Maguire dishes up revenge

Following a six-goal drubbing from Wexford Youths at Ferrycarrig Park on the opening night of the season, Waterford United made amends in spades at the RSC last night as they trounced their South-East rivals.

Graham Doyle was beaten on 16 minutes when Irish Schools’ U18 international Seanie Maguire picked up the ball on the edge of the area before beating the keeper with a stunning left-footed finish.

Darragh Walshe grabbed a cracking second goal on 33 minutes when, after picking up a pass from Paul Phelan, he gave Doyle no chance with a magnificent right-footed shot from the edge of the area.

Maguire grabbed his second on 53 minutes when Gary Dempsey’s left-wing corner kick was flicked on by Craig Burns to the back post where the lethal centre-forward was on hand to touch home.

Paul Phelan completed the scoring four minutes time from time, finishing off a pass from Peter White.

Then, in injury time, Wexford’s Shane Dempsey saw red for a second yellow card to compound the visitors’ misery.

WATERFORD UNITED: Holden; Carey, Burns, Long, Frost; Ryan, Dempsey, White (Higgins 89), Phelan; Walshe (Keegan 89), Maguire (McGrath 80)

WEXFORD YOUTHS: Doyle; B Nolan (Phelan 82), Carr, Browne, Dermody; Keenan, Wall, Dempsey, Broaders; Furlong (Malone 69), Elmes (S Nolan 69)

Referee: Conor Fitzgerald (Dublin).