Galway vs Dundalk

Premier Division 6 Mar 2026, 19:45
Galway
Galway
2–2
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Dundalk
Dundalk
🏟 Eamonn Deacy Park 👤 A. Patchell Round 5

Match report

Galway shared 4 goals in a thrilling draw with Dundalk in the Premier Division on 6 March 2026. It was 0-1 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Galway dominated possession with 73% of the ball, while Dundalk had 16 shots to Galway's 8.

The match was played at Eamonn Deacy Park, with A. Patchell in charge.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 73% - 27% Shots 8 - 16 On target 4 - 6 Corners 3 - 9 Fouls 18 - 9 Yellow cards 4
8
Player of the match
Stephen Walsh
Galway · 1 goal
8 Kristopher Twardek 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Bobby Burns 1 goal
7 Gbemi Arubi 1 goal
7 Gianfranco Facchineri captained the side
First half vs second half
Dundalk came out stronger after half-time, with 11 second-half shots against 5 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 3–5 5–11
Shots On Goal 2–3 2–3
Ball Possession 43–57 —
Corners 2–2 1–7
Attacks 46–57 45–45
Match statistics
3 Corners 9
5 Substitution 4
91 Attacks 102
52 Dangerous Attacks 56
3 On Target 6
5 Off Target 10
73% Ball Possession 27%
8 Shots Total 16
4 Shots On Goal 6
2 Shots Off Goal 4
2 Shots Blocked 6
5 Shots Inside Box 10
3 Shots Outside Box 6
18 Fouls 9
3 Corners 10
2 Offsides 1
43% Ball Possession 57%
3 Yellow Cards 1
4 Saves 2
279 Passes Total 381
140 Passes Accurate 217
Line-ups 3-5-2  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Galway · 3-5-2
1 E. Watts
12 G. Facchineri 3 C. Barratt 5 K. Brouder
2 A. Parker 4 J. Keohane 8 A. Bolger 24 E. McCarthy 20 L. Devitt
10 D. Hurley 7 S. Walsh
Dundalk · 4-2-3-1
39 C. Kearns
31 J. Wilson 2 C. O'Keeffe 24 R. Cornwall 3 B. Burns
6 A. Dervin 18 K. Buckley
16 E. Kenny 11 R. Teahan 7 D. Horgan
9 G. Arubi
Galway
Coach
John Caulfield
Substitutes
  • 11 Kristopher Twardek
  • 22 Conor McCormack
  • 14 Matthew Wolfe
  • 6 Axel Piesold
  • 23 Frantz Pierrot
  • 16 Hugo Cunha
  • 30 Al-Amin Kazeem
  • 15 Wasiri Ola Williams
  • 9 Francely Lomboto
Dundalk
Coach
Ciaran Kilduff
Substitutes
  • 22 Tyreke Wilson
  • 27 Declan McDaid
  • 8 Harry Groome
  • 21 Danny Mullen
  • 1 Enda Minogue
  • 19 Sean Spaight
  • 5 Harvey Warren
  • 17 Shane Tracey
  • 29 TJ Molloy
Substitutions
  • 41' ↑ K. Twardek ↓ C. Barratt Galway
  • 68' ↑ T. Wilson ↓ K. Buckley Dundalk
  • 69' ↑ D. McDaid ↓ A. Dervin Dundalk
  • 69' ↑ D. Mullen ↓ E. Kenny Dundalk
  • 69' ↑ H. Groome ↓ G. Arubi Dundalk
  • 82' ↑ C. McCormack ↓ E. McCarthy Galway
  • 82' ↑ M. Wolfe ↓ D. Hurley Galway
  • 90' ↑ F. Pierrot ↓ S. Walsh Galway
  • 90' ↑ A. Piesold ↓ J. Keohane Galway
Cards
  • 17' C. O'Keeffe Dundalk
  • 54' L. Devitt Galway
  • 80' K. Twardek Galway
  • 87' M. Wolfe Galway
Head-to-head
Galway 4 4 draws 1 Dundalk
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2024-08-02 Dundalk vs Galway United 0 - 2
2024-05-24 Galway United vs Dundalk 2 - 0
Recent form
Galway D D D D D
Dundalk D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Galway vs Dundalk?
Galway drew 2-2 against Dundalk on 6 March 2026.
Who won Galway vs Dundalk?
Neither — the match finished 2-2.
Where was Galway vs Dundalk played?
The match was played at Eamonn Deacy Park.
Who had more possession in Galway vs Dundalk?
Galway had 73% of possession, compared to 27% for the other side.