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16 September 2022 7:45 pm FAI Cup 2022

Match Report

Waterford stun Dundalk to reach last four of the cup

A Phoenix Patterson wonder-strike sealed a 3-2 FAI Cup quarter-final win for Waterford over top-flight Dundalk at a lively RSC this evening to see the Blues progress to the competition's semi-final stage for a second consecutive year.

Patterson was masterful throughout and led Waterford's fight back after they conceded early through a strange Paul Martin own-goal in the tenth minute.

A spectacular Shane Griffin volley would see Waterford back into contention on the half-hour mark and Darragh Power sent the Blues ahead before half-time after Wassim Aouachria laid off a Patterson free-kick for the fullback in the Lilywhite's area.

The Munster side would dominate the second half and Patterson secured the victory when he cut in from the right and shot into the top-left corner on 65 minutes.

Six minutes of injury time would see Waterford become open at the back and Dundalk would get a goal back through Keith Ward but their late push was not enough.

The defeat sees Dundalk fail to progress to an FAI Cup semi-final for the first time since 2014 as their recent run of poor from continues.

The Lilywhites took the lead early on when Paul Doyle sent a rocket toward the Blues' goal from long-range, forcing Waterford's keeper Paul Martin to dive to halt a certain goal. Unfortunately for Martin the ball diverted downward from his crossbar and bounced in at the far post.

Patterson would lead his side's charge back into the game after the 25-minute mark, and the Blues did start to seriously threaten.

The winger used his pace to run onto a through ball on 25 minutes only to be denied by an excellent covering tackle from Lewis Macari. Moments later the Scot had a curled attempt drift just too high of the Dundalk goal.  

The home side equalised on 30 minutes when an Aouachria cross was defended by Dundalk and looped high, allowing Shane Griffin to run and skillfully volley it low to the right of Shepperd.

Waterford pushed on and Power sent them ahead with his point-blank strike before half-time, much to the delight of the sizeable home support.

The home supporters' night would only get better in the second period after Patterson extended their side's lead and chances continued to come as Dundalk scrambled at the back and failed to return fire until far too late.

Waterford

22Paul Martin Goalkeeper 51'
10'
2Darragh Power Defender 42'
3Richard Taylor Defender
4Niall O’Keeffe Midfielder
7Shane Griffin 8 Midfielder 30'
9Wassim Aouachria 10 Forward 74'
11Armando Junior Quitirna Midfielder
12Tunmise Sobowale Defender
20Roland Idowu 5 Midfielder
24Killian Cantwell Defender
44Phoenix Patterson 14 Midfielder 65'
10Raúl Uche 9 Forward
14Timi Sobowale 44 Defender
5Alex Baptiste 20 Defender
8Yassine En-Neyah 7 Midfielder
15Jeremie Milambo Defender
19Remi Thompson Midfielder
26Dara Kavanagh Goalkeeper
33Owen Oseni Forward
34Dean Larkin Midfielder

Dundalk

1Nathan Sheppard Goalkeeper
2Lewis Macari 17 Defender
3Brian Gartland 22 Defender
4Andy Boyle Defender
5Alfie Lewis Midfielder
8Robbie Benson 29 Midfielder
10Greg Sloggett 28 Midfielder 15'
11John Martin Forward
16Steven Bradley Forward
21Paul Doyle 6 Midfielder 11'
23John Mountney Midfielder 79'
14Peter Cherrie Goalkeeper
6Sam Bone 21 Defender 80'
15Darragh Leahy Defender
17Keith Ward 2 Midfielder 90+3'
18Robbie McCourt Defender
20Joe Adams Midfielder
22Runar Hauge 3 Midfielder 87'
28Ryan O’Kane 10 Forward 79'
29David McMillan 8 Forward
  • 96'

    Full-Time, Waterford hold on to advance to an FAI Cup semi-final with a 3-2 victory over Dundalk

  • 94'

    Keith Ward gets one back for Dundalk

  • 91'

    Mix up at the back sees Dundalk get a chance but they fail to capitalise

  • 90'

    six minutes added time at the RSC

  • 87'

    Hauge receives Dundalk's sixth booking of the night

  • 84'

    Two subs for the home team

  • 75'

    Shepperd saves on Junior in a one-on-one

  • 74'

    Aouachria booked

  • 69'

    Shepperd makes a vital save to intercept Junior's cross

  • 69'

    Dundalk under pressure now

  • 65'

    Patterson cuts inside and shoots from outside the area into the top left corner for Waterford!!!!!!!!!!! 3-1

  • 63'

    O'Kane's deflected shot wins a corner, the attacker has been dangerous since his introduction

  • 62'

    Steven Bradley off target for Dundalk as the visitors begin to grow back into this game

  • 59'

    Taylor makes a good interception to deny sub Ryan O\'Kane a shot on the Waterford goal

  • 57'

    Patterson with a shot, snatches left and wide

  • 57'

    Griffin has a shot go well over as Waterford continue to threaten

  • 54'

    Patterson and Junior combine from the corner but Patterson's shot is wide

  • 54'

    Waterford cross won by Sobowale

  • 52'

    Great run by Patterson down the right sees him beat two defenders but his cross falls behind Aouachria

  • 51'

    Martin booked for time wasting

  • 49'

    Gartland does well to dispossess Aouachria in the Dundalk area

  • 47'

    Sam Bone's shoots outside the right post

  • 45'

    Back underway at the RSC!

