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Irish Examiner
3 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.
Irish Examiner
09-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Winning start for new manager Coleman as Waterford stretch winning run
SSE Airtricity Premier Division: Waterford 1 (Leahy 27') Galway Utd 0 Waterford FC's incredible run of form in the SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division continued as John Coleman's first game as manager received a standing ovation as his side stretched their winning run to four games with a 1-0 win over Galway United at a rocking RSC. Coleman was celebrating his first goal as new Waterford boss on 27 minutes, a goal that won his side the game at the call of time. Conan Noonan's deadly left-wing corner found the head of defender Darragh Leahy, and his flicked header found the far corner of Brendan Clarke's net. Ed McCarthy was on the field less than a minute after coming on as a half-time substitute when he went close to levelling the tie, reacting quickest to a knockdown from Moses Dyer inside the six-yard box, but his first-time shot was straight down the throat of keeper Stephen McMullan. It took a tremendous save from Galway's Brendan Clarke to deny the home side a second goal on 53 minutes when Padraig Amond latched onto a brilliant through ball from Grant Horton, but his first-time shot was superbly saved by the netminder. Clarke pulled off an incredible save to keep his side in the game on 75 minutes. James Olayinka won possession in a tackle that saw the ball fall nicely for Tommy Lonergan, but his stunning strike that looked destined for the top corner was superbly turned around the posts. Skipper Padraig Amond beat the offside trap down the right to race onto a brilliant Ryan Burke ball out of defence before crossing to the back post for Conan Noonan, but his left-footed strike was superbly saved, with Kyle White clearing the crossbar with the rebound. It was the turn of Stephen McMullan to produce a stunning stop to deny Galway an unlikely goal two minutes later when David Hurley sent in a dangerous free-kick that was met by Patrick Hickey, but somehow the Blues' netminder kept his effort out to the shock of the 1,937 crowd. Tommy Lonergan has a chance to put the game beyond any doubt two minutes into added time when a neat move involving Noonan and Amond saw the latter put the ball on the plate for the former, but somehow he fired wide in front of an open goal from close-range after he had started the move. WATERFORD FC: McMullan; Horton, Radkowski, Leahy, Burke; White, Glenfield, Olayinka, Noonan; Lonergan, Amond. GALWAY UNITED: Clarke; Byrne, Slevin, Brouder, Donelon (Horgan 63); Esua, Hurley, McCormack (Kerrigan 63), Hickey; Dyer (Walsh 76), Tollett (McCarthy 46). Referee: Paul Norton (Dublin).
