Derry City vs Galway United

Premier Division 29 Mar 2024, 19:45
Derry City
Derry City
0–1
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Galway United
Galway United
🏟 The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium (Derry (Londonderry)) 👤 D. Toland Round 7

Match report

Galway United edged past Derry City 1-0 in the Premier Division on 29 March 2024. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

Derry City failed to register a single shot on target and dominated possession with 67% of the ball.

Derry City had 11 shots to Galway United's 7.

The match was played at The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium (Derry (Londonderry)), with D. Toland in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 67% - 33% Shots 11 - 7 On target 0 - 3 Corners 8 - 2 Fouls 17 - 12 Yellow cards 4
8
Player of the match
Stephen Walsh
Galway United · 1 goal
8 Shane McEleney 81 passes (81% accurate)
8 Michael Duffy captained the side
7 Brian Maher captained the side
7 Ronan Boyce captained the side
First half vs second half
Derry City stepped it up after the break, with 8 shots in the second half compared to 3 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 3–2 8–5
Shots On Goal 0–1 0–2
Ball Possession 68–32 —
Corners 2–0 6–2
Attacks 39–33 54–45
Match statistics
3 Substitution 5
93 Attacks 78
53 Dangerous Attacks 29
0 On Target 3
10 Off Target 3
11 Shots Total 7
0 Shots On Goal 3
9 Shots Off Goal 3
2 Shots Blocked 1
7 Shots Inside Box 4
4 Shots Outside Box 3
17 Fouls 12
8 Corners 2
1 Offsides 3
67% Ball Possession 33%
3 Yellow Cards 1
2 Saves 0
444 Passes Total 221
353 Passes Accurate 114
Line-ups 3-4-3  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Derry City · 3-4-3
1 B. Maher
2 R. Boyce 6 M. Connolly 16 S. McEleney
27 D. Kelly 22 J. McEneff 8 W. Patching 17 C. McJannett
12 P. McMullan 21 D. Mullen 7 M. Duffy
Galway United · 4-2-3-1
1 B. Clarke
33 J. Esua 4 R. Slevin 5 K. Brouder 30 A. Kazeem
17 V. Borden 22 C. McCormack
8 A. Dervin 10 D. Hurley 24 E. McCarthy
11 K. O'Sullivan
Derry City
Coach
R. Higgins
Substitutes
  • 9 Pat Hoban
  • 4 Ciaron Harkin
  • 32 Sean Patton
  • 26 Tadgh Ryan
  • 24 Sam Todd
  • 3 Ciaran Coll
  • 40 Callum McKay
  • 31 Tiernan McGinty
Galway United
Coach
J. Caulfield
Substitutes
  • 7 Stephen Walsh
  • 3 Regan Donelon
  • 15 Patrick Hickey
  • 6 Maurice Nugent
  • 16 Joe Wright
  • 2 Conor O'Keeffe
  • 19 Francely Lomboto
  • 12 Leonardo Gaxha
  • 27 Kyle Fitzgerald
Substitutions
  • 66' ↑ P. Hoban ↓ D. Kelly Derry City
  • 69' ↑ S. Walsh ↓ A. Dervin Galway United
  • 76' ↑ C. Harkin ↓ J. McEneff Derry City
  • 84' ↑ S. Patton ↓ D. Mullen Derry City
  • 90+4' ↑ R. Donelon ↓ D. Hurley Galway United
  • 90' ↑ P. Hickey ↓ V. Borden Galway United
  • 90+1' ↑ M. Nugent ↓ K. OSullivan Galway United
Cards
  • 42' C. McCormack Galway United
  • 43' P. McMullan Derry City
  • 78' M. Connolly Derry City
  • 81' B. Maher Derry City
Head-to-head
Derry City 3 5 draws 3 Galway United
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
Derry City D D D D D
Galway United D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Derry City vs Galway United?
Derry City lost 0-1 against Galway United on 29 March 2024.
Who won Derry City vs Galway United?
Galway United won the match 1-0.
Where was Derry City vs Galway United played?
The match was played at The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium (Derry (Londonderry)).
Who had more possession in Derry City vs Galway United?
Derry City had 67% of possession, compared to 33% for the other side.