Advertisement League of Ireland Horse Racing TV Listings GAA Fixtures The Video Review Sport meets news, current affairs, society & pop culture Rugby Weekly Extra Dive into all the news and analysis 3 times a week The Football Family Weekly insights from the week’s big talking points Advertisement More Stories Padraig Amond celebrates his goal.Ken Sutton/INPHO Freestopping the rot Waterford step up to down Derry and end losing run Goals from Leahy and Amond earn points for home side. 9.52pm, 25 Apr 2025 Share options Waterford FC 2 Derry City 1 Adrian Flanagan reports from The RSC THE MESSAGE FROM the Waterford FC fans was loud and clear before kick-off as they held a banner aloft to the players – “Step Up or Step Out” – and on the field they got the response as the Blues ended the rut of seven straight league losses to beat Derry City. It was a fine performance from the hosts as goals from Darragh Leahy and a deflected effort from Padraig Amond helped interim head coach Matt Lawlor’s side to a deserved victory as they moved a place above Cork City, who play bottom side Sligo Rovers on Saturday. After defender Kevin Holt superbly cleared a goalbound Ryan Burke header off the line on 17 minutes and Padraig Amond volleyed a Grant Horton 33rd minute cross inches over, the hosts struck for the lead goal five minutes before the break. Advertisement Darragh Leahy tackles Gavin Whyte.Ken Sutton / INPHO Ken Sutton / INPHO / INPHO Conan Noonan whipped in a right-wing corner to the back post that saw Kacper Radkowski and Andy Boyle knock the ball forward, and it was Darragh Leahy who got the vital touch to bundle home for his first goal of the season. Waterford doubled their advantage with 65 minutes on the clock when Conan Noonan sent in a free-kick from the halfway line that saw Lonergan knock the ball down for Padraig Amond, and his right-footed deflected off Holt before nestling into the bottom far corner to send the home side wild. Derry City did try to get back into the game, only to find keeper Stephen McMullan in fine form as he kept out Michael Duffy’s stinging effort on 71 minutes before producing a top save eight minutes later to deny Sean Patton. When it looked as if Waterford were going to hold out for their first clean sheet of the season, the visitors did pull one back four minutes into added time when Sam Todd sent over a left-wing cross that saw substitute Liam Boyce get in front of Kyle White to head home. WATERFORD FC: McMullan; Horton, Radkowski, Boyle (White 46), Leahy, Burke; Olayinka, Glenfield (McCormack 85), Noonan; Lonergan, Amond. DERRY CITY: Maher; Todd, Connolly, R Boyce (Ferguson 62), Holt; Winchester (O’Reilly 46), Duffy, Thomas (Boyce 46), Benson (Harkin 62), Whyte; Mullen (Patton 70). REF: Paul Norton (Dublin). Adrian Flanagan Viewcomments Send Tip or Correction Embed this post To embed this post, copy the code below on your site Email “Waterford step up to down Derry and end losing run”. Recipient's Email Feedback on “Waterford step up to down Derry and end losing run”. Your Feedback Your Email (optional) Report a Comment Please select the reason for reporting this comment. Please give full details of the problem with the comment... This is YOUR comments community. Stay civil, stay constructive, stay on topic. Please familiarise yourself with our comments policy before taking part. Leave a Comment Submit a report Please help us understand how this comment violates our community guidelines. Damaging the good reputation of someone, slander, or libel. 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