The four outstanding Airtricity League Premier Division fixtures postponed during the international break take place this week. On Monday evening Finn Harps played out a scoreless draw with Drogheda United in Finn Park while Richmond Park saw the FAI Cup Final rehearsal between St Patrick’s Athletic and Bohemian end in a two all draw after the hosts had taken a two goal lead. Sligo Rovers collected an undeserved three points with the only goal in the first minute of added time to defeat their visitors Longford Town.
The fixture between Waterford and Derry City took place on Tuesday evening in the RSC where the visitors scored in the second minute of added time to secure a point from a two all draw.
The brought forward ‘Louth Derby’ between Drogheda United and Dundalk took place in Head in the Game Park on Thursday evening and saw the visiting ‘Lilywhites’ score the only goal in the closing stages to leapfrog their opponents and ease their fears of involvement in the relegation play-off battle.
P W D L F A G/D Pts
Shamrock Rovers(Champions) 33 22 6 5 53 23 30 72
St Patrick’s Athletic 33 18 6 9 54 37 17 60
Sligo Rovers 33 15 8 10 39 29 10 53
Derry City 33 12 11 10 44 40 4 47
Bohemian 33 12 9 12 54 43 11 45
Dundalk 34 12 9 13 41 44 -3 45
Drogheda United 34 12 8 14 43 39 4 44
Waterford 33 12 4 17 33 51 -18 40
Finn Harps 33 10 9 14 36 49 -13 39
Longford Town(R) 33 2 8 23 21 63 -42 14
The first legs in the Play-Off Semi-Finals will take place at 7.45pm on Wednesday the 3rd November with Bray Wanderers taking on Galway United in the Carlisle Grounds while Treaty United play host to UCD in the Markets Field. The second legs are scheduled for Sunday the 7th November at 5pm. The winners will contest the First Division Play-Off Final on the 19th November with the victors facing the side finishing 9th in the Premier Division in the Promotion/Relegation Final one week later.