Waterford Utd - 0 Drogheda Utd - 2 Prior to this hard-earned but deserved victory, second-from-bottom Drogheda had only scored one goal in the last seven games. Coincidentally, their last win in the league was at home to Waterford.
Drogheda opened the scoring on 63 minutes when Dom Tierney played the ball out to Gary Cronin on the edge of the area and Cronin unleashed a fierce, first-time, left-footed drive that soared into the far corner.
The visitors went further ahead four minutes from time when substitute goalkeeper Pat Holden did well to parry a shot from Declan O'Brien, but the inrushing Andy Myler swept the rebound in from close range for his 10th goal of the season.
Waterford had their chances to score but they were unable to take the opportunities.
WATERFORD UNITED: Connor (Holden 45 mins), McLoughlin (Phelan, 75 mins), Frost, Mallon, Mulcahy, Reilly, Fitzgerald, O'Brien, Waters (Barnes 63 minutes), Fenn, Murphy. Substitutes not used: Hayes, Leahy.
DROGHEDA UNITED: Rogers, Gray, O'Connor, Cronin, Molloy, Scully, Quinless, Flanagan, O'Brien, Myler, Tierney. Substitutes not used: Gallogely, Gallagher, Connor, Quinn, Fitzpatrick.
Referee: Dave McKeon (Dublin).
