Galway, St. Patricks play to scoreless draw Friday
GALWAY, Ireland (Interstat) — Neither side scored Friday as Galway and St. Patricks played to a scoreless draw in a league football match. Galway was the home team and St. Patricks was the visiting team, and neither club found a goal over 90 minutes. St. Patricks finished with no goals, and Galway also ended with no goals, leaving the match level after the final whistle. The contest stayed scoreless through the first half and remained that way after the break, with the defenses holding and the goalkeepers keeping the match without a goal. Both teams took a share of the points after the draw, and the result kept the home side and the visitor level on the night.
Galway’s Barratt received the first yellow card in the 51st minute. Hoare of St. Patricks was booked in the 70th minute. Galway’s Devitt was shown a yellow card in the 81st minute, and Galway’s Bolger received a yellow card in the 87th minute. The bookings marked the disciplinary action in a match that remained without a goal into the late stages. St. Patricks and Galway each finished the match with their scoreless total intact.
St. Patricks made substitutions involving Sheridan and Palmer in the 61st minute, then used a substitution involving Hoare in the 72nd minute. Galway used substitutions involving McCarthy and Twardek in the 80th minute. St. Patricks made substitutions involving Forrester and Keena in the 82nd minute. The changes came in the second half, and the match remained scoreless as the draw was preserved.
The draw leaves the season record for St. Patricks in this competition at 0 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw. Galway’s competition record stands at 1 win, 1 loss and 1 draw. Across all competitions, St. Patricks is 0-2-1 and Galway is 1-2-1. St. Patricks entered the match after a 1-0 loss at Derry City and a 2-1 loss at home to Shelbourne. Galway entered after a 3-2 loss at Waterford, a 2-0 home win over Shamrock Rovers and a 2-0 home loss to Derry City.
The result leaves St. Patricks without a win in this competition this season after one draw and two losses. Galway has one win, one loss and one draw in the competition. In all competitions, St. Patricks also stands without a win after two losses and one draw, while Galway has one win, two losses and one draw. St. Patricks had lost to Derry City and Shelbourne in its prior matches, and Galway had lost at Waterford, beaten Shamrock Rovers and lost to Derry City before the match. The scoreless draw added another point to the competition record for Galway and left St. Patricks still seeking its first win. The draw was the third match in the competition for both clubs this season.
The match was played with Galway as the home team and St. Patricks as the visiting team. The score remained level at the end of the first half and stayed that way through the second half. Neither team scored in the contest, and the final result was a draw. The yellow cards and substitutions were the notable events in a match that did not produce a goal. Galway and St. Patricks both left the match with the same scoreline and with the records updated after the final whistle. The match ended with both teams on zero goals, and the draw was confirmed after 90 minutes.
Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Galway 2, St. Patricks 1. Interstat’s ELO system gave Galway a 69.1 percent probability to win. St. Patricks had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.75. The total score of 0 went over the over-under line of 2.5.