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Date Time League Season
20 May 2023 5:00 pm LOI Women's Premier Division 2023

Match Report

Doyle Keeps Peas On Top Spot

A goal in each half by Sadhbh Doyle, ensured Peamount remained top of the table, as they overcame Galway United in PRL Park this afternoon.

League leaders Peamount United welcomed Galway United to PRL Park for match day 10 of the League of Ireland Women’s Premier Division.

And it was the home side that took the initiative early with Galway’s Jessica Berlin forced into making a smart save in the fifth minute. The league’s top goal scorer Kate Mooney came close soon after, her shot whistling just wide of the upright.

Around the half-hour mark, the game sprang into life when Galway’s Aoife Thompson burst through on goal and hit the side netting with her sliced shot. Moments later Kate Mooney intercepted a loose pass in the visitor’s defence and crossed into Erin McLaughlin, but her header flew harmlessly wide.

Just before half-time, the home side broke the deadlock when Sadhbh Doyle finished from close range. The pressure had been building on the Galway Girl’s defence and it finally cracked mere seconds from the interval.

No doubt manager Phil Trill will have been preparing a different type of team talk before that goal went in as his side had done well in keeping the game tight.

Early in the second half Lauryn O’Callaghan weaved her way through a couple of Galway defenders before cynically being taken down by Gemma McGuinness just outside the box but the resulting set piece amounted to nothing.

The away side had a soft penalty claim waved away when appeals that a shot from Anna Fahey hit a Peamount defender’s arm were ignored.

Soon after in the 58th minute, Doyle scored her second goal of the match when she tapped in a cross at the back post to put the league leaders firmly in the driving seat.

Galway decided to make a change in an attempt to try mixing things up, bringing in Rola Olusola for Anna Fahey and it almost paid off as the substitute rattled the crossbar when the ball dropped to her inside the box.

Both sides kept up the tempo in their pursuit of goals as the game entered the final quarter but there were not to be any more additions to the scoreline.

This win keeps The Peas on top of the table, one point ahead of Shamrock Rovers and three clear of champions Shelbourne.

Peamount Utd

1Niamh Reid-Burke Goalkeeper
2Lauryn O’Callaghan Defender
3Jetta Berrill Midfielder
5Chloe Moloney Defender
7Becky Watkins 20 Forward
8Sadhbh Doyle Midfielder 45', 57'
10Erin McLaughlin Forward
14Jess Fitzgerald Midfielder
15Ellen Dolan Midfielder
16Karen Duggan Midfielder
19Kate Mooney 18 Forward
26Niamh Coombes Goalkeeper
12Louise Masterson Midfielder
13Orlagh Fitzpatrick Forward
18Avril Brierley 19 Midfielder
20Rachel McGrath 7 Forward
21Shannon Thomas Defender
22Sarah Duke Power Defender
23Niamh Richardson Goalkeeper
24Freya Healy Midfielder

Galway Utd

5Jamie Erickson 24 Defender
6Jenna Slattery Midfielder
8Kate Thompson Midfielder
9Anna Fahey 13 Forward
10Lynsey McKey Forward
11Gemma McGuinness Forward
14Therese Kinnevey Defender
15Amy Madden 18 Midfielder
19Aoife Thompson 12 Forward
20Jessica Berlin Goalkeeper
22Eve Dossen Defender
1Abbiegayle Ronayne Goalkeeper
12Jodie Griffin 19 Forward
13Rola Olusola 9 Forward
16Abbie Callanan Forward
18Roisin Jacob 15 Forward
24Emma Duffy 5 Midfielder
  • 90'

    And that's all she wrote, League leaders Peamount United run out 2-0 winners here in PLR Park

  • 90'

    Rachel McGrath comes on for Becky Watkins

  • 88'

    Emma Duffy comes on the make her debut in a double substitution along with Roisin Jacob

  • 83'

    Avril Brierley comes on for Kate Mooney

  • 75'

    Peamount's Erin McLaughlin hits the post

  • 73'

    Jessica Berlin tips the ball around the post, good save by the Galway keeper

  • 65'

    Jodie Griffin replaces Aoife Thompson

  • 62'

    The substitute Rola Olusola hits the crossbar with a shot from inside the box

  • 59'

    Rola Olusola comes on for Anna Fahey

  • 57'

    Goal for Peamount. Sadhbh Doyle with her second of the match

  • 53'

    Galway have a penalty shot waved away after Anna Fahey's shot from outside the box possibly might have hit an arm.

  • 47'

    Peamount are awarded a free kick just outside the box

  • 46'

    The second half gets under way

  • 45'

    Halt time, Peamount lead at the break

  • 44'

    Sadhbh Doyle opens the scoring for Peamount just before half time

  • 37'

    Galway keeper Berlin stands up to a strong shot by Sadhbh Doyle and pushes it out

  • 33'

    Kate Mooney intercepts a loose pass in the Galway defence and crosses into Erin McLaughlin who heads wide

  • 32'

    Aoife Thompson comes close to giving Galway the lead, her sliced shot hits the side netting.

  • 26'

    The resulting corner is played in to Therese Kinnevey who gets her head on it and forces Niamh Reid-Burke to make the save

  • 25'

    Galway launch a long ball from a free kick inside their own half which forces Peamount to put behind for a corner

  • 9'

    Its the turn of Peamount's Kate Mooney to get pulled back by the offside flag

  • 8'

    Galway's Aoife Thompson is caught offside

  • 5'

    Galway keeper Jessica Berlin makes a good save

  • 1'

    We have kick-off at Greenogue

  • Good afternoon and welcome to coverage of Galway United versus league leaders Peamount United. Kick off is less than 15 minutes away.

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