Galway United vs Longford Town
Eamonn Deacy Park
Friday, 17th May. Kick-off: 7.45pm
Galway
United return to Eamonn Deacy Park on Friday night for an anticipated home game
against Longford Town. Kick-off: 7.45pm.
Longford
Town have made an impressive start to the season - Neale Fenn's side currently
occupy second place in the league table with a game in hand on leaders
Cabinteely.
United's
form has improved over the last few weeks - Alan Murphy's charges picked up
their first home win of the season against Wexford to make it two wins out of
three league games.
With
one of the form sides in the division coming to Eamonn Deacy Park on Friday
night, Alan Murphy is hopeful that his players can build on their recent good
form.
ALAN
MURPHY - "WE'LL BE GOING INTO THE GAME WITH CONFIDENCE."
"It's
an excellent game to look forward to and I suppose it's a real guide of where
we are in terms of our performance and the improvements that we've made,"
Murphy explained to www.galwayunitedfc.ie.
"Longford
have been the best side in the league this year when you look at their
performances and all the indicators of performance, which are goals scored and
goals conceded.
"They've
only conceded three goals in the league which is a phenomenal record. We're
going to be really tested against them.
"We're
on the back of some good performances ourselves and we'll be going into the
game with confidence.
"We
want to perform in front of our own home crowd. It's a big weekend for us with
two games in such quick succession, which will mean different players will get
chances to impress."
TEAM
NEWS
Conor
Layng (cruciate ligament), Andrew Peters (ankle), Jeff McGowan (hamstring) and
Adam Rooney (foot) are unavailable.
Dara
Costelloe misses out through suspension.
Captain
Stephen Walsh is available once again after serving a one match suspension and
Iarfhlaith Davoren will return to United's matchday squad for the first time
this season after overcoming a troublesome calf injury.
MATCH
OFFICIALS
Referee:
Eoghan O'Shea
Assistant:
Rafal Pieper
Assistant:
Alan Dunne
Fourth
Official: Ciaran O'Reilly
