Galway United vs Derry City

Premier Division 18 Apr 2025, 18:45
Galway United
Galway United
2–3
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Derry City
Derry City
🏟 Eamonn Deacy Park (Galway) 👤 D. Toland Round 10

Match report

Derry City edged past Galway United 3-2 in the Premier Division on 18 April 2025. It was 1-1 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Galway United had 16 shots to Derry City's 15.

C. Byrne was sent off in the 49th minute.

The match was played at Eamonn Deacy Park (Galway), with D. Toland in charge.

Half-time 1-1 Possession 43% - 57% Shots 16 - 15 On target 5 - 8 Corners 4 - 4 Fouls 18 - 11 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 10
8
Player of the match
Patrick Hickey
Galway United · 1 goal
8 Robbie Benson 1 goal
8 Michael Duffy captained the side
7 Vincent Borden 1 goal
7 Gavin Whyte 1 goal
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 7–8 9–7
Shots On Goal 2–4 3–4
Ball Possession 40–60 —
Corners 2–3 2–1
Attacks 46–51 48–47
Match statistics
4 Corners 4
4 Substitution 3
94 Attacks 98
51 Dangerous Attacks 35
5 On Target 6
11 Off Target 8
16 Shots Total 15
5 Shots On Goal 8
6 Shots Off Goal 2
5 Shots Blocked 5
10 Shots Inside Box 9
6 Shots Outside Box 6
18 Fouls 11
4 Corners 4
3 Offsides 3
43% Ball Possession 57%
6 Yellow Cards 4
1 Red Cards 0
5 Saves 3
288 Passes Total 389
163 Passes Accurate 264
Line-ups 3-5-2  vs  5-3-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Galway United · 3-5-2
16 E. Watts
4 R. Slevin 5 K. Brouder 8 G. Cunningham
33 J. Esua 2 C. Byrne 9 M. Dyer 18 B. Burns 17 V. Borden
20 J. Keohane 15 P. Hickey
Derry City · 5-3-2
1 B. Maher
2 R. Boyce 6 M. Connolly 22 K. Holt 24 S. Todd 13 R. Benson
17 D. Thomas 20 C. Winchester 7 M. Duffy
11 G. Whyte 21 D. Mullen
Galway United
Coach
J. Caulfield
Substitutes
  • 10 David Hurley
  • 7 Stephen Walsh
  • 29 Cillian Tollett
  • 12 Sean Kerrigan
  • 1 Brendan Clarke
  • 3 Regan Donelon
  • 22 Conor McCormack
  • 28 Brian Cunningham
  • 19 Max Wilson
Derry City
Coach
T. Lynch
Substitutes
  • 32 Sean Patton
  • 16 Hayden Cann
  • 10 Paul McMullan
  • 26 Arlo Doherty
  • 37 Cead McGrath
  • 4 Ciaron Harkin
  • 35 Glenn McCourt
Substitutions
  • 68' ↑ S. Patton ↓ D. Mullen Derry City
  • 75' ↑ D. Hurley ↓ B. Burns Galway United
  • 75' ↑ S. Walsh ↓ M. Dyer Galway United
  • 76' ↑ H. Cann ↓ R. Boyce Derry City
  • 85' ↑ S. Kerrigan ↓ R. Slevin Galway United
  • 85' ↑ C. Tollett ↓ J. Keohane Galway United
  • 85' ↑ P. McMullan ↓ D. Thomas Derry City
Cards
  • 49' C. Byrne Galway United
  • 20' C. Byrne Galway United
  • 37' M. Duffy Derry City
  • 38' M. Dyer Galway United
  • 49' C. Byrne Galway United
  • 51' V. Borden Galway United
  • 57' D. Mullen Derry City
  • 58' B. Maher Derry City
  • 73' G. Cunningham Galway United
  • 79' S. Walsh Galway United
  • 81' S. Patton Derry City
Head-to-head
Galway United 3 5 draws 3 Derry City
2026-06-19 Galway vs Derry City 0 - 0
2026-05-04 Derry City vs Galway 0 - 0
2026-04-03 Galway vs Derry City 2 - 1
2025-08-22 Galway Utd vs Derry 1 - 2
2025-06-13 Derry vs Galway Utd 1 - 1
2025-04-18 Galway United vs Derry City 2 - 3
Recent form
Galway United D D D D D
Derry City D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Galway United vs Derry City?
Galway United lost 2-3 against Derry City on 18 April 2025.
Who won Galway United vs Derry City?
Derry City won the match 3-2.
Where was Galway United vs Derry City played?
The match was played at Eamonn Deacy Park (Galway).
Who had more possession in Galway United vs Derry City?
Derry City had 57% of possession, compared to 43% for the other side.