Galway United 1-3 Shamrock Rovers — LOI Premier Division, 8 May 2026
Shamrock Rovers beat Galway United 3-1 in the LOI Premier Division on 8 May 2026 at Eamonn Deacy Park, Galway. Michael Noonan, A. Brennan, Matthew Wolfe, Tunmise Sobowale got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Galway United have won 0 and Shamrock Rovers 3, 2 draws.
· kickoff·Eamonn Deacy Park · Galway·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 0-12'assist: John McGovern
- 16'Foul
- 0-226'
- Half-time0-2
- 46'
- 46'
- 1-248'assist: David Hurley
- 56'Time wasting
- 72'
- 1-373'assist: V. Ozhianvuna
- 76'
- 76'
- 76'
- 79'out: L. Devitt
- 79'
- 79'
- 81'Foul
- 82'
- 87'Foul
- Full-time1-3
Player ratings
7.9
Top rated
Galway United
- 7.7Matthew WolfeM
- 7.2David HurleyM
- 7.0Aaron BolgerM
- 6.9Ola WilliamsD
- 6.9Edward McCarthyM
- 6.9James KeohaneM
- 6.6Conor McCormackD
- 6.6Nicolas Fleuriau ChateauF
- 6.5Lee DevittM
- 6.5Axel PiesoldM
- 6.3Stephen WalshF
- 6.2Connor BarrattD
- 6.2Al-Amin KazeemD
- 6.2Frantz PierrotF
- 6.2Evan WattsG
- 6.0Kristopher TwardekM
Shamrock Rovers
- 7.9Lee GraceD
- 7.3Daniel ClearyD
- 7.2Tunmise SobowaleM
- 7.2Jack ByrneM
- 7.0Enda StevensD
- 6.9Maleace AsamoahF
- 6.9Michael NoonanF
- 6.9Victor OzhianvunaF
- 6.7Adam BrennanM
- 6.6Edward McGintyG
- 6.6Dylan WattsM
- 6.6Connor MalleyM
- 6.6John McGovernF
- 6.6Matthew HealyM
- 6.5Aaron GreeneF
- 6.3Graham BurkeF
Line-ups
Shamrock Rovers3-4-2-1
Galway United4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Galway UnitedJohn Caulfield
Substitutes
- 14Matthew Wolfe48'46'M7.7
- 9Francely LombotoF
- 16H. CunhaG
- 6Axel Piesold72'M6.5
- 29Nicolas Fleuriau Chateau79'F6.6
- 20L. Devitt79'M6.5
- 23F. Pierrot46'
- 28J. Morahan
Shamrock RoversStephen Bradley
Substitutes
- 23Connor Malley82'M6.6
- 10Graham Burke76'F6.3
- 2Adam MatthewsD
- 11Jake MulraneyM
- 7Dylan Watts76'M6.6
- 9Aaron Greene76'F6.5
- 15Maleace Asamoah79'F6.9
- 41A. NoonanG
- 26J. O'Sullivan
Team statistics
32%Possession68%
16Total shots14
2Shots on target5
6Shots off target4
8Blocked shots5
5Corners4
2Offsides0
7Fouls8
2Yellow cards2
3Goalkeeper saves1
278Total passes626
185Accurate passes535
67%Pass accuracy85%
Galway United
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Wolfe | 45 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 7.7 |
| David Hurley | 79 | – | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | – | 7.2 |
| Aaron Bolger | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Ola Williams | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Edward McCarthy | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| James Keohane | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Conor McCormack | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | – | 6.6 |
| Nicolas Fleuriau Chateau | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Lee Devitt | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Axel Piesold | 18 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Stephen Walsh | 72 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Connor Barratt | 79 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.2 |
| Al-Amin Kazeem | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Frantz Pierrot | 45 | – | 0 | 3 | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Evan Watts | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Kristopher Twardek | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.0 |
Shamrock Rovers
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Grace | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 7.9 |
| Daniel Cleary | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 7.3 |
| Tunmise Sobowale | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 7.2 |
| Jack Byrne | 76 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | – | 7.2 |
| Enda Stevens | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Maleace Asamoah | 11 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Michael Noonan | 76 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Victor Ozhianvuna | 82 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Adam Brennan | 79 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Edward McGinty | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Dylan Watts | 14 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Connor Malley | 8 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| John McGovern | 76 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | 6.6 |
| Matthew Healy | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Aaron Greene | 14 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.5 |
| Graham Burke | 14 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 6.3 |
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