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Irish Examiner
4 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Brace from Amond helps dominant Waterford to win over Galway United
SSE Airtricity Premier Division: Galway Utd 2 (Walsh 59', McGuinness 74') Waterford 4 (Noonan 31', Amond 47', 77' (P), Leahy 72') On a night of consequence at the bottom of the table, Waterford asserted their dominance. After beating Cork in the RSC, they dispatched Galway United on their own turf, putting four past a once mean defence. The critical blow came after the restart. A routine ball over the top caused paralysis in the United defence. Pádraig Amond glided through and finished with coolness and class. In the past, United dictated the terms against Waterford and impose their physicality. This time, Waterford went on the front foot, encouraging Conan Noonan, Amond and Tommy Lonergan forward at every chance. The interplay of the three allowed for Noonan to fashion some space and drill home from the edge of the box in the 30th minute. Their positivity yielded other big chances in the first. Waterford were quick and crafty on the break. Amond was played clean through at one point, but Evan Watts saved brightly. The 'keeper had earlier spilled a cross, but the Blues couldn't convert. There was some drama at the Clubhouse End too as United got to grips with the game. Stephen McMullan scrambled to save an Aaron Bolger lob. There was a decent penalty shout too waved away. The 'keeper saved a Rob Slevin header comfortably too. A couple of substitutions at half-time indicated that all wasn't well on the home front. David Hurley and Dara McGuinness made some impact, but it was veteran striker Stephen Walsh who hauled them back into the contest. There was then a flurry of goals, three in six minutes. Bolger turned one into his own net after a Noonan cross. Debutant McGuiness pulled one back at the other end. The decisive intervention came when Alan Patchell gave a debatable penalty to the visitors. Amond scored to restore order. It was little more than his side deserved and sufficient for them to see it out.
RTÉ News
4 days ago
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Padraig Amond bags brace as Waterford extend Galway's losing run
A Pádraig Amond double aided Waterford FC in earning three points on the road, as the Blues defeated Galway United 4-2 at Eamonn Deacy Park. Before tonight's encounter, John Caulfield's side came into the fixture having won the previous six home fixtures against Waterford, but that record was halted due to a bright Blues performance. The visitors started on the front foot, with the first chance of the game arriving from a set-piece. United's on-loan shot-stopper Evan Watts failed to collect a corner kick, but, to the relief of the home faithful, Waterford were unable to get a touch goalwards. At the other end of the pitch, recent signing Aaron Bolger almost caught Stephen McMullan out with an in-swinging cross, while the Waterford keeper was well placed to save a Robert Slevin header. The damp evening on Corrib-sdie brought greasy conditions, as two clubs positioned in the bottom half of the SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division table put in some strong challenges in the crucial six-pointer. Throughout the opening 45 minutes, the Blues looked threatening on the counter-attack, and it was Pádraig Amond who had the first clear-cut chance of the half. The experienced striker did well to get in behind the home defence, but his tame close-range effort was welcomed by Watts. John Coleman's team continued to mount attacks, and following some neat build-up play, Conan Noonan produced a moment of quality to put them in front in the 31st minute. Tommy Lonergan teed up Amond, who neatly sent the talented Noonan beyond the United backline, and the midfielder, on loan from Shamrock Rovers, arrowed a low strike beyond Watts and into the bottom corner to the delight of the travelling support. Moses Dyer's departure from the Tribesmen has been evident in the last few fixtures, and it continued to be the case tonight as the home team struggled to create many clear-cut openings. The second half saw Waterford continue where they left off as Amond doubled the Blues' lead just after the break. In the 47th minute, Amond once again got in behind the opposition defence and demonstrated his poacher instincts to volley home his 11th league goal of the season. The Tribesmen fought back, and the introduction of debutant Dara McGuinness brought more energy to their attack, which assisted in United gaining a lifeline in the 59th minute. Following an awarding of a free kick, substitute David Hurley delivered a teasing ball into the box, which was met by Stephen Walsh, who did superbly to find the bottom corner with a precise header to halve the deficit. Following a flurry of action, three goals arrived in the space of five minutes. In the 73rd minute, Darragh Leahy benefitted from a set piece to restore the Blues' two-goal advantage but two minutes later, the lively McGuinness cannoned home his first goal in maroon. That moment of optimism for the United supporters was short-lived, as Amond slotted home his second from the penalty spot in the 78th minute. Chances continued to fall at both ends but it finished 4-2, Waterford picking up a vital win away from home. Galway United: Watts; Slevin, Brouder (Buckley 67), Walsh, Cunningham; Shaw (McGuinness 45), Borden (Hurley 45), Burns, McCarthy (Keohane 61), Esua; Bolger (Piesold 81).
