Tommy Lonergan's leveller sees Waterford frustrate Shelbourne on opening night

Whereas Shels included in their starting line-up just one of their arrivals, six-figure capture Odhrán Casey, Waterford’s team showed seven new faces from the squad that required a playoff to avoid relegation.

LONERGAN LEVELS: Tommy Lonergan celebrates after scoring his side's equaliser. Pic: Tyler Miller/Sportsfile.

WATERFORD (Tommy Lonergan 55) 1 SHELBOURNE 1 (John Martin 13)

Stephen Bradley sitting in the stand was the happiest manager at the RSC after fancied Shelbourne failed to build on their first-half dominance.