Galway United 3–2 Sligo Rovers
Galway United
3–2HT 1–0
Sligo Rovers
Galway United played Sligo Rovers in the Premier Division on 11 July 2026 at Eamonn Deacy Park. The match finished 3–2.
Goals and cards
- 28'Seb Quirk — Yellow card
- 34'F. Pierrot (assist by J. Keohane)
- 50'Edward McCarthy — Yellow card
- 53'Seb Quirk — Yellow card
- 53'Seb Quirk — Red card
- 67'Carl McHugh — Yellow card
- 72'M. Wolfe (assist by A. Bolger)
- 81'C. Kavanagh (assist by J. McGonigle)
- 86'C. Kavanagh (assist by J. McGonigle)
- 90'Ciaron Harkin — Yellow card
- 90'M. Wolfe (assist by D. Hurley)
Line-ups
Galway United 4-4-2
- H. Cunha
- C. Barratt
- W. Williams
- K. Brouder
- G. Facchineri
- J. Keohane
- D. Hurley
- A. Bolger
- E. McCarthy
- S. Walsh
- F. Pierrot
- SUBSTITUTES
- C. Gleeson
- C. McCormack
- L. Kavanagh
- F. Lomboto
- L. Devitt
- D. Connolly
- M. Wolfe
- A. Kazeem
- A. Piesold
- COACHES: John Caulfield
Sligo Rovers 4-2-3-1
- S. Sargeant
- J. Esua
- G. McElroy
- S. McHale
- S. Stewart
- C. McHugh
- S. Quirk
- R. O'Kane
- A. Meekison
- W. Fitzgerald
- L. Pearce
- SUBSTITUTES
- L. Hughes
- J. McGonigle
- C. Harkin
- C. Kavanagh
- O. Denham
- A. Nolan
- J. McManus
- K. McDonagh
- J. O'Donnell
- COACHES: John Russell
Match statistics
| Galway United | Sligo Rovers | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Shots on goal | 5 |
| 5 | Shots off goal | 2 |
| 21 | Total shots | 11 |
| 7 | Blocked shots | 4 |
| 16 | Shots inside box | 8 |
| 5 | Shots outside box | 3 |
| 11 | Fouls | 13 |
| 6 | Corners | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 5 |
| 47% | Possession | 53% |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red cards | 1 |
| 3 | Saves | 6 |
| 346 | Total passes | 413 |
| 252 | Accurate passes | 297 |
| 73% | Pass accuracy | 72% |
| 2.28 | Expected Goals (xG) | 1.67 |
| -0.42 | goals_prevented | -0.42 |