Sligo Rovers 1-3 Galway United — LOI Premier Division, 14 Sep 2026
Galway United beat Sligo Rovers 3-1 in the LOI Premier Division on 14 September 2026 at Showgrounds, Sligo. Cian Kavanagh, James Keohane, Stephen Walsh got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Sligo Rovers have won 2 and Galway United 3.
· kickoff·Showgrounds · Sligo·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-08'assist: James McManus
- 1-118'Penalty
- 33'Foul
- 1-239'assist: Kristopher Twardek
- Half-time1-2
- 50'
- 50'
- 54'Ruben Gillespieout: Kaiyne Woolery
- 70'
- 76'
- 80'Foul
- 84'Foul
- 1-386'Penalty
- 87'Dissent
- 90+2'
- Full-time1-3
Player ratings
7.8
Top rated
Sligo Rovers
- 7.8Cian KavanaghF
- 6.9James McManusM
- 6.7Sean StewartD
- 6.5Aidan GabbidonD
- 6.5K. WooleryF
- 6.4L. YoungM
- 6.3Archie MeekisonM
- 6.3Jack ShorrockM
- 6.2Carl McHughD
- 6.1Gareth McElroyD
- 6.0Liam John HughesG
- 5.9L. PearceF
- 6.6Sam SargeantG
- 6.6Oliver DenhamD
- 6.6Conor CannonD
- 6.6K. McDonaghM
- 6.6Kevin ZefiF
- 6.6J. O'DonnellF
- 6.6Jamie O'Malley
Galway United
- 7.7Stephen WalshF
- 7.1Kristopher TwardekF
- 6.8Francely LombotoF
- 6.7F. PierrotF
- 6.6James KeohaneM
- 6.6Ola WilliamsD
- 6.5A. O'ConnorD
- 6.5Dylan ConnollyF
- 6.4David HurleyM
- 6.3Hugo Alberto Pires da CunhaG
- 6.3Connor BarrattM
- 6.2Aaron BolgerM
- 6.0Gianfranco FacchineriD
- 5.8L. DevittM
- 6.6C. WhittakerM
- 6.6Al-Amin KazeemD
- 6.6Edward McCarthyM
- 6.6Vincent AngeliniG
- 6.6Junior ThiamM
- 6.6J. MorahanD
Line-ups
Galway United3-1-4-2
Sligo Rovers4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Sligo RoversD. Purse
Substitutes
- 41K. WooleryF6.5
- 29Sam SargeantG6.6
- 15Oliver DenhamD6.6
- 9L. PearceF5.9
- 61Conor CannonD6.6
- 23K. McDonaghM6.6
- 77Kevin ZefiF6.6
- 24J. O'DonnellF6.6
Galway UnitedJohn Caulfield
Substitutes
- 21Dylan Connolly76'F6.5
- 30Al-Amin KazeemD6.6
- 23F. PierrotF6.7
- 9Francely Lomboto50'F6.8
- 24Edward McCarthyM6.6
- 32Vincent AngeliniG6.6
- 17Junior Thiam90+2'M6.6
- 28J. MorahanD6.6
- 54C. WhittakerM6.6
Team statistics
63%Possession37%
20Total shots13
4Shots on target5
8Shots off target4
8Blocked shots4
8Corners4
0Offsides1
14Fouls14
3Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
1Goalkeeper saves3
420Total passes259
338Accurate passes150
Sligo Rovers
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cian Kavanagh | 90 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7.8 |
| James McManus | 90 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Sean Stewart | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Aidan Gabbidon | 70 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.5 |
| K. Woolery | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| L. Young | 90 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Archie Meekison | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Jack Shorrock | 90 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Carl McHugh | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Gareth McElroy | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 |
| Liam John Hughes | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 |
| L. Pearce | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 |
| Sam Sargeant | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Oliver Denham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Conor Cannon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| K. McDonagh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Kevin Zefi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| J. O'Donnell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Jamie O'Malley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
Galway United
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Walsh | 50 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 |
| Kristopher Twardek | 76 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7.1 |
| Francely Lomboto | 40 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.8 |
| F. Pierrot | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.7 |
| James Keohane | 90 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Ola Williams | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.6 |
| A. O'Connor | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Dylan Connolly | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| David Hurley | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Hugo Alberto Pires da Cunha | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Connor Barratt | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Aaron Bolger | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Gianfranco Facchineri | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.0 |
| L. Devitt | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.8 |
| C. Whittaker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Al-Amin Kazeem | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Edward McCarthy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Vincent Angelini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Junior Thiam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| J. Morahan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
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