  • 48'

    Half-Time, Waterford lead their Premier Division opponents by two goals to one

  • 47'

    Dundalk pushing in these final moments of the half

  • 45'

    Slogget can't meet a dangerous Dundalk cross

  • 42'

    Aouachria heads Patterson's delivery down to Power at the far post and the fullback hammers it home

  • 42'

    Darragh Power sends Waterford ahead!!!!!

  • 41'

    Patterson wins a free in a good position

  • 41'

    Waterford streaming forward now in search of another goal before half-time

  • 38'

    Sam Bone replaces Dundalk's injured goalscorer, Paul Doyle

  • 34'

    Mountney's cross drifts right and wide

  • 30'

    Aouachria's cross from the right is defended and loops outside the box, Griffin runs on to it and volleys it low to the left past Nathan Shepperd

  • 30'

    Shane Griffin with a great goal, to delight the home crowd!

  • 29'

    Waterford break but good work from Idowu cannot prevent Dundalk winning it back

  • 27'

    Patterson's curling effort goes too far right and over the visitors' goal

  • 25'

    Phoenix Patterson runs on to an excellent through ball at the Dundalk end but Macari gets back to make intervene before the Blues attacker can shoot

  • 25'

    Nevertheless, the Blues are seeing a lot of ball but just can't get at the Lilywhites defence

  • 18'

    The home side have struggled to make an impact going forward so far

  • 15'

    Slogget booked for raising his elbow to Martin as the Waterford defender challenged his run down the right

  • 13'

    Dundalk going in search of a second goal

  • 10'

    Paul Doyle shoots a rocket from long-distance, saved by Paul Martin but the ball hits the crossbar and bounces back into goal

  • 8'

    Waterford applying pressure but Darragh power's cross goes wide

  • 5'

    Slogget's attempt on goal from the right goes is off target

  • Waterford get the game underway in front of a large home crowd!

  • Five minutes 'til kick-off in Waterford

  • Danny Searle tells LOI TV "we want to win the cup" while Dundalk's Stephen O'Donnell says "we're looking forward to the challenge" of taking on the Blues

  • Dundalk make five changes from their 3-2 league defeat to UCD last weekend

  • No changes to last week's XI for Waterford, which you can view using the 'Lineups' tab above

  • Live updates will be provided throughout the game after kick-off at 7.45pm

  • Welcome to our FAI Cup quarter-final coverage of Waterford v Dundalk at the RSC!

Past Meetings

(Series 33)
1 - 0
LOI Men's Premier Division
Oriel Park

Dundalk v Waterford

(Series 26)
1 - 1
LOI Men's Premier Division
Regional Sports Centre

Waterford v Dundalk

(Series 15)
1 - 3
LOI Men's Premier Division
Oriel Park

Dundalk v Waterford

(Series 8)
0 - 3
LOI Men's Premier Division
Regional Sports Centre

Waterford v Dundalk

(Series 17)
1 - 0
LOI Men's Premier Division
Regional Sports Centre

Waterford v Dundalk

(Series 8)
2 - 2
LOI Men's Premier Division
Oriel Park

Dundalk v Waterford

(1st Round)
1 - 0
FAI Cup
Oriel Park

Dundalk v Waterford

0 - 1
LOI Men's Premier Division
Regional Sports Centre

Waterford FC v Dundalk FC

3 - 0
LOI Men's Premier Division
Oriel Park

Dundalk FC v Waterford FC

0 - 3
LOI Men's Premier Division
Regional Sports Centre

Waterford FC v Dundalk FC

4 - 0
LOI Men's Premier Division
Oriel Park

Dundalk FC v Waterford FC

1 - 2
LOI Men's Premier Division
Regional Sports Centre

Waterford FC v Dundalk FC

2 - 0
LOI Men's Premier Division
Oriel Park

Dundalk FC v Waterford FC

2 - 1
LOI Men's Premier Division
Regional Sports Centre

Waterford FC v Dundalk FC

1 - 0
LOI Men's Premier Division
Oriel Park

Dundalk FC v Waterford FC

Ground

Regional Sports Centre
Waterford Regional Sports Centre, Inner Ring Road, Kilbarry, Waterford, County Waterford, Munster, X91 KT29, Ireland

Jack Joy is a journalism student at Dublin City University