2 v 2 
Galway UtdVideo
Details
| Date | Time | League | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 August 2023 | 7:45 pm | LOI Men's First Division | 2023 |
Match Report
Galway snatch a point at the death
Galway Utd substitute Francely Lomboto earned his side a draw against Waterford at the RSC.
As the clock ticked down it looked like Ronan Coughlan’s first half brace would see Waterford pick up their first win of the season over league leaders Galway Utd. Lomboto had other ideas.
Coughlan opened the scoring with about 20 seconds gone on the clock. Galway drew level through Killian Brouder in the 16th minute before Coughlan put Waterford back in front in the 22nd minute.
That second goal was Coughlan’s 31st of the season and saw him break the Blues’ record which was held since 1955. It also set a new First Division record which was held by Danny Furlong since 2015.
About 20 seconds had gone on the clock when the home side broke the deadlock. Coughlan won possession, he played the ball to Roland Idowu who in turn found Christie Pattisson out wide, his ball was finished to the net by Coughlan.
In the 11th minute Coughlan had a header cleared off the line as the home side started the game so well.
Galway began to come into the game and in the 16th minute they were back on level terms. A cross into the box from David Hurley wasn’t cleared and Brouder made no mistake firing to the net.
Both sides had chances to get a second goal but it was that man Coughlan who was on target again in the 22nd minute. Barry Baggley’s cross was headed home by the talisman to give the Blues the lead.
Waterford had to defend well while right before half-time Keith Long’s side were awarded a free which Baggley hit just wide.
Former Waterford player Wassim Aouachria came on as a sub for the second half and had the first chance of the half but his header was just wide in the 59th minute. Coughlan then had an effort in the 62nd minute; he turned and took a shot but Brendan Clarke was down to save.
In the 65th minute Idowu went down in the box but referee Alan Patchell waved play on. Baggley put in a superb tackle to deny Aouachria minutes later. He unfortunately got injured and had to go off.
Brendan Clarke pulled off an excellent save in the 85th minute to deny Coughlan his and his side’s third goal.
Galway had created very little in the second half but in stoppage time a free from Clarke fell nicely for Lomoto and he fired to the net.
Timeline
| 19. Ronan Coughlan | 1' | |
| 16' | 5. Killian Brouder | |
| 19. Ronan Coughlan | 20' | |
| 20. Roland Idowu | 20' | |
| 19. Ronan Coughlan | 22' | |
| 34' | 14. Ronan Manning | |
| 42' | Colm Horgan Evan O'Connor | |
| 46' | Ronan Manning Francely Lomboto | |
| 46' | Aodh Dervin Wassim Aouachria | |
| Christie Pattisson Romeo Akachukwu | 69' | |
| 22. Giles Phillips | 70' | |
| Barry Baggley Serge Atakayi | 77' | |
| 80' | Regan Donelon Oisin O'Reilly | |
| 86' | Conor McCormack Rob Manley | |
| 87' | 20. Evan O'Connor | |
| 88' | 19. Francely Lomboto | |
| Ronan Coughlan Cameron Cresswell | 89' | |
| Connor Parsons Killian Cantwell | 89' | |
| 23. Romeo Akachukwu | 90' | |
| 90' | 19. Francely Lomboto | |
| 90' | 9. Wassim Aouachria |
Past Meetings
|
(Round 13)
2 - 1LOI Men's First Division
Eamonn Deacy Park Galway United FC 2-1 Waterford FC |
|
(Round 3)
0 - 1LOI Men's First Division
Regional Sports Centre Waterford FC 0-1 Galway United FC |
|
(Play-Off Final)
0 - 3LOI Men's Promotion / Relegation Playoffs
Markets Field Galway United 0-3 Waterford |
|
(Round 28)
2 - 1LOI Men's First Division
Regional Sports Centre Waterford 2-1 Galway United |
|
(Round 23)
1 - 0LOI Men's First Division
Eamonn Deacy Park Galway United v Waterford |
|
(Round 10)
0 - 1LOI Men's First Division
Regional Sports Centre Waterford v Galway United |
|
(Round 3)
2 - 2LOI Men's First Division
Eamonn Deacy Park Galway United v Waterford |
Ground
| Regional Sports Centre |
|---|
| Waterford Regional Sports Centre, Inner Ring Road, Kilbarry, Waterford, County Waterford, Munster, X91 KT29, Ireland |
Deniese O'Flaherty
Deniese is a freelance sports journalist/broadcaster. She has worked for several local and national media outlets. GAA and soccer are her great loves and she also follows rugby league and snooker. She's a big supporter of her local clubs St. Mary's GAA Granard and Longford Town. She also follows Celtic, Liverpool and Leeds Rhinos. She presented and produced a popular sports podcast last year where she interviewed Ray Houghton, Chris Kamara and John Hartson. Deniese is currently Head of Communications for Boccia Ireland
A long kick-out from Clarke, falls nicely to Lomboto and he draws Galway level
Conor Parsons is off
Killian Cantwell is on
Ronan Coughlan goes off to a standing ovation
Cameron Cresswell is on
Francely Lomboto is booked
Evan O'Connor is booked
Conor McCormack is off
Rob Manley is on
Clarke punches the ball off the line.
