Galway vs Sligo Rovers

Premier Division 27 Feb 2026, 19:45
Galway
Galway
1–0
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Sligo Rovers
Sligo Rovers
🏟 Eamonn Deacy Park 👤 R. Hennessey Round 4

Match report

Galway edged past Sligo Rovers 1-0 in the Premier Division on 27 February 2026.

Sligo Rovers dominated possession with 62% of the ball, while Galway had 16 shots to Sligo Rovers' 8.

C. McHugh was sent off in the 90+6th minute.

The match was played at Eamonn Deacy Park, with R. Hennessey in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 38% - 62% Shots 16 - 8 On target 6 - 3 Corners 4 - 2 Fouls 10 - 11 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 3
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Player of the match
Jimmy Keohane
Galway · 1 goal
8 Evan Watts 3 saves
8 Connor Barratt captained the side
8 Lee Devitt captained the side
8 Sam Sargeant 5 saves
First half vs second half
Sligo Rovers came out stronger after half-time, with 6 second-half shots against 2 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 10–2 6–6
Shots On Goal 5–0 1–3
Ball Possession 47–53 —
Corners 3–1 1–1
Attacks 60–33 34–52
Match statistics
4 Corners 2
4 Substitution 4
94 Attacks 85
62 Dangerous Attacks 46
5 On Target 3
9 Off Target 5
38% Ball Possession 62%
16 Shots Total 8
6 Shots On Goal 3
6 Shots Off Goal 1
4 Shots Blocked 4
11 Shots Inside Box 5
5 Shots Outside Box 3
10 Fouls 11
4 Corners 2
1 Offsides 3
41% Ball Possession 59%
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
3 Saves 5
259 Passes Total 393
131 Passes Accurate 260
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
Sligo Rovers · 4-2-3-1
29 S. Sargeant
33 J. Esua 52 G. McElroy 16 C. McHugh 3 S. Stewart
14 J. McManus 4 S. Quirk
28 R. O'Kane 10 A. Meekison 7 W. Fitzgerald
24 M. Traore
Galway
Coach
John Caulfield
Substitutes
  • 11 Kristopher Twardek
  • 14 Matthew Wolfe
  • 15 Wasiri Ola Williams
  • 6 Axel Piesold
  • 16 Hugo Cunha
  • 17 Junior Thiam
  • 22 Conor McCormack
  • 29 Nicolas Fleuriau Chateau
  • 9 Francely Lomboto
Sligo Rovers
Coach
John Russell
Substitutes
  • 8 Jad Hakiki
  • 19 Alex Nolan
  • 71 Daire Patton
  • 11 Cian Kavanagh
  • 1 Liam Hughes
  • 15 Oliver Denham
  • 17 Sean McHale
  • 23 Kyle McDonagh
  • 6 Ciaron Harkin
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ J. Hakiki ↓ A. Meekison Sligo Rovers
  • 59' ↑ A. Nolan ↓ S. Stewart Sligo Rovers
  • 61' ↑ K. Twardek ↓ E. McCarthy Galway
  • 77' ↑ M. Wolfe ↓ A. Bolger Galway
  • 80' ↑ C. Kavanagh ↓ J. McManus Sligo Rovers
  • 90+1' ↑ W. Williams ↓ A. Parker Galway
  • 90' ↑ A. Piesold ↓ D. Hurley Galway
Cards
  • 90+6' C. McHugh Sligo Rovers
  • 28' S. Quirk Sligo Rovers
  • 28' A. Bolger Galway
  • 43' J. Esua Sligo Rovers
Head-to-head
Galway 2 7 draws 5 Sligo Rovers
2026-05-16 Sligo Rovers vs Galway 0 - 0
2026-02-27 Galway vs Sligo Rovers 1 - 0
2026-01-24 Sligo Rovers vs Galway 6 - 0
2025-09-22 Galway vs Sligo Rovers 0 - 1
2025-06-23 Sligo vs Galway Utd 2 - 1
2025-05-16 Galway United vs Sligo Rovers 0 - 1
Recent form
Galway D D D D D
Sligo Rovers D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Galway vs Sligo Rovers?
Galway won 1-0 against Sligo Rovers on 27 February 2026.
Who won Galway vs Sligo Rovers?
Galway won the match 1-0.
Where was Galway vs Sligo Rovers played?
The match was played at Eamonn Deacy Park.
Who had more possession in Galway vs Sligo Rovers?
Sligo Rovers had 62% of possession, compared to 38% for the other side.