0 v 2 
Galway WFCDetails
| Date | Time | League | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 April 2022 | 5:00 pm | LOI Women's Premier Division | 2022 |
Match Report
Second win for Galway
Galway notched their second victory of the WNL season on the board tonight at Markets Field, overpowering Treaty United 2-0.
Emma Starr and Aoife Thompson were on target for them today against a tough Limerick unit to break down, helping Alan Murphy’s unit make good on their 3-1 defeat to Athlone last week.
Many would have backed Galway to take an early lead when a foul by Jesse Mendez saw a penalty awarded to the visitors in the sixth minute, although Micheala Mitchell assured otherwise. Julie Ann Russell struck the ball low and hard into the bottom left corner, but the Treaty keeper gathered it to rescue her team and give them an early confidence boost early on.
Despite their best efforts however it was the Westerners Lynsey McKey though who went on to have the better chances of the first half, the first around half an hour in when she was one on one with Mitchell and skewed the ball wide and the second from a longer distance out easily collected by the Treaty net minder.
The home side tried to threaten with long balls to Olivia Gibson, but the score-line remained 0-0 heading into the break.
Shauna Brennan came on immediately after the pause for The Tribeswomen and made an instant impact, her work paying off in the 63rd minute when a good passage from her tipped Starr into a good position where she headed the ball home into the back of the net. Treaty will have felt hard done by on that occasion, as when the stalemate was broken, they only had ten women on the pitch as Alannah Mitchell was off injured. She was replaced after the fact by Emma Costelloe.
Jesse Mendez had a half chance opportunity for Treaty then in front of goal, but it was Galway to score next yet again when Thompson doubled their lead with a header in the 69th minute.
The away group then retained possession well to close out the remainder of the game and will hope to bring the momentum into their clash versus reigning champions Shelbourne next week, while Treaty head to Sligo in a bid to rack up their first win of the season.
Timeline
Past Meetings
|
(Series 22)
1 - 0LOI Women's Premier Division
Eamonn Deacy Park Galway WFC v Treaty United |
|
(Series 13)
2 - 2LOI Women's Premier Division
Jackman Park Treaty United v Galway WFC |
|
(Series 4)
4 - 1LOI Women's Premier Division
Eamonn Deacy Park Galway WFC v Treaty United |
|
(Series 8)
1 - 0LOI Women's Premier Division
Eamonn Deacy Park Galway WFC v Treaty United |
Ground
| Markets Field |
|---|
| Markets Field, Limerick City, County Limerick, Munster, V94 AY9C, Ireland |
Alanna Cunnane
Alanna is currently pursuing her studies in journalism at Dublin City University and writes regularly for her local media outlets in Sligo.
3 minutes added time
Rutland beats Jesse Mendez and gets a shot off but its wide
Callanan on for Starr, Healy on for Costelloe
Costelloe has a shot from distance but it doesn't challenge the keeper
Starr and Russell making things happen for Galway once again
Galway retaining possession well these last few minutes
Substitution Galway. Rutland in for Slattery and Thompson off for Lindsay Guerrero
Griffin in for O'Halloran, Madden off Kengal on
Thompson goal! She gets the flick on header to double Galway's lead
Chance for Jesse Mendez but Roynane deals with it
Costello on for the Treaty injury A Mitchell
GOAL! Emma Starr with the goal after some great work from Shauna Brennan
Alanna Mitchell down with a knock
Lauren Keane and Shannon O'Donovan in for Treaty as Kelsey Wing and Olivia Gibson make way
Russell with a good passage of play but can't get a clear shot off
Slattery in on goal as she muscles off the defence and earns a corner for Galway against her old club
Brennan freekick causes trouble for Treaty in the box but it's called offiside
Sub for Galway at halftime. Brennan comes on, McKey off
Halftime. No added time
Treaty attack but struggle to break into the final third
Parbat down after an earlier collision with one of the Galway players
Madden gets by Starr before laying it off to Gibson. She has a shot but its blocked
Treaty trying to enact the long ball but its not coming off for them as of yet
McKey drops further back into midfield as Jenna Slattery assumes her position
Parbat closes Thompson down and as it comes out for its out for a Treaty goal kick
McKey has another shot this time from further out with cover on her and Mitchell saves
McKey in one on one and you'd back her to tuck it away but she scuffs it and it goes well wide
A lot of the game being played in the middle of the field at the moment
Russell beats Browne before the young left back wins it back
Thompson puts in a looming ball but Mitchell collects
Galway probing Treaty's defence but yet to properly breakthrough yet
Kinney tries to play in Thompson with a ball over the top but its cut out by Mitchell
Chance for Galway, McKey and the Mendez sisters having good battle on the left wing
Saved! Michaela Mitchell rescues Treaty
Penalty Galway, Jesse Mendex fouls them inside the earlier and Julie Ann Russell is to take it!
Free to Treaty United after a handball by Galway
Underway!
It looks like things are about to kick off in Market's field
Galway's team is in, we await Treaty's
The fixture is available live and for free to watch on LOITV with live text comms and match report also accessible here on FinalWhistle.ie.
Speaking before the game Jesse Mendez told the Women’s National League Final Whistle.ie podcast that she hopes her team are as “annoying a team to play against” as possible. “We just want to make it as difficult as we can to play against us for everyone” she says. “I’d say from talking to the first three teams we’ve played this year they’re all saying we’re a lot more pressing team.” “It’s always a tough game against Galway, it’s almost nearly a fight really. There’s a bit of a rivalry there so it’ll be a tough game but a good one and hopefully we can get our first few points on the table.”
They did however go unbeaten against the Limerick lineup the entirety of last season. Having met three times, Galway won 4-1, drew 2-2 and clinched a 1-0 victory respectively.
The Westerners are now also without experienced and quality Irish international defender Savannah McCarthy who announced she is ruled out for the foreseeable with an ACL injury.
Similarly Galway were also overpowered last round. There a dogged Athlone Town unit made good on their earlier season performances to put three past Abbiegayle Ronayne in the 3-1 outing, with Gillian Keenan, Kelsey Munroe and Aoife Thompson marching their way onto the scoresheet.
It comes after last week Don O’Riordan’s side were beaten 3-0 by Wexford Youths when a Kylie Murphy brace helped by an Ellen Molloy goal saw them gather all three points.
Treaty United and Galway WFC are both looking to bounce back from recent defeats in the Women’s National League today, the pair set to face off at 5pm in Jackman Park. My name is Alanna Cunnane and I'll be bringing you today's match commentary