Incoming Newcastle United star Alex Murphy signed off as a Galway United player in perfect style on Friday evening as his side beat Cobh Ramblers 3-0. The highly-rated defender agreed his Magpies move back in May and will finally arrive on Tyneside in the coming days after playing his final game in Ireland.
Murphy, 18, said goodbye to fellow team-mates and bid farewell to home fans by having a hand in two second-half goals during the comfortable win. The teen grabbed an assist in the 67th-minute with a well-timed cross before helping Galway to their third moments later.
Murphy left the field in the 86th-minute to a standing ovation from the stands before picking up Galway's Young Player of the Month award for June after the full-time whistle. The victory means his side are just one point off league leaders Cork City in Ireland's second-tier.
