Full-time in Tallaght. Shamrock Rovers 2-1 Galway United.

Savannah McCarthy awarded player of the match.

Four additional minutes to be played in Tallaght.

Aoife Thompson comes on for Lynsey McKey.

Galway have struggled to kick on since McGuinness' goal, unbale to string together a passage of play that could put pressure on Rovers' final third.

Rovers look to see out the game, O'Neill bringing on Orlaith O'Mahony for Aoife Kelly.

Áine O'Gorman nearly makes it 3-1, the Rovers captain breaking down the left wing and attempts to dink Berlin who leaves her goal line early. O'Gorman's effort lacks the height as Berlin punches the shot away.

Goal! Gemma McGuinness pulls one back for Galway, chesting the ball down in the Rovers box and burying the ball in the bottom left-corner, her shot rattling off the post and into the back of the net.

Jaime Thompson replaces Abbie Larkin.

Larkin again threatening from outside of the box, taking the ball on the half turn and producing a dangerous shot that's arcing for the top left corner, Berlin saving well.

First batch of subs come on this evening. Roisin Jacob and Abbie Callanan come off for Rola Olusola and Emma Duffy.

Larkin strikes from the edge of the box and draws a good save from Berlin.

Goal! Abbie Larkin makes it two for Rovers! Lia O'Leary breaks down the left and puts in a cross that's blocked by Jamie Erickson but falls right to the number seven's feet who finishes well across goal.

The action resumes in Tallaght, no changes made for either side yet.

Half-time in Tallaght. Shamrock Rovers 1-0 Galway United.

Goal! Áine O'Gorman breaks the deadlock on the brink of half-time, Larkin finding the Rovers' captain with a tidy diagonal ball, O'Gorman swiveling onto her right foot and finishing nicely into the bottom left corner.

O\'Gorman lifts in a cross from a corner and Berlin does well to command a crowded six yard box and leap up to collect the ball.

Larkin catches the ball on the edge of the box but is unable to keep her shot down as it fizzes into the seating of the South Stand.

Again Rovers really struggling to tie together that final killer pass-Larkin latches on to a misplaced pass from Eve Dossan, playing in O'Gorman who rifles her cross over the bar and out of play.

McEvoy breaks down the right wing and floats in a cross that's vastly overhit and evades the head of Larkin in the Galway box.

Bar last week's game against DLR Waves, Rovers have made a slight habit of starting their games off slow and tonight seems no different. Galway have done a good job at staying compact and preventing any sizeable chances for the hosts.

First big chance for Galway, Lynsey McKey producing a dangerous curling effort from the left side of the Rovers' box, her shot unable to veer towards goal quick enough as it flys inches away from Amanda Budden's left post.

McEvoy tees the ball up for Abbie Larkin on the edge of the box, Larkin's effort underwhelming as Berlin is able to get down and save comfortably.

Jessica Gargan sends in a cross from the right had flank that's just a tad overhit, Alannah McEvoy unable to make contact as the ball falls comfortably into Jessica Berlin's hands.

And we're off! The hosts get things underway here in Tallaght.

Two changes in Galway's starting XI after their 2-0 loss to Peamount United, Abbie Callanan and Roisin Jacob replacing Anna Fahey and Aoife Thompson.

Jaime Thompson misses out on a place in the Rovers' starting XI, having sustained a knock against Athlone Town two weeks ago. Shauna Fox's continued absence forces the home side to move away from their preferred three at the back and switch to a more traditional 4-3-3 that was debuted against DLR Waves-no changes have been made in the starting XI from that game.

O'Neill says he expects Galway to prove themselves as worthy opponents this evening: “They’re a very, very tough side to play against. They don’t give you a second on the ball. They chase everything down. “There were two issues against DLR where suddenly a ball down the throat can cause you trouble and it’s something that we’ll be working on to try and deal with. “They’ve good players like Gemma McGuinness and Jenna Slattery, so there is good quality in the side and it’s a game where we’re going to have to be fully at it if we want to get anything out of it.”

The hosts come off a nail-biting 4-3 win against DLR Waves last weekend, responding in devastating fashion to an early deficit by making it 4-1 at the interval, and then nearly throwing it all way as they conceded two-quick fire goals in the second half. Speaking on the match, manager Collie O'Neill insisted he was happy with his side's performances despite the stumbles late on: "I still just judged the game on the performance itself and the performance from the players I thought was very, very good," he said. "The only part we lacked was that we weren’t clinical enough in front of the goal. I think we had three one vs ones and the game should have really have been put to bed at that stage. But I just judged us on the performance and the performance was really, really good.”

The reverse fixture in April ended in a 1-1 draw, Jaime Thompson scoring late on to cancel out Gemma McGuinness' first-half strike and salvage a point for Rovers.

Evening folks and welcome along to this evening's coverage of Shamrock Rovers vs Galway United. Rovers look to continue their unbeaten start to the season as we enter the second round of LOIW fixtures, The Hoops sitting four points adrift of league leaders Peamount United with a game in hand. Galway come into the fixture in a rich vein of form, boasting three wins from their last four matches and having picked up wins against the likes of Shelbourne this season.