Galway win as Waterford move top in First Division

Ten-man Galway United had John Caulfield smiling after a Turner's Cross game for the first time in a very long time as his Tribesmen held out to beat Cork City.

An Ed McCarthy goal decided a pretty even game played out in front of a whopping 5,000 onlookers on Leeside, most of whom went home frustrated, including City boss Colin Healy, who will wonder how Cork failed to score.

Caulfield's United will host Waterford and play with plenty of confidence after this win, something of a smash and grab, and Terryland will be rocking with a huge crowd for the Blues' visit.

Cork will rue this loss greatly, especially as they had nearly half of the game to make the most of Wilson Waweru's red card. It was not to be, with ex-home favourite Conor McCormack key to United's win.

There was a touching pre-game minute's applauding to honour Jerry Harris. Universally deemed a gentleman, Harris passed away in December at the age of 81; he played for former League of Ireland clubs on Leeside and served City as coach, kit man and club secretary. A wild challenge by Jonas Hakkinen on United debutant Manu Dimas saw the first yellow brandished on 13 minutes, United having started better. Two of City's more dynamic players, the highly regarded Cian Murphy and Dylan McGlade, combined three minutes later but McGlade couldn't get any power into his strike before a baying Shed. Sadly for McGlade, a hat-trick hero in Bray last week, his game was done by the end of its first quarter, though James Doona was hardly a bad replacement. City enjoyed a good spell in a slow-burning but feisty first half before Waweru turned and shot tamely beyond David Harrington, son of City legend 'Biscuits'. And Waweru did brilliantly for the opener. He flicked to teenage