RTÉ News
30-05-2025
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Conor Keeley's late Drogheda equaliser denies Waterford victory
Conor Keeley rescued an unlikely share of the spoils for Drogheda United as Waterford FC's inability to defend set-pieces came back to haunt them deep into second-half injury-time in their SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division clash at the RSC. After Blues skipper Padraig Amond thought that he had won the game with an 81st-minute finish, the visitors had the final laugh in added time when the central defender hammered home from close-range when he was left unmarked at the back post to meet a Darragh Markey corner-kick. The Waterford front three combined for the breakthrough goal on 19 minutes. Conan Noonan slipped the ball into the feet of Amond, who in turn played the perfectly weighted pass for Tommy Lonergan, who beat keeper Luke Dennison with a deflected effort off Elicha Ahui from 14 yards. Drogheda were level from a set-piece at the other end four minutes later. Shane Farrell sent in a left-wing corner-kick into the centre of the penalty area and Warren Davis powered a simple close-range header to the far corner past a helpless Stephen McMullan. Davis was twice denied in a bid to give his side the lead on 40 minutes when Shane Farrell whipped in another dangerous left-wing corner that saw Keeley send the ball back into the six-yard box for the striker, but after Rowan McDonald blocked his initial effort, he hooked the rebound just over. John Coleman's side got their noses in front on 81 minutes when Grant Horton sent over a right-wing cross that saw Ahui clear to Dean McMenamy, who saw his goal-bound effort touched home by Amond past Dennison. The leveller came three minutes into added time from another set piece. Darragh Markey swung over a right-wing corner-kick to the back post, where the unchallenge Keeley blasted high to the roof of the net from close-range before Ahui was sent off late on for a second yellow card. Waterford FC: McMullan; Horton, McDonald, Leahy, Burke; Olayinka (McMenamy 77), Glenfield (McCormack 85), White; Lonergan (Pouwels 88), Amond, Noonan.
RTÉ News
05-05-2025
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Waterford's upturn continues with victory at Shelbourne
Waterford picked up their third successive league win as they edged champions Shelbourne at Tolka Park to continue their post-Keith Long renaissance. This will go down as a textbook away performance from the Blues who held firm after Pádraig Amond's header in the third minute was fumbled over the line by Shels keeper Conor Kearns. Waterford relied on two outstanding saves from Stephen McMullan in the first half before lady luck shone on them as Mipo Odubeko and John Martin missed chances in the last minute to leave the hosts without a shot on target in the second half. The Blues, with new boss John Coleman in attendance, are now six points clear of Cork City in the relegation play-off spot and one point behind Shels who are without a win in their last five games of this stuttering title defence. The Blues lead in Tolka!🔵 Pádraig Amond with the opening goal for the visitors. — League of Ireland (@LeagueofIreland) May 5, 2025 Damien Duff has bemoaned his side's concession of sloppy goals this season and it happened again when Kearns fumbled Amond's header over the line to continue his tough spell between the sticks. Lonergan and Amond spurned half chances to double the visitors lead but it was a first half dominated by Shels. Ellis Chapman brought a fine save from McMullan after his dipping effort from distance was finger tipped wide before Odubeko scuffed a glorious chance wide. Shels had a couple of chances just after the half hour mark as Odubeko and Chapman set up Wood who had efforts blocked and tipped wide by McMullan. Duff wasn't happy with what he saw and hooked JJ Lunney and Chapman for Martin and Ali Coote. Coote found Martin free in the six yard area but his header was magnificently scooped off the goalline by McMullan in the fourth minute of added time. Waterford will wonder how they didn't put the game to bed ten minutes into the second half. A brilliant driving run by Ryan Burke set up Amond who was denied by