Premier Division: Bohemians 0 Waterford 1
Alan Reynolds tasted defeat in his first home game of his tenure as Waterford FC edged a tight affair as 4,342 watched at Dalymount Park.
Experienced hitman Padraig Amond’s first half strike proved enough on the night, as two sides with mixed starts to the season cancelled each other out for the majority.
Upon his Dalymount Park homecoming Keith Long, who spent eight years in charge of the Phibsborough side, received a rapturous standing applause from the Jodi stand in recognition of all his hard work during his tenure.
And following the narrowest of home defeats to reigning Champions Shamrock Rovers the visitors - having included five former Bohs players in their squad - signalled their intent early on when one of which, Grant Horton, rose highest in a packed area but failed to guide his header on target from a whipped inswinging corner.
Following a tentative opening in which both sides cancelled each other out, the deadlock was eventually broken just after the half hour mark.
Having been played through by a well weighted pass from Robbie McCourt, Blues hitman Padraig Amond made no mistake hammering past Kacper Chorazka to bag his fifth of the season so far.
But just moments later the home side spurned a gilt edged chance to level when the in-form Dayle Rooney, fresh from his two set-piece assists on Monday, failed to take advantage of a mistake in the Waterford defence and shot straight at the brave Sam Sargeant having found himself clear through.
Rooney was at it again just before the break when he controlled Paddy Kirk's looping cross beautifully, before cutting inside and forcing Sargat to save at full stretch.
Ten minutes into the restart the home side went close again
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