Drogheda United vs Galway United 2-0

Drogheda United beat Galway United 2-0 at United Park, with Brandon Kavanagh’s first-half opener and Mark Doyle’s goal early in the second half settling it.

Kavanagh put Drogheda ahead in the 32nd minute, finishing from Mark Doyle to make it 1-0. The home side then made three changes on 45 minutes, while Galway also made one before the break. Drogheda led 1-0 at half-time.

Doyle doubled the lead in the 53rd minute, with Fynn Talley providing the assist, and Drogheda then managed the rest of the game. They made another change on 60 minutes when Brandon Kavanagh went off for Jago Godden, and Galway responded with two substitutions on 73 minutes before a further change on 82 minutes, but the visitors never found a reply.

Drogheda had 54% of the ball and 409 passes to Galway’s 348. They also had more shots, 16 to 10, and more corners, 6 to 5, while Galway had more shots on target, 5 to 4. Galway finished with 5 saves to Drogheda’s 2, and the expected goals were close at 1 and 0.96.

There were no yellow cards or red cards.