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Shamrock Rovers Dominate Possession but Struggle to Defeat Galway United in Dublin
Dublin, Ireland – In a match held at Tallaght Stadium, Shamrock Rovers defeated Galway United with a score of 1-0, during matchday 33 of the Irish Premier Division 2025. Despite overwhelming possession, with 73% compared to their rival’s 27%, Rovers struggled to convert their dominance. The only goal of the match came in the 75th minute, scored by D. Watts, who capitalized on a play to beat the Galway United goalkeeper.
Galway United, although with less control of the ball, attempted to create danger through 8 shots, but only one of them found the net. On the other hand, Shamrock Rovers generated 10 shots, but only 2 were on target. The match was characterized by relatively clean play, with only one yellow card shown to K. Brouder of Galway United in the 74th minute. The visitors also earned two corner kicks, while Shamrock Rovers failed to get any.
Substitutions shamrock rovers: at minute 52 J. Honohan came in and A. Matthews went out., at minute 65 M. Kovalevskis came in and S. Kavanagh went out., at minute 65 C. Barrett came in and M. Healy went out., at minute 65 C. Malley came in and D. Watts went out., at minute 65 J. McGovern came in and G. Burke went out.
Substitutions galway united: at minute 80 K. Brouder came in and E. McCarthy went out., at minute 85 A. Bolger came in and A. Piesold went out., at minute 88 P. Hickey came in and J. Sivi went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Shamrock Rovers
Galway United
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