Galway United take on Cobh Ramblers this Friday at St Colman's Park with kick-off at 7.45pm.
United have secured a playoff place in this year's First Division following an emphatic 4-1 victory over UCD last Friday at Eamonn Deacy Park. Wilson Waweru, Mikie Rowe, Shane Doherty and Padraic Cunningham all got on the scoresheet against the students. The Tribesmen will be looking to cement a second-place finish with four games to go.
This week's opponents, Cobh Ramblers, are currently in ninth position on the table after a run of poor results. The Rams have been defeated in their last five First Division outings, which included a narrow 2-1 loss to Bray Wanderers in their most recent game.
United manager John Caulfield is targeting a strong finish to the campaign before the playoffs begin.
"We are happy to secure a playoff spot but there are still four games to go," Caulfield told the club's media team.
"We gave a very good performance last week against UCD. The lads representing this club really want to do well and hopefully we can drive on; there is a long way to go before the playoffs yet.
"Cobh is always a tough place to go, they always give everyone a difficult game. We need to keep our form over the next number of weeks."
Team News
Francely Lomboto and Ronan Manning remain unavailable due to injuries. Conor McCormack and Conor Kearns return to the squad after being absent through suspension.
Cobh Ramblers V Galway United
St Colman's Park, 7.45pm
Referee: David Connolly
Assistant 1: Brian Fenlon
Assistant 2: Trevor Cotter
Fourth Official: Graham Kelly
Last Meeting (First Division)
9 Jul 2021 | Galway United 2-0 Cobh Ramblers
Galway United Goalscorers: Ruairi Keating, Wilson Waweru
