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Sligo Rovers vs Galway United 1-3
- Cian Kavanagh8'
- Jimmy Keohane (P)18'
- Stephen Walsh39'
- Jimmy Keohane (P)86'
- Kick-off
- Mon, 14 Sept 2026 · 18:45 (UTC)
- Venue
- Showgrounds, Sligo
Match timeline
- 90+2’Substitution
Galway UnitedJunior Thiam ONDavid Hurley OFF - 87’Yellow card
Sligo RoversGareth McElroy - 86’Penalty goalGalway UnitedJimmy Keohane1 – 3
- 84’Yellow cardGalway UnitedJimmy Keohane
- 80’Yellow cardSligo RoversLuke Pearce
- 76’SubstitutionGalway UnitedDylan Connolly ONKristopher Twardek OFF
- 70’SubstitutionSligo RoversLuke Pearce ONA. Gabbidon OFF
- 54’SubstitutionSligo RoversKaiyne Woolery ONRuben Gillespie OFF
Show 6 earlier events
- 50’SubstitutionGalway UnitedFrantz Pierrot ONConnor Barratt OFF
- 50’SubstitutionGalway Unitedfrancely lomboto ONStephen Walsh OFF
- 39’Goal!Galway UnitedStephen WalshAssist: Kristopher Twardek1 – 2
- 33’Yellow cardSligo RoversCarl McHugh
- 18’Penalty goalGalway UnitedJimmy Keohane1 – 1
- 8’Goal!Sligo RoversCian KavanaghAssist: James McManus1 – 0
- 1’Kick-off
Key stats
Sligo RoversGalway United- 63%Possession37%
- 20Shots12
- 4Shots on Target5
- 8Corners4
- 14Fouls14
- 0Offsides1
- 1Saves3
- 419Passes255
- 3Yellow Cards1
Lineups
Confirmed selections
Sligo Rovers4 - 2 - 3 - 1
- 1Hughes
- 50Gillespie
- 51Gabbidon
- 52McElroy
- 3Stewart
- 14McManus
- 16McHugh
- 6Young
- 10Meekison
- 7Shorrock
- 11Kavanagh
Substitutions
- 54’↑41 K. Woolery↓50 Ruben Gillespie
- 70’↑9 L. Pearce↓51 Aidan Gabbidon
Unused substitutes 15 O. Denham, 23 K. McDonagh, 29 S. Sargeant, 77 Kevin Zefi, 61 Conor Cannon, 24 J. O'Donnell
Coach D. Purse
Galway United3 - 1 - 4 - 2
- 16Cunha
- 15Williams
- 2O'Connor
- 12Facchineri
- 3Barratt
- 4Keohane
- 20Devitt
- 8Bolger
- 10Hurley
- 11Twardek
- 7Walsh
Substitutions
- 50’↑23 F. Pierrot↓3 Connor Barratt
- 50’↑9 F. Lomboto↓7 S. Walsh
- 76’↑21 D. Connolly↓11 K. Twardek
- 90+2’↑17 Junior Thiam↓10 D. Hurley
Unused substitutes 24 E. McCarthy, 30 A. Kazeem, 32 Vincent Angelini, 54 C. Whittaker, 28 J. Morahan
Coach John Caulfield
Match facts
- Competition
- Premier Division
- Round
- Matchday 30
- Date
- Mon, 14 Sept 2026
- Kick-off
- 18:45 (UTC)
- Venue
- Showgrounds, Sligo
- Sligo Rovers coach
- D. Purse
- Galway United coach
- John Caulfield
League table
Premier Division
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Shamrock Rovers | 33 | 19 | 8 | 6 | +21 | 65 |
| 2 |  St Patrick's Athl. | 32 | 17 | 8 | 7 | +27 | 59 |
| 3 |  Bohemians | 33 | 17 | 8 | 8 | +18 | 59 |
| 4 |  Shelbourne | 33 | 10 | 13 | 10 | +1 | 43 |
| 5 |  Derry City | 32 | 9 | 14 | 9 | +3 | 41 |
| 7 |  Galway United | 32 | 9 | 11 | 12 | -6 | 38 |
| 10 |  Sligo Rovers | 33 | 5 | 8 | 20 | -34 | 23 |
Head to head
14 goals12 goals
Last 5 meetings
- 2026Premier DivisionSligo Rovers1 - 3Galway United
- 2026Premier DivisionSligo Rovers2 - 3Galway United
- 2026Premier DivisionSligo Rovers1 - 4Galway United
- 2026Premier DivisionSligo Rovers0 - 1Galway United
- 2026Friendlies ClubsSligo Rovers6 - 0Galway United
8 meetings in the Cornerflick archive.
Team form comparison
Last 5 matches, all competitions
Sligo Rovers- W-D-L
- 0-1-3
- Scored / match
- 0.0
- Conceded / match
- 1.8
Galway United- W-D-L
- 1-2-1
- Scored / match
- 1.3
- Conceded / match
- 1.3
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What happened
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Galway United beat Sligo Rovers 3-1 in matchday 30 of the Premier Division at Showgrounds, Sligo.
Cian Kavanagh 8' scored for Sligo Rovers, Jimmy Keohane 18', 86' and Stephen Walsh 39' for Galway United.
Sligo Rovers had 63% of the ball to Galway United's 37%; the sides had 20 and 12 shots (4 and 5 on target).
The referee showed 4 yellow cards and no reds.
Match record
- Competition
- Premier Division
- Round
- Matchday 30
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Showgrounds, Sligo
- Match ID
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14 events
- 8’Goal!Sligo RoversCian KavanaghAssist: James McManus1 – 0
- 18’Penalty goalGalway UnitedJimmy Keohane1 – 1
- 33’Yellow cardSligo RoversCarl McHugh
- 39’Goal!Galway UnitedStephen WalshAssist: Kristopher Twardek1 – 2
- 50’SubstitutionGalway UnitedFrantz Pierrot ONConnor Barratt OFF
- 50’SubstitutionGalway Unitedfrancely lomboto ONStephen Walsh OFF
- 54’SubstitutionSligo RoversKaiyne Woolery ONRuben Gillespie OFF
- 70’SubstitutionSligo RoversLuke Pearce ONA. Gabbidon OFF
- 76’SubstitutionGalway UnitedDylan Connolly ONKristopher Twardek OFF
- 80’Yellow cardSligo RoversLuke Pearce
- 84’Yellow cardGalway UnitedJimmy Keohane
- 86’Penalty goalGalway UnitedJimmy Keohane1 – 3
- 87’Yellow cardSligo RoversGareth McElroy
- 90+2’SubstitutionGalway UnitedJunior Thiam ONDavid Hurley OFF