Blues shut out

Ten-man Waterford United slipped up in the race for automatic promotion as they were held to a scoreless draw by Athlone Town at the RSC.

Athlone looked the more composed of the two sides during the opening half and Sean Skelly worked himself a shooting opportunity after a neat passing move.

Peter White did go close to breaking the deadlock for the Blues five minutes before the break but his shot from 35 yards flew inches wide.