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Shamrock Rovers Edges Past Galway United in Close Encounter in Galway
Shamrock Rovers secured a narrow victory against Galway United at Eamonn Deacy Park in Galway on April 4th, 2025. The match, part of the 8th round of the 2025 Irish Premier Division regular season, ended with a 1-0 scoreline in favor of the visiting team.
Ronan Gaffney scored the winning goal in the 48th minute. Despite Shamrock Rovers controlling possession (57%), the game remained closely contested. Both teams played aggressively, resulting in a total of 24 fouls. Galway United managed 8 shots, with only 2 on target. Shamrock Rovers had 9 attempts, also with a low accuracy rate.
One yellow card was shown to each team; D. Grant for Shamrock Rovers in the 42nd minute and M. Dyer for Galway United in the 64th minute.
Substitutions shamrock rovers: at minute 46 L. Grace came in and C. O’Sullivan went out., at minute 69 A. Greene came in and G. Burke went out., at minute 69 M. Noonan came in and R. Gaffney went out., at minute 79 G. O’Neill came in and A. McEneff went out., at minute 84 J. Byrne came in and D. Watts went out.
Substitutions galway united: at minute 59 J. Keohane came in and S. Walsh went out., at minute 80 R. Donelon came in and B. Burns went out., at minute 87 D. Hurley came in and J. Esua went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Galway United
Shamrock Rovers
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