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21/11/2001, 9:38 AM
Yet another former city player doing well elsewhere.......from rte.ie
David Moore was Waterford's hero last night, as his late brace sent them through to the Eircom League Cup quarter-finals. In a tight match Moore's double was the difference between the two teams, striking first with fifteen minutes left and then again nine minutes later. The sending off of their keeper, Gary Rogers, one minute before the final whistle compounded Drogheda's night of misery.
Waterford join Longford, Bohs, Cork, Derry, Limerick, and Shamrock Rovers in the final eight, with only one tie left outstanding, between Sligo and St. Pat's, which is being played tonight. Moore had only been on the pitch for seven minutes when he received a great ball from Barry Wood. The second was a fantastic strike from the edge of the box, after being fed by John Frost.
Drogheda's miserable night was completed on 89 minutes, when Rogers was sent-off for a professional foul. He received the straight red card for felling Kevin O’ Brien on the edge of the box a minute from time, in what seemed a harsh decision by referee Damien Han****. O'Brien had appeared to lose his way and was heading towards the corner when the keeper fouled him, but the Dublin official felt it was a cynical challenge.
The match was a dull affair, as these two sides who have drawn their last three clashes seemed more concerned with keeping the other out. It had looked like it might take penalties to separate Waterford and Drogheda, but then Moore popped up with his terrific brace to earn Waterford a vital win.
Filed by John Raftery
David Moore was Waterford's hero last night, as his late brace sent them through to the Eircom League Cup quarter-finals. In a tight match Moore's double was the difference between the two teams, striking first with fifteen minutes left and then again nine minutes later. The sending off of their keeper, Gary Rogers, one minute before the final whistle compounded Drogheda's night of misery.
Waterford join Longford, Bohs, Cork, Derry, Limerick, and Shamrock Rovers in the final eight, with only one tie left outstanding, between Sligo and St. Pat's, which is being played tonight. Moore had only been on the pitch for seven minutes when he received a great ball from Barry Wood. The second was a fantastic strike from the edge of the box, after being fed by John Frost.
Drogheda's miserable night was completed on 89 minutes, when Rogers was sent-off for a professional foul. He received the straight red card for felling Kevin O’ Brien on the edge of the box a minute from time, in what seemed a harsh decision by referee Damien Han****. O'Brien had appeared to lose his way and was heading towards the corner when the keeper fouled him, but the Dublin official felt it was a cynical challenge.
The match was a dull affair, as these two sides who have drawn their last three clashes seemed more concerned with keeping the other out. It had looked like it might take penalties to separate Waterford and Drogheda, but then Moore popped up with his terrific brace to earn Waterford a vital win.
Filed by John Raftery