Bohemians 1:1 Galway United: Match Result

Match report

Bohemians and Galway United Share Points in Even Contest

Bohemians played out a 1:1 draw with Galway United in the Premier Division's 26th round on Saturday evening. The hosts took the lead through a penalty before Bolger equalised for the visitors. And here's the thing — the match told a familiar story of one side dominating possession while the other found ways to be dangerous. Whelan converted a spot-kick in the 23rd minute to give Bohemians the advantage, but Bolger's strike in the 37th minute brought Galway back into contention. Keohane picked up a yellow card just before the penalty, and both sides saw cards pile up after the break — Todd for the hosts, while Hurley and Devoy went into the book for Galway in the 52nd minute. The statistics paint a picture of who controlled the game, even if the result was fair. Bohemians held 72 per cent of possession and registered 13 shots to Galway's 2, creating two big chances against none for their opponents. They also outshot the visitors 5:1 on target and blocked 14 shots of their own, while Galway's goalkeeper had to make just four saves. It was not a game where chances were squandered in the usual way, though the numbers suggest Bohemians should have done better. The visitors, playing with 28 per cent possession, managed only one shot on target from two attempts inside the penalty area, yet they did not need more than that. To be fair, Galway's defensive work was evident — they made 34 clearances compared to 21 for Bohemians and won 13 tackles against 10. Both managers made changes in the second half, with Connolly, Morahan and Pierrot coming on for Galway, while Byrne, Rooney and Bolger himself were substituted for Bohemians. The visitors brought Bolger off in the 87th minute after he had already scored, and the hosts brought on Rooney in the 83rd. The result leaves Bohemians third on 53 points from 30 games, with 15 wins, eight draws and seven defeats. Galway sit seventh with 34 points from 29 matches — eight victories, ten draws and 11 losses. The hosts had lost their last outing 2:3 at Balkani but were unbeaten in the two before that, while Galway's recent run included a 4:0 win over Crumlin United followed by defeats to Saint Patrick's Athletic and Shamrock Rovers. By then, the match had settled into something neither side expected — a game where the better team took longer to find its rhythm, and the visitors made do with less.

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Key numbers

Possession, % 72 – 28.00

Shots on target 5 – 1

Shots off target 8 – 1

Big chances 2 – 0

🟨 21' J. Keohane — Yellow card ⚽ 23' C. Whelan — Penalty ⚽ 37' A. Bolger — Goal 🟨 49' S. Todd — Yellow card 🟨 52' D. Hurley — Yellow card 🟨 52' D. Devoy — Yellow card ⇄ 63' D. Connolly — Substitution ⇄ 66' N. Morahan — Substitution ⇄ 70' F. Pierrot — Substitution 🟨 71' G. Facchineri — Yellow card ⇄ 82' C. Byrne — Substitution ⇄ 83' D. Rooney — Substitution ⇄ 87' A. Bolger — Substitution

Match events

21' 0:0 Galway United Yellow card J. Keohane
23' 1:0 Bohemians Penalty C. Whelan
37' 1:1 Galway United Goal A. Bolger
49' 1:1 Bohemians Yellow card S. Todd
52' 1:1 Galway United Yellow card D. Hurley
52' 1:1 Bohemians Yellow card D. Devoy
63' 1:1 Galway United Substitution D. Connolly off: F. Lomboto
66' 1:1 Bohemians Substitution N. Morahan off: R. Tierney
70' 1:1 Galway United Substitution F. Pierrot off: K. Twardek
71' 1:1 Galway United Yellow card G. Facchineri
82' 1:1 Bohemians Substitution C. Byrne off: C. Parsons
83' 1:1 Bohemians Substitution D. Rooney off: M. Strods
87' 1:1 Galway United Substitution A. Bolger off: J. Thiam

Statistics

72 Possession, % 28.00

5 Shots on target 1

8 Shots off target 1

2 Big chances 0

11 Corners 3

12 Fouls 19

16 Free kicks 12

1 Offsides 1

2 Yellow cards 3

1 Goal kicks 14

28 Throw-ins 12

All statistics

35 Aerial duels 35

88 Backward passes 38

14 Blocked shots 2

21 Clearances 34

35 Crosses 10

11 Dribbles 5

71 Failed passes 92

0 Goalkeeper saves 4

6 Interceptions 9

17 Key passes 2

67 Long passes 86

165 Passes into the final third 41

369 Passes in the opposition half 147

213 Passes in own half 76

0.19 Shot accuracy 0.25

14 Shots from outside the box 2

13 Shots inside the box 2

20 Aerial duels won 15

7 Successful crosses 1

7 Successful dribbles 1

38 Successful long passes 29

10 Successful tackles 13

476 Successful passes 121

12 Tackles 16

547 Total passes 213

Line-ups

Bohemians

Starting XI
#	Player	number
25	Paul Walters	25
12	P. Hickey	12
16	Darragh Power	16
22	Sam Todd	22
24	Cian Byrne	24
4	Niall Morahan	4
8	Harry Patrick Vaughan	8
10	Dawson Devoy	10
11	Dayle Rooney	11
9	Colm Whelan	9
18	Douglas Edward James-Taylor	18

Substitutes
#	Player	number
1	Kacper Chorążka	1
15	Senan Mullen	15
23	Zayne Myers	23
5	Sadou Diallo	5
6	Jordan Michael Flores	6
17	Adam McDonnell	17
26	Ross Tierney	26
32	Marcus Strods	32
7	Connor Parsons	7

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Galway United

Starting XI
#	Player	number
16	Hugo Cunha	16
12	Gianfranco Facchineri	12
15	Ola Wasiri Williams	15
20	Lee DeWitt	20
30	Al-Amin Kazeem	30
4	James Clifford John Keohane	4
8	Aaron Bolger	8
10	David Hurley	10
24	Edward McCarthy	24
21	Dylan Connolly	21
23	Frantz Pierrot	23

Substitutes
#	Player	number
99	Vincent Angelini	99
5	Killian Brouder	5
28	James Morahan	28
11	Kristopher David Twardek	11
14	Matthew Wolfe	14
17	Junior Tiam	17
37	Mitchell Bates	37
9	Francely Lomboto	9

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#	Team	P	W	D	L	Points
1	Shamrock Rovers	30	16	8	6	56
2	St Patrick's Athl.	30	15	8	7	53
3	Bohemians	30	15	8	7	53
4	Dundalk	30	10	11	9	41
5	Shelbourne	29	8	13	8	37
6	Derry City	30	7	14	9	35
7	Galway United	29	8	10	11	34
8	Waterford	30	7	12	11	33
9	Drogheda United	30	7	10	13	31
10	Sligo Rovers	30	5	8	17	23

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Bohemians and Galway United Share Points in Even Contest

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