Today's pre-season friendly between UCD and Shamrock Rovers was played in the excellent training facilities in Blanchardstown IT. In a shocking turn of events the weather was less than ideal in Dublin today. Like most Airtricity League clubs, UCD tweet live updates from all their games. The posted this after 18 minutes;
18' Stoppage in play as GAA goal behind soccer goal blows over and hits @shamrockrovers Conor Winn's crossbar, ref Paul Tuite investigating
— UCD AFC (@UCDAFC) February 4, 2013
We're not sure how the investigation went but UCD beat Shamrock Rovers 2-1. The League of Ireland pre-season continues ahead of the league kick off on March 8th. The Setanta Sports Cup begins next Monday.
League of Ireland pre-season is no place for the feint-hearted.
