Galway United 2-3 Derry City — LOI Premier Division, 18 Apr 2025
Derry City beat Galway United 3-2 in the LOI Premier Division on 18 April 2025 at Eamonn Deacy Park, Galway. Daniel Mullen, Patrick Hickey, R. Benson, Gavin Whyte got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Galway United have won 2 and Derry City 1, 2 draws.
· kickoff·Eamonn Deacy Park · Galway·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 0-116'
- 20'Foul
- 37'Time wasting
- 38'Foul
- 1-143'assist: Robert Slevin
- Half-time1-1
- 1-247'assist: D. Thomas
- 49'Foul
- 49'Foul
- 51'Foul
- 57'Foul
- 58'Time wasting
- 68'
- 73'Argument
- 75'out: Stephen Walsh
- 75'
- 76'
- 79'Foul
- 81'Time wasting
- 85'
- 85'
- 85'D. Thomasout: P. McMullan
- 1-390'assist: P. McMullan
- 2-390'
- Full-time2-3
Player ratings
7.6
Top rated
Galway United
- 7.6Patrick HickeyF
- 7.5Vincent BordenM
- 7.0Robert SlevinD
- 6.7David HurleyM
- 6.7James KeohaneF
- 6.7Stephen WalshF
- 6.7Evan WattsG
- 6.6Jeannot EsuaM
- 6.6Cillian TollettF
- 6.5Killian BrouderD
- 6.5Bobby BurnsM
- 6.3Greg CunninghamD
- 6.3Sean KerriganM
- 6.2Moses DyerM
- 5.7Cian ByrneM
Derry City
- 7.6Robbie BensonD
- 7.3Gavin WhyteF
- 7.2Paul McMullanM
- 7.2Michael DuffyM
- 7.2Daniel MullenF
- 7.2Sam ToddD
- 6.9Dominic ThomasM
- 6.9Kevin HoltD
- 6.7Sean PattonF
- 6.6Brian MaherG
- 6.6Mark ConnollyD
- 6.6Carl WinchesterM
- 6.5Hayden CannD
- 6.3Ronan BoyceD
Line-ups
Derry City5-3-2
Galway United3-5-2
Substitutes
Galway UnitedJohnathan Caulfield
Substitutes
- 1B. ClarkeG
- 3R. DonelonD
- 22Conor McCormackM
- 10David Hurley75'M6.7
- 7Stephen Walsh79'75'F6.7
- 12S. Kerrigan85'M6.3
- 28B. CunninghamF
- 29C. Tollett85'F6.6
- 19M. Wilson
Derry CityTiernan Lynch
Substitutes
- 10P. McMullan85'7.2
- 4C. HarkinM
- 16Hayden Cann76'D6.5
- 26A. DohertyG
- 32S. Patton68'F6.7
- 37C. McGrathD
- 35G. McCourt
Team statistics
43%Possession57%
15Total shots15
5Shots on target7
6Shots off target2
4Blocked shots6
4Corners4
3Offsides3
18Fouls11
6Yellow cards4
1Red cards0
4Goalkeeper saves3
288Total passes395
156Accurate passes267
54%Pass accuracy68%
Galway United
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Hickey | 90 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | – | 7.6 |
| Vincent Borden | 90 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | – | 7.5 |
| Robert Slevin | 85 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7.0 |
| David Hurley | 15 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.7 |
| James Keohane | 85 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 6.7 |
| Stephen Walsh | 15 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Evan Watts | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.7 |
| Jeannot Esua | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 3 | 6.6 |
| Cillian Tollett | 12 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Killian Brouder | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.5 |
| Bobby Burns | 75 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Greg Cunningham | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Sean Kerrigan | 12 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Moses Dyer | 75 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.2 |
| Cian Byrne | 49 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 5.7 |
Derry City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robbie Benson | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | – | 7.6 |
| Gavin Whyte | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Paul McMullan | 12 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 7.2 |
| Michael Duffy | 90 | – | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7.2 |
| Daniel Mullen | 68 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.2 |
| Sam Todd | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7.2 |
| Dominic Thomas | 85 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Kevin Holt | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Sean Patton | 22 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Brian Maher | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Mark Connolly | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Carl Winchester | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.6 |
| Hayden Cann | 14 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Ronan Boyce | 76 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
Recent Form
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