Waterford FC outgun 10-man Cork City to take Munster derby spoils

Second-half goals from Padraig Amond and Kyle White saw Waterford FC move to the summit of the SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division as they won the first Munster derby of the season against Cork City at the RSC.

In front of the television cameras and 3,019 spectators, 20-year-old White struck for his second goal in as many games four minutes from time to give Keith Long’s side a deserved win over Cork’s ten men after Freddie Anderson’s second-half dismissal for two yellow cards.

Alex Nolan gave Tim Clancy’s side the dream start inside eight minutes when he made Kyle White dizzy with his twisting and turning out on the right after picking up a Darragh Crowley pass, and he cut inside to beat keeper Stephen McMullan with a fine left-footed effort high to the net.

The crossbar denied Waterford the equalising goal two minutes later when Conan Noonan swung in a left-wing corner that was headed clear by Seani Maguire into the path of Dean McMenamy on the top of the penalty area, but his first-time shot came crashing back off the woodwork.

Nolan should have doubled the lead for the visitors on 22 minutes when he raced onto a brilliant through ball from Harvey Skieters, who had replaced the injured Seani Maguire seconds earlier, but he dragged a shot wide of McMullan’s far post.

There was a half chance for the hosts from a set piece on the half-hour mark when Noonan sent over a left-wing free that was headed on by Padraig Amond for Tommy Lonergan, but the striker couldn’t direct his header on target.

The second-half was less than two minutes old when Waterford levelled. Conan Noonan pulled the ball back into the path of Rowan McDonald with a neat pass, and the midfielder sent the ball back into the area with purpose, and Padraig Amond