Matt Keane Waterford FC 4 Athlone Town 2 One fact was guaranteed this season. When Waterford FC and Athlone Town locked horns, the supporters were treated to goals aplenty and that was the case once again on Friday night last at the RSC. During the four meetings the Blues scored 15 while the midlanders netted 6...
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FAI Cup Semi-Final
FAI Cup Semi-Final
Matt Keane Waterford manager Danny Searle, although disappointed to lose the cup semi-final to Shelbourne, insisted his team would bounce back and be ready for the play-offs. “It’s hard to take because obviously we backed ourselves to win the game, and we set up wanting to win the game, but you just have to give...
Referee takes centre stage in Munster Derby
Referee takes centre stage in Munster Derby
League of Ireland First Division Waterford FC 1 Cork City 2 Matt Keane For a game that saw 3418 supporters turn up that created a carnival atmosphere in Andy Pilley’s first game as owner of the club, it was a sensational finish to the tie that saw the equaliser and Cork’s match- winner arrive in the dying minutes....
Hibs get the better of Tramore
Hibs get the better of Tramore
Hibernians 4 Tramore AFC 2 Matt Keane A second-half brace each from David Cooley and Mark O’Keeffe saw Hibernians come from behind to get the better of Tramore in their Azzurri Premier League at Mitchell Kennedy Park on Sunday morning last with all six goals in the contest coming in the second period. The...
Blues find their mojo in Bray
Blues find their mojo in Bray
Bray Wanderers 1 Waterford FC 4 Matt Keane Following victories over Wexford and Athlone Town, Waterford FC made it a hat-trick of wins on Friday when they easily defeated Bray Wanderers in the Carlisle Grounds. Playing under the guidance of Gary Hunt and David Breen for the third time since the...
FAI Centenary Junior Cup Semi-Final – Villa book final place in style
FAI Centenary Junior Cup Semi-Final – Villa book final place in style
Villa 4 Salthill Devon 1 Matt Keane The Villa will play Pike Rovers of Limerick on Sunday, May 22nd in the FAI Junior Cup final following this excellent victory over Salthill Devon in Ozier Park on Sunday afternoon. The game was turned on its head after only four minutes when the Salthill Devon goalkeeper...
Waterford come good in Wexford
Waterford come good in Wexford
Wexford FC 0 Waterford FC 2 Matt Keane Two goals, a clean sheet and three points secured. That was the outcome from a Waterford point of view in Ferrycarrig Park on Friday night last. Playing their first game since the departure of manager Ian Morris, the Blues just simply had to win this game following the...
Superb De La Salle crowned Munster champions
Superb De La Salle crowned Munster champions
De La Salle 7 St Francis (Rochestown, Cork) 2 Matt Keane The extraordinary run of success by the De La Salle teams continued in Cahir Park last week. Seven days previously the Under 19 side won their Munster title and following this latest victory by the Under 17 side it means De La Salle have now got two...
Blues blow another Munster Derby in disappointing fashion
Blues blow another Munster Derby in disappointing fashion
Treaty United 2 Waterford FC 1 Matt Keane After losing to Cork City in Turners Cross two weeks previously Waterford FC travelled to the Markets Field on Friday last to play Treaty United in another Munster Derby encounter. The performance in Cork was bitterly disappointing and everyone involved with Waterford...
League of Ireland First Division – Sluggish Blues grind out vital win
League of Ireland First Division – Sluggish Blues grind out vital win
Waterford FC 2 Wexford FC 1 Matt Keane This was a game that will not live in the memory. From a Waterford point of view it was another vital victory which moved them three points clear at the top of the league table but from a performance point of view it was sluggish, especially in the second half. It was...
Waterford Premier League – Title chasing Ferrybank crush Tangerines
Waterford Premier League – Title chasing Ferrybank crush Tangerines
Ferrybank 5 Southend United 0 Matt Keane Ferrybank got back into the title race on Friday night at the Village Grounds in Abbeylands by defeating struggling Southend United. Two goals inside the opening ten minutes put the hosts in the driving seat and they never looked in any real danger during the remainder of the...
Pre-season friendly – Easy five goal victory for Waterford FC
Pre-season friendly – Easy five goal victory for Waterford FC
Cobh Ramblers 0 Waterford FC 5 Matt Keane Waterford FC opened up their pre-season games in the Stephen Ireland Astrfo Turf pitch in Cobh on Saturday last and they recorded a facile five nil victory. Phoenix Patterson (24), Trialist A (45), Owen Oseni (51), Junior Quitirna (84), and Owen Oseni (90) were the...
