Galway United 1-0 Derry City: A tense match with a late goal
Galway United secured a narrow victory over Derry City in a match played at Eamonn Deacy Park. The game was marked by tension and a struggle for control, with Derry City dominating possession and Galway United seeking opportunities on the counter-attack.
The first half was punctuated by yellow cards, with S. Walsh and C. McCormack of Galway United and M. Connolly of Derry City receiving cautions.
The match was opened in the 76th minute by a goal from P. Hickey for Galway United, capitalizing on a defensive error by Derry City.
In the closing minutes, Derry City pressed for an equalizer but failed to find a way past the Galway United defense. The game finished with a score of 1-0, giving Galway United three important points in their fight for qualification.
Substitutions galway united: at minute 52 R. Slevin came in and K. Brouder went out., at minute 63 D. Hurley came in and V. Borden went out., at minute 63 M. Nugent came in and C. McCormack went out., at minute 89 B. Burns came in and E. McCarthy went out., at minute 89 C. Horgan came in and J. Esua went out.
Substitutions derry city: at minute 74 P. McEleney came in and S. Diallo went out., at minute 74 D. Mullen came in and P. Hoban went out., at minute 82 B. Doherty came in and C. Coll went out., at minute 82 R. Boyce came in and A. Wisdom went out., at minute 82 C. Whelan came in and A. O’Reilly went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Galway United
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