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Galway United vs Shamrock Rovers 2-0
- Jimmy Keohane2'
- Aaron Bolger42'
- Kick-off
- Fri, 16 Oct 2026 · 18:45 (UTC)
- Venue
- Eamonn Deacy Park, Galway
Match timeline
- 89’Yellow card
Shamrock RoversTunmise Sobowale - 89’Substitution
Galway UnitedDylan Connolly ONStephen Walsh OFF - 82’SubstitutionGalway UnitedMatthew Wolfe ONEd McCarthy OFF
- 78’SubstitutionShamrock RoversDaniel Grant ONDaniel Cleary OFF
- 68’Yellow cardShamrock RoversJohn McGovern
- 66’SubstitutionShamrock RoversWilliam Fitzgerald ONJohn O'Reilly-O'Sullivan OFF
- 45’SubstitutionShamrock RoversJonathan Afolabi ONJake Mulraney OFF
- 45’SubstitutionShamrock RoversAdam Brennan ONMatthew Healy OFF
Show 3 earlier events
- 42’Goal!Galway UnitedAaron Bolger2 – 0
- 15’Yellow cardShamrock RoversMatthew Healy
- 2’Goal!Galway UnitedJimmy Keohane1 – 0
- 1’Kick-off
Key stats
Galway UnitedShamrock Rovers- 18%Possession82%
- 6Shots18
- 0.52xG1.27
- 4Shots on Target4
- 2Corners9
- 4Fouls9
- 1Offsides1
- 5Saves2
- 166Passes764
- 0Yellow Cards3
Lineups
Confirmed selections
Galway United3 - 5 - 2
- 16Cunha
- 3Barratt
- 2O'Connor
- 12Facchineri
- 4Keohane
- 8Bolger
- 20Devitt
- 10Hurley
- 24McCarthy
- 11Twardek
- 7Walsh
Substitutions
- 82’↑14 M. Wolfe↓24 E. McCarthy
- 89’↑21 D. Connolly↓7 S. Walsh
Unused substitutes 15 O. Williams, 32 Vincent Angelini, 9 F. Lomboto, 23 F. Pierrot, 17 Junior Thiam, 54 C. Whittaker, 28 J. Morahan
Coach John Caulfield
Shamrock Rovers3 - 1 - 4 - 2
Substitutions
- 45’↑18 J. Afolabi↓11 J. Mulraney
- 45’↑19 A. Brennan↓8 M. Healy
- 66’↑24 W. Fitzgerald↓26 John O'Sullivan
- 78’↑21 D. Grant↓6 D. Cleary
Unused substitutes 9 A. Greene, 17 L. O'Regan, 27 C. O'Sullivan, 26 John O'Sullivan, 25 L. Steacy
Coach S. Bradley
Match facts
- Competition
- Premier Division
- Round
- Matchday 34
- Date
- Fri, 16 Oct 2026
- Kick-off
- 18:45 (UTC)
- Venue
- Eamonn Deacy Park, Galway
- Galway United coach
- John Caulfield
- Shamrock Rovers coach
- S. Bradley
League table
Premier Division
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Shamrock Rovers | 36 | 20 | 8 | 8 | +21 | 68 |
| 2 |  Bohemians | 36 | 19 | 8 | 9 | +19 | 65 |
| 3 |  St Patrick's Athl. | 36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | +24 | 60 |
| 4 |  Shelbourne | 36 | 12 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 49 |
| 5 |  Derry City | 36 | 11 | 15 | 10 | +3 | 48 |
| 8 |  Galway United | 36 | 10 | 12 | 14 | -7 | 42 |
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Player ratings
- 1
A. Bolger8.2 - 2
J. Keohane8.1 - 3
A. O'Connor7.4 - 4
Gianfranco Facchineri7.3 - 5
Hugo Alberto Pires da Cunha7.0 - 6
Connor Barratt6.9 - 7
M. Wolfe6.8 - 8
D. Hurley6.8 - 9
L. Devitt6.6 - 10
D. Connolly6.5 - 11
K. Twardek6.5 - 12
E. McCarthy6.4 - 13
S. Walsh6.3 - 14
O. Williams0.0 - 15
Junior Thiam0.0 - 16
F. Pierrot0.0 - 17
F. Lomboto0.0 - 18
Vincent Angelini0.0 - 19
C. Whittaker0.0 - 20
J. Morahan0.0
- 1
L. Grace7.0 - 2
Pico7.0 - 3
J. Afolabi6.9 - 4
M. Healy6.9 - 5
D. Cleary6.7 - 6
G. Burke6.5 - 7
John O'Sullivan6.5 - 8
T. Sobowale6.4 - 9
D. Watts6.4 - 10
E. McGinty6.3 - 11
A. Brennan6.2 - 12
W. Fitzgerald6.2 - 13
D. Grant6.1 - 14
J. McGovern6.1 - 15
J. Mulraney5.9 - 16
A. Greene0.0 - 17
L. O'Regan0.0 - 18
C. O'Sullivan0.0 - 19
L. Steacy0.0
Match ratings from API-Football, out of 10.
