Despite throwing everything at the First Division visitors St. Pats can\'t find an equaliser and the cup holders are eliminated in the first round of the FAI Senior Cup.

Chance! Idowu with a driving run towards the Pats goal but can’t find the target from a tight angle.Chance! Idowu with a driving run towards the Pats goal but can’t find the target from a tight angle.

Chance! Idowu with a driving run towards the Pats goal but can’t find the target from a tight angle.

SAVE! Pats are putting massive pressure on Waterford, winning two corners and a free kick in succession but Paul Martin pulls off a big save.

Mark Doyle gets an early ball played into him and runs down the channel and shoots across goal but wide.

Forrester is trying to create something but he shoots wide. He has looked inventive since coming on.

Tunde Owalabi has replaced Ronan Coughlan for the last quarter hour for Pats.

Billy King makes a brilliant inward run off the wing and Coughlan finds him witha through ball but King’s left footed effort goes over the bar.

St. Pats work a great move down the left wing, it comes out to Breslin, who whips in a cross which Coughlan heads wide.

Tim Clancy withdraws the cautioned Lennon who's cutting a frustrated figure in recent minutes. Eoin Doyle comes into the game.

Jamie Lennon picks up a yellow card for a needless tackle from behind.

Yellow card for Niall O’Keeffe as he jumps in on Forrester

Chris Forrester’s introduction has immediately improved the home attack , he creates danger down the left wing and finds his striker in space who just fails to hit the target.

Second half kicks off and the home side are looking to take the initiative here and win this game.

Forrester, O'Reilly and King replace Atakayi, Timmermans and Barrett off for St. Pats.

3-2 Waterford. Quick feet from Junior, who plays a one-two with Patterson to create space and he hit a rocket from 25 yards to smash it past Anang.

St.Pats attack and a great block from Taylor to close down Mark Doyle who had a great chance in the box.

Yellow card for Paddy Barrett. St.Pats look far too open at the back and Paddy Barrett takes down a Waterford striker while under pressure. Patterson got a shot away. Pats are lucky not to be 3-2 down.

2-2 Under little pressure, Serge plays the ball back to his centre back who was not on his wavelength and Aouachria runs in and finishes the ball to the back of the net for Waterford

Penalty shout? Junior runs into the penalty area falls to the ground but the referee gives a corner kick

GOAL 2-1 Pats. Grivosti scores for St.Pats with a great header at the back post , heading strongly down into the ground beating the keeper.

Quitirna runs through on the home goal hit his tame effort is saved by Anang

1-1. Ronan Coughlan scores from the penalty spot

Sobowale receives a yellow card.

Penalty for St.Pats! A pass splits the Waterford defence and Sobowale takes down Coughlan

Cotter is down witha slight injury. St.Pats will hope that it is not too serious as he is a very important player to them.

1-0 Waterford. Phoenix Patterson with some good work on the right wing places a good pass into Aouachria in the penalty area to finish.

St. Pats win a corner kick and Joe Redmond almost breaks the deadlock hit the post with a header.

Ronan Coughlan is out through on goal but he turns back and is closed down by the defender.

Anang with a fantastic kick almost puts Coughlan through on goal but he doesn’t control it on his run

St.Pats win a corner and Barrett header is dealt with by Waterford defence

We are underway at Richmond Park as the home side look to bring their European momentum to the Cup