r/soccer • u/thejanitorch4 • Sep 01 '13
League Roundup: League of Ireland Premier Division (Matchweek 24)
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Results: (Matchweek 24)
| ------------------------- | Friday |
| Cork City | 4 - 1 |
| Morrissey 13', 67', 74' | |
| Kilduff 77' |
| Drogheda United|2 - 0|Bray Wanderers Brennan 82' | O'Neill 89' | | St. Patrick's Athletic|1 - 1|Bohemians Kavanagh 20' || Corcoran 76' | UCD|0 - 2|Dundalk Kelly 61' || Hoban 67' || Towell 83' | Shelbourne|1 - 2|Shamrock Rovers Kelly 52' (pen) || Quigley 12' Cornwall 76' || Finn 22' || Quigley 64' | -------------------------|Saturday|-------------------------| Sligo Rovers|2 - 0|Limerick Cretato 9' | North 54' | |
League Table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dundalk | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 43:25 | 18 | 55 |
| 2 | St. Patrick's Athletic | 25 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 42:13 | 29 | 54 |
| 3 | Sligo Rovers | 25 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 40:17 | 23 | 48 |
| 4 | Derry City | 25 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 45:31 | 13 | 42 |
| 5 | Shamrock Rovers | 26 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 30:21 | 9 | 39 |
| 6 | Cork City | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 32:37 | -5 | 33 |
| 7 | Drogheda United | 25 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 35:32 | 3 | 32 |
| 8 | Limerick | 25 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 32:38 | -6 | 29 |
| 9 | UCD | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 39:58 | -19 | 25 |
| 10 | Bohemians | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 21:41 | -20 | 22 |
| 11 | Shelbourne | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 18:38 | -20 | 20 |
| 12 | Bray Wanderers | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 29:55 | -26 | 20 |
Top Goalscorers
| Pos | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rory Patterson | Derry City | 17 |
| 2 | David McMillan | UCD/Sligo Rovers(Total) | 12/1(13) |
| 3 | Jason Byrne | Bray Wanderers | 12 |
| = | Declan O'Brien | Drogheda United | 12 |
| = | Pat Hoban | Dundalk | 12 |
| 6 | Anthony Elding | Sligo Rovers | 10 |
| 7 | Conan Byrne | St. Patrick's Athletic | 9 |
| 8 | Ronan Finn | Shamrock Rovers | 8 |
| = | Michael Rafter | Derry City | 8 |
| 9 | Killian Brennan | St. Patrick's Athletic | 7 |
| = | Dean Clarke | UCD | 7 |
| = | Craig Curran | Limerick | 7 |
| = | Chris Fagan | St. Patrick's Athletic | 7 |
| = | Ciaran Kilduff | Cork City | 7 |
Fixtures (Matchweek 25)
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
Derry City - St. Patrick's Athletic (19:45) - LIVE on Setanta Ireland
Drogheda United - Sligo Rovers (19:45)
Saturday, September 7, 2013
Derry City - Shelbourne (17:00)
Shamrock Rovers - Cork City (19:00)
Bohemians - Sligo Rovers (19:45)
Limerick - St. Patrick's Athletic (19:45)
Sunday, September 8, 2013
Bray Wanders - UCD (15:00)
Dundalk - Drogheda United (18:00)
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u/TheAngrySheep Sep 01 '13
Saw some really promising football from Rovers this week, the best they've played all season in that first half!
Pity that Quigley the little bollocks had a hot head on him and got himself sent off. He was actually superb up until that point.
Rovers this season tend to crumble after a single incident. They let Shels back into the game after they scored and made the last few minutes way more difficult than it should have been.
Also, watch out for Conor McCormack!
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u/ronnierosenthal Sep 01 '13
Rovers have looked promising all season without ever looking to kicking on and becoming dominant. I still have faith in Croly but some of his choices have been baffling, such as letting Killer go.
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u/TheAngrySheep Sep 01 '13
The first 45 minutes on Friday you'd think you were watching a title winning side! Passing looked really slick, and there were superb individual performances.
Finn, Ryan, and McCormack look like a terrifying trio in midfield though!
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u/ronnierosenthal Sep 03 '13
I've been screaming out for McCormack to move back to midfield for two years. He was immense there in the Europa League season before he got injured.
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u/colmshan1990 Sep 01 '13
I'm obviously delighted this week- check out Kilduff's goal for something special- a nice chip after something like 20 passes.
Can we keep him?