Galway United 4-3 Waterford — LOI Premier Division, 16 Mar 2026
Galway United beat Waterford 4-3 in the LOI Premier Division on 16 March 2026 at Eamonn Deacy Park, Galway. Kristopher Twardek, Pádraig Amond, David Hurley, F. Pierrot 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 Waterford 2, 1 draw.
· kickoff·Eamonn Deacy Park · Galway·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-010'assist: Aaron Bolger
- 30'Foul
- 2-035'Own Goal
- 2-138'assist: Jørgen Voilås
- 44'Foul
- 3-145'Penalty
- Half-time2-2
- 46'
- 54'
- 4-161'assist: David Hurley
- 63'Frantz PierrotFoul
- 64'Argument
- 69'
- 69'out: Conor Carty
- 69'
- 77'
- 80'Argument
- 80'
- 80'
- 5-189'
- 5-290'Penalty
- Full-time4-3
Player ratings
8.7
Top rated
Galway United
- 8.7Kristopher TwardekM
- 8.3David HurleyM
- 7.3Aaron BolgerM
- 6.9Edward McCarthyM
- 6.9Francely LombotoF
- 6.9Frantz PierrotF
- 6.7Matthew WolfeM
- 6.5Connor BarrattD
- 6.3Lee DevittD
- 6.3Killian BrouderD
- 6.3Arthur ParkerD
- 6.2James KeohaneM
- 6.2Stephen WalshF
- 6.0Ola WilliamsD
- 6.0Gianfranco FacchineriD
- 5.6Evan WattsG
Waterford
- 7.2Trae CoyleF
- 7.2Pádraig AmondF
- 6.9Thomas LonerganF
- 6.7Jørgen VoilåsM
- 6.5Stephen McMullanG
- 6.3Dean McMenamyM
- 6.3Conor CartyF
- 6.3Samuel GlenfieldM
- 6.2Conan NoonanM
- 5.9Alan ZborowskiD
- 5.9Benny CoutoD
- 5.9Luke HeeneyM
- 5.6Hayden CannD
- 5.3Ronan MansfieldD
Line-ups
Waterford4-4-2
Galway United4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Galway UnitedJohn Caulfield
Substitutes
- 22Conor McCormackM
- 30Al-Amin KazeemD
- 9Francely Lomboto80'F6.9
- 24Edward McCarthy64'46'M6.9
- 16H. CunhaG
- 3C. Barratt69'D6.5
- 15Ola Williams80'D6.0
- 6Axel PiesoldM
- 23F. Pierrot89'54'
WaterfordJonathan Daly
Substitutes
- 17Jordan FariaM
- 27Dean McMenamy77'M6.3
- 21A. DohertyG
- 7Conor Carty69'F6.3
- 18Thomas Lonergan90'69'F6.9
- 25J. HealyG
- 14Jesse DempseyD
- 6Cian BarrettD
- 28S. KeaneD
Team statistics
42%Possession58%
3.07Expected goals (xG)1.91
20Total shots18
9Shots on target3
7Shots off target4
4Blocked shots11
2Corners11
1Offsides0
13Fouls12
3Yellow cards2
1Goalkeeper saves5
248Total passes324
158Accurate passes189
64%Pass accuracy58%
Galway United
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kristopher Twardek | 90 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | – | 8.7 |
| David Hurley | 90 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | – | 8.3 |
| Aaron Bolger | 80 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Edward McCarthy | 45 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Francely Lomboto | 10 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Frantz Pierrot | 36 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Matthew Wolfe | 69 | – | 0 | 3 | – | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Connor Barratt | 21 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Lee Devitt | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Killian Brouder | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Arthur Parker | 80 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6.3 |
| James Keohane | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Stephen Walsh | 54 | – | 0 | 3 | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Ola Williams | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.0 |
| Gianfranco Facchineri | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.0 |
| Evan Watts | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5.6 |
Waterford
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trae Coyle | 69 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Pádraig Amond | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Thomas Lonergan | 21 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Jørgen Voilås | 69 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.7 |
| Stephen McMullan | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Dean McMenamy | 13 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Conor Carty | 21 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Samuel Glenfield | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | – | 6.3 |
| Conan Noonan | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Alan Zborowski | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 5.9 |
| Benny Couto | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5.9 |
| Luke Heeney | 77 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 5.9 |
| Hayden Cann | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 3 | – | – | 5.6 |
| Ronan Mansfield | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5.3 |
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