scores from Rodrigo Tosi 7 and Shane Tracy 9 were enough for the win.

Despite City sudden awakening in the 15 and in a match that all goals scored in the first half, the local’s defense played honoring their moniker of Super Blues with this scandalous and upsetting win over to who are to be crown as league champions.

Galway United did the ultimate of eats in their quest of salvaging their campaign and not going down the tubes of relegation and see a return and light of another campaign in the Airtricity League of Ireland.

Playing as locals in Eamon Dearcy Park, the local Tribesmen brought joy to their faithful after defeating by the score of 3-1 with scores from Mark Ludden 44, Kevin Devaney 72 and Gavan Holohan 75.

After the Bit O’ Red with a early score in the 15 Kyle Mc Fadden, many thought that the Rovers were on their way to an easy win but at the end, the perseverance of the Tribesmen prevailed.

 

For the defending champions Dundalk making a brilliant run on the last matches of the campaign maybe they are hoping for a miracle but at the end, the Boys of Stephen Kenny are just having fun and reading themselves for next campaign.

Playing in the colossus of De Town Oriel Park, the Lilywhites delivered an easy win over a decimated Drogheda United with the score of 3-0.

With goals from Steven Kinsella 42, David McMillan 52 and Michael Duffy in the 90 to culminate the feat and alongside Cork City defeat at Limerick these opens the possibilities as well the dominance of the Lilywhites in the Louth Derby.

In the Dublin Derby between the Bohemians and Saint Patrick’s Athletic celebrated in Dalymont Park in Phibsborogh, the local Gypsies delivered the unthinkable with a raucous win over the Saints and putting Liam Buckley squad in the brink again of fighting for its survival.

With a final 3-2 score favoring the Bohs, these in this campaign had the upper hand by the look of it in the capital Derbies of its cross-town foes.

The Gypsies via Ismahil Ainade 2 and a double by Daniel Corcoran 16 and 52 were enough to stop the Pats revival with Chris Fagan 3 and Conan Byrne 65 but coming short.

Monday football with two notable matches in the Dublin Derby between the Saint Patrick Boys and Shamrock Rovers at Richmond Park in Inchicore were Liam Buckley and company netted a valuable win.

The Pats via Iam Bermingham 19 and Paul O’ Connor 42 were enough to seal the deal and the Pats backfield doing a master of a job in keeping the Hoops strikers at bay and persevere the win as well a clean sheet for their keeper Luckaz Skowron.

In the top of the league Derby between Cork City and Dundalk highlighting this weekend of activities in the SSE, both titans were held to a simple draw and share of the points with a final score of 1 goal each.

With the Lilywhites defender Brian Gartland own goal in the 20 and Robbie Benson saving score the Town put the Rebel Army celebration on hold briefly, as the err would not happened maybe we could had a one sided contest.

  

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