Waterford FC 1 Galway United 1
Waterford’s Dean McMenamy, 27, celebrates after scoring his sides equalising goal against Galway United at the RSC. Photo: Michael P Ryan/Sportsfile
Dean McMenamy celebrates Waterford’s win over Galway at the RSC. Photo: Michael P Ryan/Sportsfile
Dean McMenamy’s remarkable 96th-minute equaliser for Waterford FC rescued a point from the jaws of defeat against Galway United in the Premier Division clash at the RSC.
The home side played second fiddle to their opponents for long periods, with Galway’s goal coming from Killian Brouder’s first-half header.
Waterford’s Dean McMenamy, 27, celebrates after scoring his sides equalising goal against Galway United at the RSC. Photo: Michael P Ryan/Sportsfile
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McMenamy’s leveller from close-range papers over the serious cracks this Waterford team showed, but they remain 10th and six points behind second-from-bottom Sligo Rovers.
After Galway’s Ed McCarthy and Stephen Walsh had early chances for the visitors, they did eventually make the breakthrough that their dominance deserved with 42 minutes on the clock.
Dean McMenamy celebrates Waterford’s win over Galway at the RSC. Photo: Michael P Ryan/Sportsfile
A dangerous David Hurley corner from the right found the head of central defender Brouder, and he couldn’t believe his luck when planting an unchallenged close-range header to the net past Arlo Doherty.
Second-half substitute Tommy Lonergan twice went close before skipper Pádraig Amond saw his deflected effort go agonisingly wide of the target with ten minutes remaining.
There was a final twist in the sixth added minute as the Blues won a corner-kick out on the right that saw Evan McLaughlin swing in a dangerous ball that landed on Amond’s head.
His header forward was bundled over the line by McMenamy to snatch a late point for the hosts.
Waterford FC: Doherty; Houston (Coyle 65), Mahon, Long, Cann, Couto; Glenfield (Noonan 65), Barrett (McMenamy 46), Heeney (McLaughlin 46); Amond, Carty (Lonergan 65).
Galway United: Barratt, Brouder, Facchineri, Wolfe (Williams 84); McCarthy (Lomboto 76), Bolger, Hurley, Amin-Kazeem, Twardek (Keohane 76); Walsh (Pierrot 76).
Referee: P Norton (Dublin).