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Friday, Nov 17

Waterford United      2 (1)            Home Farm Fingal      1 (0)
Moroney (9)                            Parsons (70)
Wood (61)

Waterford United kept up the pressure on the top two with a competent win over struggling Home Farm at a cold and damp R.S.C. last Friday night.
Conditions did not favour good football, and much of the game was a dour struggle, especially after the bright start that the home side carved out for themselves. Aaron Moroney and Brendan Rea had both gone close with headers when the young striker opened the scoring after only nine minutes. A clever flick on by Eric Bradley from Alan Reynolds was met on the edge of the small box with a sweet finish that gave Paul Whelan little chance. The Blues had Carl Mounty to thank for keeping them in front just after a quarter hour had elapsed, as he dived full length to keep out a rasping Paul Crowley effort, and that save began to look even more significant as time wore on, and the dearth of chances drained the life from the game.
Things looked up a bit in the second half as Barry Wood was introduced for his first home appearance since re-signing, and within 7 minutes he'd announced his return in triumph, angling Alan Kirby's cross fiercely back inside the far post, and seeming to have secured the victory. But Waterford can often be relied upon to make things more tense than they need be, and they had to endure a worrying last 20 minutes after Richie Parsons had struck crisply home from the edge of the area
It may have been a somewhat jangly finish, but it was actually a good, competent victory, which rarely looked in doubt, and with Athlone slipping up this weekend, and Waterford travelling to take them on next weekend in good spirits, and "afraid of no-one" as Paul Cashin said next day in a radio interview, it might just be an interesting next few days at the top of Division One.

Team:
Carl Mounty
David Whittle, Brendan Rea, David Breen
Kevin O'Brien, Alan Kirby, Alan Reynolds, Kevin Whittle, Kevin Waters
Aaron Moroney, Eric Bradley
Subs: Barry Wood for Bradley (54), Paul Scully for O'Brien (77), Anthony Fennelly, Jason Bowman, Joe Watson not used

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