With a grand win over Derry City, Waterford marked its 2018 debut in the SSE Aitricity league of Ireland. With a one of kind win with one of its player’s last minute heroics, the Blues delivered a one of a kind win.
After their promotion to the Republic of Ireland Premiership, today the Waterford Blues were officially welcomed to the top circuit and these did it with an all-around style.
For the Blues manager Alan Reynolds this is opening of the campaign success sets the tone on their squad upcoming series of challenges and campaign that looks like one contested one in this 2018.
In spite of the wet evening in the southeast parts of the Emerald Island, the crew of the colossus of Waterford Regional Sports Centre. All of these chaps by performing wonders in the pitch, soon as expected the game was possible thanks to these dedicated men.
Still this was a night for many heroes as the man in charge of keeping the field of the Regional Sports Centre was miraculous and kudos to all of them, the other was the debut in Premiership and the Blues did it with style.
However, this will not be an easy endeavor for the Waterford Boys after today’s match as their next match of the campaign their first away will be in what many see in Turners Cross when they play the league defending champions Cork City.
This considered as another test of fire for these edition newcomers when they play the Rebel Army in their second match of the campaign.
Getting back to opening day in all the fronts in the league of Ireland, it looks like the Waterford, Derry City match became was one of the most exciting of matches, and by the way this affair was decided.
With the Candystripes showing off a certain advantage of being the top seeded and possibly coming as the overall favorites, today they were upset with a rally staged by their hosts that never stopped fighting until the edn to the joy of their followers.
Despite the Derry Boys opening the scoreboard in the 19 minute via Darren Cole volley over the cross bar when an opportune and well placed Armin Aganovic push the ball beating the Blues keeper Niall Corbet.
As the locals supported by their enthusiastic crowd that after 10 years in waiting for their Boys to return to the top circuit, the fight and motivation alongside the hunger these squad put in the field seeing their efforts crowned before the end of the first half.
As a play started before two minutes before halftime, it was in the 43 minute when Blues midfielder Gavan Holohan tied the score at one goal apiece, thanks to a play from defender Rory Freely and French midfielder Bastian Hery.
Beating the visitors’ goalkeeper Ger Doherty, who little could do to prevent the shoot.
As the second half started with a notable for the locals pressuring and making all sorts of efforts to break the deadlock and in the 77 minute it’s when the miracle happened when Dean O’ Halloran score the game winner and becoming the match hero.
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