Clarke pulls off an excellent save to deny Coughlan his third goal
Supporters beginning to get infuriated with the officiating
Oisin O'Reilly is on
Ollie Horgan gets a yellow and rain is wet
Nothing came of that free
The injured Barry Baggley is off
Serge Atakayi is on
Wassim goes over to see Baggley. Lovely from the former Blues player
He's standing up but he's holding his wrist.
Bad news for Waterford fans as it looks like Barry Baggley has picked up an injury
Barry Baggley with a superb tackle on Wassim but Alan Patchell calls the ball back. He had allowed play go on and no indication of advantage
Giles Phillips is booked
Christie Pattisson is off
Romeo Akachukwu is on
Idowu tries to catch Brendan Clarke out but his hits the side netting
Roland Idowu goes down in the box but referee Alan Patchell waves play on
Coughlan turns and shoots but Clarke is down to save.
Wassim's header is just wide.
He's okay. He might have been looking for his contacts..
Waterford keeper Sam Sargent is down at the moment
Waterford enjoying possession
Wassim Aouachria gets into a good position but Giles Phillips is back there
Parsons is back on his feet again
Connor Parsons is down. Galway continue play and it has not gone down well.
Ronan Manning is off
Francely Lomboto is on
Wassim Aouachria is on
Aodh Dervin is off
Barry Baggley's free is just wide
Waterford have a free in a decent position
Giles Phillips heads away a Galway corner
Colm Horgan goes off
Evan O'Connor is on for Galway
Good defending from Waterford.
Ronan Manning is booked
Keith Long has been shown a yellow card by referee Alan Patchell
Barry Baggley's cross is headed home by Ronan Coughlan. That's his 31st goal of the season for Waterford. A new record.
Roland Idowu is booked
And with that Galway have equalised. Killian Brouder with the goal. David Hurley's ball into the box wasn't cleared and it fell nicely to Brouder.
Galway trying to get back into this game
Ronan Coughlan's header is cleared off the line. It was from a Connor Parsons corner
Out for another corner. This time on the other side
The Blues have their first corner of the game. Good work from Pattisson
Giles Phillips heads it away for another corner
First corner of the game, it's for the visitors
Ronan Coughlan opens the scoring with about 20 seconds gone on the clock. He won the ball in midfield, played it to Roland Idowu who found Christie Pattisson out wide. His cross was finished to the net by Coughlan
Galway have just been defeated once this season, that was by Longford Town back in May
On Monday evening Galway defeated Treaty Utd 3-0 at home while Waterford beat Wexford 1-0 in Ferrycarrig Park
16 points separate the sides. Waterford have a game in hand but it won't matter if they don't pick up a win this evening.
Waterford will hope it's third time lucky this season. They've lost their previous two meetings against Galway.
It's 2nd v 1st at the RSC this evening. Deniese O'Flaherty here to keep you updated