Sligo Rovers 1–4 Galway United
Sligo Rovers
1–4HT 1–2
Galway United
Sligo Rovers played Galway United in the Premier Division on 16 May 2026 at Showgrounds. The match finished 1–4.
Goals and cards
- 5'W. Williams (assist by J. Keohane)
- 16'Jimmy Keohane — Yellow card
- 18'A. Nolan
- 28'James McManus — Yellow card
- 29'J. Keohane
- 44'Connor Barratt — Yellow card
- 72'Lee Devitt — Yellow card
- 73'Kristopher Twardek — Yellow card
- 73'K. Twardek
- 74'F. Lomboto (assist by K. Twardek)
Line-ups
Sligo Rovers 4-2-3-1
- S. Sargeant
- J. Esua
- O. Denham
- G. McElroy
- S. McHale
- J. McManus
- C. McHugh
- A. Meekison
- D. Patton
- W. Fitzgerald
- C. Kavanagh
- SUBSTITUTES
- L. Hughes
- C. Harkin
- M. Traore
- G. Priosti
- S. Blaney
- S. Stewart
- R. O'Kane
- A. Nolan
- K. McDonagh
- COACHES: John Russell
Galway United 4-2-3-1
- E. Watts
- C. Barratt
- W. Williams
- C. McCormack
- K. Brouder
- J. Keohane
- D. Hurley
- A. Bolger
- F. Pierrot
- E. McCarthy
- S. Walsh
- SUBSTITUTES
- H. Cunha
- K. Twardek
- F. Lomboto
- L. Devitt
- G. Facchineri
- A. Kazeem
- A. Piesold
- N. Fleuriau Chateau
- J. Morahan
- COACHES: John Caulfield
Match statistics
| Sligo Rovers | Galway United | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Shots on goal | 5 |
| 8 | Shots off goal | 7 |
| 17 | Total shots | 14 |
| 3 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 11 | Shots inside box | 11 |
| 6 | Shots outside box | 3 |
| 8 | Fouls | 11 |
| 9 | Corners | 6 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 67% | Possession | 33% |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 4 |
| 1 | Saves | 5 |
| 496 | Total passes | 237 |
| 395 | Accurate passes | 151 |
| 80% | Pass accuracy | 64% |
| 2.06 | Expected Goals (xG) | 2.23 |
| 0.53 | goals_prevented | 0.53 |