MVP of the match
A. Bolger
Galway United
- 1
- Goals
- 0
- Assists
Rated 8.2, the best on the pitch — 1 goal in 90 minutes.
Team form comparison
Last 5 matches, all competitions
Galway United- W-D-L
- 1-2-2
- Scored / match
- 1.4
- Conceded / match
- 1.4
Shamrock Rovers- W-D-L
- 3-1-1
- Scored / match
- 1.6
- Conceded / match
- 1.2
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- Galway UnitedResult0%
- Shamrock Rovers0%
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What happened
Match report
Galway United beat Shamrock Rovers 2-0 at Eamonn Deacy Park, with Jimmy Keohane and Aaron Bolger scoring in the first half to settle it. Galway held the lead from the second minute and never let it go.
Keohane opened the scoring in the 2nd minute, then Bolger made it 2-0 in the 42nd minute. Half-time was Galway United 2-0 Shamrock Rovers.
Shamrock Rovers made two changes on 45 minutes, sending on Jonathan Afolabi and Adam Brennan after taking off Jake Mulraney and Matthew Healy. Galway added Matthew Wolfe on 82 minutes and Dylan Connolly in the 89th minute, but there was no late route back for the visitors. Shamrock had 82% of the ball and 764 passes to Galway's 166, while the home side led from early on and protected that advantage through the second half. Shamrock also won 9 corners to 2 and had 1 offside to Galway's 1, and Galway committed 4 fouls to Shamrock's 9.
Shamrock Rovers finished with 3 yellow cards, shown to Matthew Healy in the 15th minute, John McGovern in the 68th minute and Tunmise Sobowale in the 89th minute. Galway United had no bookings and there were no red cards.
Match record
- Competition
- Premier Division
- Round
- Matchday 34
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Eamonn Deacy Park, Galway
- Match ID
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11 events
- 2’Goal!Galway UnitedJimmy Keohane1 – 0
- 15’Yellow cardShamrock RoversMatthew Healy
- 42’Goal!Galway UnitedAaron Bolger2 – 0
- 45’SubstitutionShamrock RoversJonathan Afolabi ONJake Mulraney OFF
- 45’SubstitutionShamrock RoversAdam Brennan ONMatthew Healy OFF
- 66’SubstitutionShamrock RoversWilliam Fitzgerald ONJohn O'Reilly-O'Sullivan OFF
- 68’Yellow cardShamrock RoversJohn McGovern
- 78’SubstitutionShamrock RoversDaniel Grant ONDaniel Cleary OFF
- 82’SubstitutionGalway UnitedMatthew Wolfe ONEd McCarthy OFF
- 89’Yellow cardShamrock RoversTunmise Sobowale
- 89’SubstitutionGalway UnitedDylan Connolly ONStephen Walsh OFF