While the destination of the Premier Division Title has still to be decided, despite Cork City’s dominance this season, the biggest game of the season takes place at Eamonn Deacy Park (pictured above) as Galway United and St Patrick’s Athletic do battle in what can only be described as a ‘must not lose’ encounter.
With the sides separated by just one point, Galway have 33 and Pats 34, a defeat for either side could very well be fatal. But both sides are in form, Galway one loss in 6 while St Pats have picked up 4 points in 2 games.
Galway United manager Shane Keegan, who has a fully fit squad to choose from, knows full well the importance of the game, “The prize on offer is massive in this game. If either team wins, they would be placed in a very strong position to confirm their Premier Division safety. It’s a huge motivator for both sides.”
“St Pats are in good form, they’ve suffered defeats against Dundalk and Bohemians recently, but they were reduced to ten men in both of those games. I was at their game against Limerick last week and they played them off the park, it was daylight robbery that St Pats didn’t pick up the three points.”
As for Galway United, Keegan was glad to get a point from their 6-goal thriller at the Carlisle Grounds, “Our game against Bray Wanderers was so topsy-turvy. Going to Bray initially, we probably would’ve taken a draw and when you’re losing 3-2 with just seven minutes remaining, you definitely would.”
“The way the game finished up, there was a few regrets after, but I don’t think there should be any. We came from behind twice, we demonstrated our character once again. We’re not happy to concede three goals, but we battled back twice.”
“We can’t control the results around us, with Sligo getting a win, some of our supporters would’ve been disappointed that we didn’t beat Bray, but we can only look after our own results.”
He’s hoping that the Galway public come out in force tonight, as they’ll also get a chance to honour the county’s Senior and Minor Hurling champions as they’ll be in attendance to support United, “When we played Sligo at Eamonn Deacy Park, we had a big crowd in and there is absolutely no doubt that it makes a big difference. It makes a world of a difference to the players, the atmosphere was electric”
“The crowd energised us and helped us to get to a strong level of performance against Sligo and hopefully we will have another big crowd at Eamonn Deacy Park on Friday for what will be another crucial game.”
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