SSE Airtricity Men’s Premier Division: WATERFORD FC 0 SLIGO ROVERS 0Padraig Amond missed the opportunity to hand Waterford their first win of the Premier Division season as the Blues captain struck a penalty off the crossbar as his side had to settle for a scoreless stalemate in their battle with Sligo Rovers at the RSC. The second half was less than two minutes old when the home side were awarded a penalty. Jorgen Violas clashed off the ball with first-half substitute Gareth McElroy, which saw referee Daniel Murphy point to the spot, but Amond rattled the crossbar with his spot-kick. WATERFORD: McMullan; Heeney, Mahon, Cann, Couto; Glenfield, Coyle (McLaughlin 72), Noonan; Violas (Faria 80), Amond, Lonergan (Carthy 72). SLIGO ROVERS: Sargeant; Esua (McDonagh 81), Denham, