Galway United vs Limerick
Eamonn Deacy Park
Friday, August 30th. Kick-off: 7.45pm
Galway United are back in SSE Airtricity League
action at Eamonn Deacy Park on Friday night when the Tribesmen take on
Limerick. Kick-off: 7.45pm.
Alan Murphy's side will be buoyed by last week's
impressive win against Cork City in the FAI Cup.
United progressed into the Quarter-Final of the
competition, setting up a meeting with Shamrock Rovers at home, thanks to Conor
Melody's first half header.
Limerick were knocked out of the cup by Sligo
Rovers. Karl O'Sullivan gave Tommy Barrett's side a 2-0 lead with two fantastic
individual efforts, but Sligo rallied strongly and came from behind to win 6-2
at the Showgrounds.
Limerick were reduced to 8 men on the night after
Shaun Kelly, Clyde O'Connell and Jason Hughes were dismissed. The trio will
miss the trip to Eamonn Deacy Park on Friday night due to suspension.
United are on a run of three wins in a row and Alan
Murphy has targeted another win in front of the Eamonn Deacy Park faithful to
build momentum ahead of next week's Quarter-Final against Shamrock Rovers.
MURPHY
TARGETS ANOTHER CONFIDENT DISPLAY FROM HIS PLAYERS
"Confidence is high in the group," Murphy
told www.galwayunitedfc.ie.
"We've managed to bridge that gap between
performances and results.
"Friday presents us with another opportunity to
achieve confidence within the entire group and to give opportunities to players
that need gametime, so that they can stake their claim for the games ahead.
"I think it's important that we state how good
the atmosphere was at the Cork City game last week. There was an entertainment
factor on the night and obviously we got the win which is important to the
fans.
"It was a marriage of performance and result.
It hasn't always been like that at times this season, but I think everyone
around the county is realising the work that is being done and it's still early
days for this group of players."
TEAM
NEWS
Adam Rooney (foot), Colin Kelly (ankle) and Joshua
Keane Quinlivan (ankle) are ruled out of the Limerick game.
Andrew Peters and Iarfhlaith Davoren return to contention
following recent injuries.
MATCH
OFFICIALS
Referee: Adriano Reale
Assistant: Darren Corcoran
Assistant: Stephen Parnell
Fourth official: Marc Lynch
