Drogheda vs Galway

Premier Division 6 Apr 2026, 16:00
Drogheda
Drogheda
2–3
HT 2–1
FULL TIME
Galway
Galway
👤 O. Moran Round 10

Match report

Galway edged past Drogheda 3-2 in the Premier Division on 6 April 2026.

Drogheda dominated possession with 71% of the ball and had 16 shots to Galway's 11.

The referee was O. Moran.

Half-time 2-1 Possession 71% - 29% Shots 16 - 11 On target 8 - 6 Corners 6 - 3 Fouls 5 - 16 Yellow cards 5
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Player of the match
Mark Doyle
Drogheda · 1 goal
8 Kristopher Twardek 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Axel Piesold 1 goal
8 Brandon Kavanagh 1 assist
8 Evan Watts 6 saves
First half vs second half
Galway came out stronger after half-time, with 8 second-half shots against 3 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 10–3 6–8
Shots On Goal 5–2 3–4
Ball Possession 61–39 —
Corners 4–2 2–1
Attacks 70–42 42–53
Match statistics
6 Corners 3
4 Substitution 5
112 Attacks 95
49 Dangerous Attacks 47
9 On Target 6
8 Off Target 5
71% Ball Possession 29%
16 Shots Total 11
8 Shots On Goal 6
6 Shots Off Goal 4
2 Shots Blocked 1
10 Shots Inside Box 7
6 Shots Outside Box 4
5 Fouls 16
6 Corners 3
3 Offsides 5
58% Ball Possession 42%
0 Yellow Cards 5
3 Saves 6
412 Passes Total 293
269 Passes Accurate 181
Line-ups 5-3-2  vs  5-3-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Drogheda · 5-3-2
1 L. Dennison
2 E. Agbaje 18 J. Bolger 22 C. Keeley 4 A. Quinn 3 C. Kane
6 J. Godden 8 E. O'Brien 10 B. Kavanagh
14 M. Doyle 24 W. Davis
Galway · 5-3-2
1 E. Watts
24 E. McCarthy 15 W. Williams 5 K. Brouder 12 G. Facchineri 30 A. Kazeem
3 C. Barratt 14 M. Wolfe 10 D. Hurley
9 F. Lomboto 23 F. Pierrot
Drogheda
Coach
Kevin Doherty
Substitutes
  • 19 Ryan Brennan
  • 7 Jason Bucknor
  • 31 Kieran Cruise
  • 11 Thomas Oluwa
  • 15 Dare Kareem
  • 5 Leo Burney
  • 25 Bridel Bosakani
  • 30 Cian O'Connor
  • 44 Fynn Talley
Galway
Coach
John Caulfield
Substitutes
  • 7 Stephen Walsh
  • 20 Lee Devitt
  • 11 Kristopher Twardek
  • 6 Axel Piesold
  • 22 Conor McCormack
  • 29 Nicolas Fleuriau Chateau
  • 2 Arthur Parker
  • 17 Junior Thiam
  • 16 Hugo Cunha
Substitutions
  • 26' ↑ R. Brennan ↓ E. O'Brien Drogheda
  • 46' ↑ S. Walsh ↓ F. Pierrot Galway
  • 46' ↑ L. Devitt ↓ A. Kazeem Galway
  • 57' ↑ J. Bucknor ↓ E. Agbaje Drogheda
  • 60' ↑ K. Twardek ↓ E. McCarthy Galway
  • 60' ↑ A. Piesold ↓ F. Lomboto Galway
  • 74' ↑ K. Cruise ↓ A. Quinn Drogheda
  • 75' ↑ T. Oluwa ↓ M. Doyle Drogheda
  • 82' ↑ C. McCormack ↓ C. Barratt Galway
Cards
  • 16' A. Kazeem Galway
  • 73' M. Wolfe Galway
  • 79' C. Barratt Galway
  • 84' S. Walsh Galway
  • 90' E. Watts Galway
Head-to-head
Drogheda 4 4 draws 4 Galway
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Recent form
Drogheda D D D D D
Galway D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Drogheda vs Galway?
Drogheda lost 2-3 against Galway on 6 April 2026.
Who won Drogheda vs Galway?
Galway won the match 3-2.
Who had more possession in Drogheda vs Galway?
Drogheda had 71% of possession, compared to 29% for the other side.