Galway United 1-2 Derry City — LOI Premier Division, 22 Aug 2025
Derry City beat Galway United 2-1 in the LOI Premier Division on 22 August 2025 at Eamonn Deacy Park, Galway. James Keohane, D. Akinyemi, Adam O'Reilly got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Galway United have won 1 and Derry City 2, 2 draws.
· kickoff·Eamonn Deacy Park · Galway·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-017'assist: Bobby Burns
- 30'Foul
- 1-144'assist: Brandon Fleming
- Half-time1-1
- 46'
- 46'
- 59'out: Sam Todd
- 67'Foul
- 67'Argument
- 71'
- 72'out: S. Patton
- 78'Foul
- 82'
- 86'Foul
- 86'Foul
- 1-290'assist: D. Akinyemi
- 90+1'Foul
- 90+2'out: J. Sivi
- Full-time1-2
Player ratings
8.2
Top rated
Galway United
- 7.5James KeohaneF
- 7.3Bobby BurnsM
- 7.3Patrick HickeyF
- 7.3Garry BuckleyD
- 7.3David HurleyM
- 7.0Stephen WalshF
- 6.9Brendan ClarkeG
- 6.9Colm HorganM
- 6.9Killian BrouderD
- 6.9Aaron BolgerF
- 6.9Robert SlevinD
- 6.9Edward McCarthyM
- 6.2Dara McGuinnessF
Derry City
- 8.2Afolabi AkinyemiF
- 7.7Adam O'ReillyM
- 7.5Michael DuffyF
- 7.3Brandon FlemingM
- 7.3Sam ToddD
- 6.9Sean PattonF
- 6.9Mark ConnollyD
- 6.9Ronan BoyceM
- 6.9Alex BannonD
- 6.9Carl WinchesterM
- 6.6Brian MaherG
- 6.5Gavin WhyteF
- 6.3Hayden CannD
- 6.3Sadou DialloM
- 6.2Jamie StottD
Line-ups
Derry City3-4-3
Galway United3-4-2-1
Substitutes
Galway UnitedJohnathan Caulfield
Substitutes
- 3R. DonelonD
- 22Conor McCormackM
- 34Aaron Bolger71'F6.9
- 11M. ShawF
- 17V. BordenM
- 27D. McGuinness46'F6.2
- 14J. Sivi90+2'M
- 6Axel Piesold
- 16E. WattsG
Derry CityTiernan Lynch
Substitutes
- 8Adam O'Reilly90'82'M7.7
- 3S. FergusonM
- 17A. FrizzellM
- 21Daniel MullenF
- 23Cameron DummiganD
- 24Sam Todd59'7.3
- 16Hayden Cann46'D6.3
- 26A. DohertyG
- 32S. Patton72'F6.9
Team statistics
36%Possession64%
19Total shots13
4Shots on target6
10Shots off target3
5Blocked shots4
6Corners5
3Offsides0
14Fouls12
2Yellow cards4
0Red cards1
3Goalkeeper saves3
264Total passes494
163Accurate passes383
62%Pass accuracy78%
Galway United
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Keohane | 90 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – | – | – | 7.5 |
| Bobby Burns | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | – | 7.3 |
| Patrick Hickey | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7.3 |
| Garry Buckley | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 7.3 |
| David Hurley | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | – | 7.3 |
| Stephen Walsh | 89 | – | 0 | 4 | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Brendan Clarke | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Colm Horgan | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | – | 6.9 |
| Killian Brouder | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Aaron Bolger | 20 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Robert Slevin | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6.9 |
| Edward McCarthy | 71 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Dara McGuinness | 53 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.2 |
Derry City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afolabi Akinyemi | 90 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | 8.2 |
| Adam O'Reilly | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7.7 |
| Michael Duffy | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Brandon Fleming | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7.3 |
| Sam Todd | 32 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | – | 7.3 |
| Sean Patton | 19 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Mark Connolly | 59 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Ronan Boyce | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Alex Bannon | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 4 | – | 6.9 |
| Carl Winchester | 82 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Brian Maher | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Gavin Whyte | 72 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.5 |
| Hayden Cann | 53 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Sadou Diallo | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Jamie Stott | 86 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
Recent Form
Galway UnitedDLLLL
- D10 Aug 25HShamrock Rovers0-0
- L01 Aug 25ACork City0-1
- L25 Jul 25HWaterford2-4
- L11 Jul 25ABohemians0-3
- L04 Jul 25ADrogheda United0-1
Derry CityDLDLW
- D08 Aug 25HCork City0-0
- L03 Aug 25AShamrock Rovers0-2
- D25 Jul 25HBohemians1-1
- L12 Jul 25ASligo Rovers0-2
- W04 Jul 25HWaterford7-2
Head-to-head
- 13 Jun 25Derry City1-1Galway United
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- 07 Jun 24Derry City2-0Galway United
- 03 May 24Galway United0-0Derry City
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