Advertisement
Sport

Longford Town stun Galway United

May 1, 2023 21:48 By Dave Hooper
Longford Town stun Galway United
Longford Town Match Report
Share this article

Longford Town stun Galway United inflicting first defeat of the season on the first division leaders in Bishopsgate on Bank holiday Monday

Longford Town stunned Galway United to record a classic victory.

Mohammed Boudiaf's third minute goal was enough to inflict a first defeat of the season on Galway and Town's second win of the season.

Boudiaf ran down the right wing, before cutting inside and firing the ball home across goalkeeper Brendan Clarke for what proved to be the winner.

Advertisement

Town had keeper Jack Brady to thank with a number of good saves. The first arriving in the 12th minute as Brady stopped Robert Slevin's shot from inside the box.

Town came close to making it two on 20 minutes. Cian Byrne could only shoot wide after good work from Jamal Ibrahim.

Galway came close to equalising on 71 minutes Sean Walsh's overhead kick coming back off the crossbar. Town had Brady to thank again 11 minutes from time. Brady again denying Walsh with a big save.

Advertisement

Ibrahim had a chance to seal it late on but Brendan Clark was able to make a decent save. It didn't matter in the end as Town recorded the 1-0 win.

Tags used in this article
Share this article
Advertisement
Advertisement

Shannonside Newsletter

Sign up now to keep up to date with the latest news.

Processing your request...

You are subscribed now! please check your email to confirm your subscription.

Copyright © 2024 Shannonside FM. Developed by Square1 and Powered by PublisherPlus