Tommy Lonergan helped Waterford to a share of the spoils against Shelbourne as the sides played out a 1-1 draw in their SSE Airtricity Men’s Premier Division opener on a heavy RSC pitch.
The striker headed home Conan Noonan’s 54th-minute free-kick to earn the hosts a deserved point.
With Waterford fielding seven new players, they played second best to Shelbourne in the opening half, but a triple change from Blues’ boss Jon Daly gave his side a different shape.
Indeed they could have won it late on through a Padraig Amond header that flashed just wide of the target after another Noonan set-piece.
It was the visitors who took up the early running, forcing a couple of early corners before having the…