League Cup semi final

**pineapple stu** · 05/08/2009, 2:59 PM

Originally Posted by blue til i die

Yeah, didnt quite understand the red card either, but the ref was right in front of it,so...i dono, looked like he kicked out at him or something,

The ball ran ahead of him, your lad went in to tackle and Mulhall stood on his ankle, I think. Nothing malicious about it at all; was genuinely going for the ball and there was a split second between when the ball was there and when it was shielded by your lad's leg. Silly decision, but it's the only thing I can make of it.

**Poor Student** · 05/08/2009, 6:40 PM

Well done to Waterford, good luck in the final.

I'm really gutted. I felt we had the better of the play in the first half but we lacked any credible threat. Waterford's goals were well worked and once the second went in we lost our impetus. I do feel a better keeper may have kept those chances out though. Waterford absorbed our better spells and hit us when it mattered. While the revenue from the final would have been welcome, you can't help but feel we could have been like Wexford last year. Hopefully Waterford will hold their own against Bohs.

**HarpoJoyce** · 05/08/2009, 7:26 PM

Originally Posted by Poor Student

Well done to Waterford, good luck in the final.

I'm really gutted. I felt we had the better of the play in the first half but we lacked any credible threat. Waterford's goals were well worked and once the second went in we lost our impetus. I do feel a better keeper may have kept those chances out though. Waterford absorbed our better spells and hit us when it mattered. While the revenue from the final would have been welcome, you can't help but feel we could have been like Wexford last year. Hopefully Waterford will hold their own against Bohs.

This is closest to how I'm thinking. Waterford had cleaner chances in the first half and before the first goal but I think UCD should have scored McMillans header early on especially. We were on the back foot after the first goal and Waterford kept the pressure on after Cummins scored Waterford's second goal aswell.
But when it wasn't going their way, at nil-nil, Waterford were happy to swing the elbow including Kevin Waters on Ronan Finn.
Thought Mulhall stamped on the player and I understand Devine was on his mobile after the game and was mentioning "his groceries" and that he was looking at a "bunch of grapes".
Good atmosphere and Waterford came to make some noise.
Good luck to them in the Final, I hope they win it for the Setanta Cup place (if it's awarded).

**Angus** · 05/08/2009, 8:35 PM

It was interesting because I only arrived after half time and thought Waterford were super - best I have seen this season

**pineapple stu** · 06/08/2009, 8:44 AM

Originally Posted by Poor Student

I do feel a better keeper may have kept those chances out though.

First was a free header at the back post; arguably keeper's ball to begin with. Second was poor footwork. Third was awful defending to leave the Waterford lad with so much space ten yards out. But we'll learn from it.

**Schumi** · 19/08/2009, 11:58 PM

Finally got the video of this game done. The picture quality for the first half isn't great but all the action was in the second half anyway.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nqmfifz90D4