Mark Coyle's goal saving block. Amond recycled to Olujimi Olayinka at point blank range but his effort somehow hit the bar. Shels huffed and puffed but even the cries of 'shoot' from the children in the main stand fell on deaf ears. Darragh Leahy and Kacper Radkowski met every cross with aplomb until Martin headed over from close range in the 76th minute. A sensational corner late on from Kerr McInroy flashed across the box without a touch from a red shirt and Waterford breathed a sigh of relief when Coyle blasted wildly over the bar from outside the area. This was not Shelbourne's day and a collective groan rang around Tolka when Odubeko headed onto the bar before Martin's bicycle kick rebound flew wide from close range in the 96th minute. Shelbourne: Conor Kearns, Sean Gannon (Bone 60), Kameron Ledwidge (Kelly 73), Ellis Chapman (Coote 33), JJ Lunney (Martin 33), Harry Wood, Mark Coyle, Mipo Odubeko, James Norris (Wilson 46), Kerr McInroy, Evan Caffrey
Irish Daily Mirror
05-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Daily Mirror
Taking a leaf out of Mourinho's book and evergreen Amond - Shels 0-1 Waterford
New managers tend to come in when a team is at a low ebb, but that's not the case for John Coleman. He watched from the main stand as Waterford won their third game in a row under interim boss Matt Lawlor. The Blues' performances under Lawlor, who heads back now to Fleetwood Town, mean Coleman has something positive to build on as he begins life at the RSC. But they also pile the pressure on the former Sligo Rovers and Accrington Stanley manager, as expectations are a lot higher now than had he taken over while Waterford were on their run of seven consecutive defeats. Damien Duff delved into his old manager Jose Mourinho's play-book by making a pair of first-half substitutions, when he took off Ellis Chapman and JJ Lunney after just 33 minutes against Waterford. Mourinho never feared making an early change, with Eric Dier famously hauled off just before the half-hour mark during the Portuguese manager's time at Spurs. Duff, in fact, once benefited from such a change, with Mourinho bringing on the winger and striker Didier Drogba for Joe Cole and Shaun Wright-Phillips after just 26 minutes of a 2006 clash with Fulham. The early double-change didn't work on that occasion, with Chelsea losing 1-0 - mirroring Shelbourne's defeat on Monday to Waterford. Click this link or scan the QR code to receive the latest League of Ireland news and top stories from the Irish Mirror. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice. Padraig Amond might have celebrated his 37th birthday last month, but the striker once again proved his evergreen status by netting his fourth goal of the season. Kameron Ledwidge didn't get off the ground as he challenged for Conan Noonan's third-minute delivery from the right, and Amond headed the Blues into an early lead. In saying that, Shels keeper Conor Kearns should have kept it out. Instead Kearns, despite getting both hands to the ball, let Amond's header slip through his grasp and over the line. Amond proved a menace throughout and he could have had a second when he raced onto a Tommy Lonergan flick in the 19th minute and, spotting Kearns off his line, attempted to lob the net-minder from 20 yards. That effort landed on the roof of the net. He tested the keeper in the second-half with a fierce half-volley that Kearns could only parry. Roddy Collins was a mile offside to describe Mipo Odubeko as 'probably one of the worst finishers I have seen in Irish football' - but the former West Ham prospect did his side of the argument no favours with a poor first-half effort, with Shels trailing against Waterford. He did everything right until it came to the execution, beating the offside trap to latch onto a Harry Woods through-ball, before dragging his shot well wide of the far post with the goal at his mercy. Shelbourne won the league last year thanks largely to their blistering start, which stood to them when they hit a sticky patch later in the campaign. Monday's defeat to Waterford means they have not won in their last five games, meaning there will be less room for error this time around when we close in on the business end of the season.
