Waterford 3-2 Galway United — LOI Premier Division, 19 Oct 2026
Waterford beat Galway United 3-2 in the LOI Premier Division on 19 October 2026 at Waterford Regional Sports Centre, Waterford. Pádraig Amond and Thomas Lonergan scored for Waterford; Lee Devitt Molloy and Stephen Walsh for Galway United. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Waterford have won 1 and Galway United 1, 3 draws.
· kickoff·Waterford Regional Sports Centre · Waterford·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-018'assist: Thomas Lonergan
- 32'Dissent
- 34'Foul
- 45'
- 45'
- 2-045+1'
- Half-time2-0
- 52'
- 2-152'
- 2-260'assist: Francely Lomboto
- 64'Graham CoughlanDissent
- 67'Foul
- 74'
- 80'
- 80'
- 81'
- 3-289'
- 90'
- 90'
- 90'
- Full-time3-2
Player ratings
9.1
Top rated
Waterford
- 9.1Pádraig AmondF
- 8.1Thomas LonerganF
- 6.9Kevin LongD
- 6.8Benny CoutoD
- 6.5Jørgen VoilåsF
- 6.4Evan McLaughlinM
- 6.3Hayden CannD
- 6.2John MahonD
- 6.1Luke HeeneyM
- 6.1Dean McMenamyM
- 6.0Noah MaweneM
- 6.0Stephen McMullanG
- 5.9Jordan HoustonM
- 5.7Conan NoonanM
- 6.6Jordan FariaM
- 6.6Arlo Ricky Hugh DohertyG
- 6.6Trae CoyleF
- 6.6Noah O'BrienD
- 6.6J. AshtonD
- 6.6G. AmeduD
Galway United
- 7.7Stephen WalshF
- 6.5F. PierrotF
- 6.4Francely LombotoF
- 6.1L. DevittD
- 5.9Edward McCarthyM
- 5.8Matthew WolfeM
- 5.8A. O'ConnorD
- 5.7Kristopher TwardekM
- 5.5Hugo Alberto Pires da CunhaG
- 5.5David HurleyM
- 5.4Aaron BolgerM
- 5.2Gianfranco FacchineriD
- 5.2Connor BarrattD
- 5.1James KeohaneM
- 6.6Dylan ConnollyF
- 6.6Vincent AngeliniG
- 6.6Junior ThiamM
- 6.6J. MorahanD
- 6.6C. WhittakerM
Line-ups
Galway United4-2-3-1
Waterford4-4-2
Substitutes
WaterfordG. Coughlan
Substitutes
- 15Luke Heeney80'M6.1
- 17Jordan FariaM6.6
- 11Trae CoyleF6.6
- 20Jørgen Voilås81'F6.5
- 27Dean McMenamy80'M6.1
- 21Arlo Ricky Hugh DohertyG6.6
- 50Noah O'BrienD6.6
- 6J. AshtonD6.6
- 32G. AmeduD6.6
Galway UnitedJohn Caulfield
Substitutes
- 21Dylan Connolly90'F6.6
- 14Matthew Wolfe45'M5.8
- 23F. PierrotF6.5
- 9Francely Lomboto45'F6.4
- 32Vincent AngeliniG6.6
- 17Junior Thiam90'M6.6
- 28J. MorahanD6.6
- 54C. WhittakerM6.6
Team statistics
54%Possession46%
1.84Expected goals (xG)0.61
18Total shots10
7Shots on target5
8Shots off target2
3Blocked shots3
6Corners3
2Offsides1
7Fouls14
2Yellow cards3
0Red cards0
3Goalkeeper saves3
354Total passes307
205Accurate passes166
Waterford
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pádraig Amond | 90 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 |
| Thomas Lonergan | 90 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8.1 |
| Kevin Long | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Benny Couto | 90 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
| Jørgen Voilås | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Evan McLaughlin | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Hayden Cann | 90 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.3 |
| John Mahon | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Luke Heeney | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 |
| Dean McMenamy | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 |
| Noah Mawene | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.0 |
| Stephen McMullan | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Jordan Houston | 81 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5.9 |
| Conan Noonan | 80 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.7 |
| Jordan Faria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Arlo Ricky Hugh Doherty | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Trae Coyle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Noah O'Brien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| J. Ashton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| G. Amedu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
Galway United
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Walsh | 74 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.7 |
| F. Pierrot | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Francely Lomboto | 45 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.4 |
| L. Devitt | 89 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.1 |
| Edward McCarthy | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.9 |
| Matthew Wolfe | 45 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.8 |
| A. O'Connor | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.8 |
| Kristopher Twardek | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.7 |
| Hugo Alberto Pires da Cunha | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 |
| David Hurley | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5.5 |
| Aaron Bolger | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.4 |
| Gianfranco Facchineri | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5.2 |
| Connor Barratt | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5.2 |
| James Keohane | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 |
| Dylan Connolly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Vincent Angelini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Junior Thiam | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| J. Morahan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| C. Whittaker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
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- Previous: Bohemians 2-1 Waterford, 16 Oct 2026 · LOI Premier Division
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- Previous: Galway United 2-0 Shamrock Rovers, 16 Oct 2026 · LOI Premier Division
- Next: Galway United vs St Patrick's Athl., 23 Oct 2026 · LOI Premier Division
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