Waterford shock champs Cork City on Friday fight night

As if this comeback win for Waterford didn’t provide enough drama to be going on with, an extraordinary night ended with two players from each side and both managers being sent off in time added on as tempers boiled over at the RSC.

The chaotic scenes included Bastian Hery pushing John Caulfield to the ground after the City manager had crossed the white line to retrieve the ball after the Waterford player delayed releasing it for a Cork throw. The resultant free-for-all involving players and staff from both sides spilled over onto the adjacent running track and ended with red cards for Caulfield and Blues boss Alan Reynolds, as well as Hery and Stanley Aborah for Waterford and Garry Buckley and unused sub Steven Beattie for Cork.

And before all that, a crowd of 3,684 had seen the home side come back from one down to earn a 2-1 win which means Waterford have leapfrogged City to go level with Dundalk on points at the top of the table.