English
Galway United suffered a defeat against St Patrick’s Athletic in a thrilling match played at Eamonn Deacy Park in Galway. The game, corresponding to the second round of the regular season of the Irish Premier Division, ended with a score of 2-3.
Galway United took an early lead with two goals from P. Hickey, the first at the 18th minute thanks to an assist from J. Keohane and the second at the 25th minute with the help of J. Esua. However, St Patrick’s Athletic responded strongly, scoring a goal at the 30th minute thanks to A. Keena with an assist from J. Mulraney. Before the break, R. McLaughlin received a yellow card.
In the second half, the game became more contested. Galway United accumulated three yellow cards, while St Patrick’s Athletic added one more. St. Patrick’s team managed to overturn the score, surpassing their rivals in possession and shots on target (8 to 5). The match ended with a final score of 2-3 in favor of St. Patrick’s Athletic.
Substitutions st patrick’s athl.: at minute 46 M. Melia came in and B. Kavanagh went out., at minute 71 S. Power came in and Z. Elbouzedi went out., at minute 84 C. Forrester came in and R. Palmer went out., at minute 84 A. Kazeem came in and A. Breslin went out., at minute 86 C. Carty came in and A. Keena went out.
Substitutions galway united: at minute 70 C. Byrne came in and M. Dyer went out., at minute 70 R. Donelon came in and B. Burns went out., at minute 81 V. Borden came in and D. Hurley went out., at minute 90 M. Wilson came in and S. Walsh went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Galway United
St Patrick’s Athl.
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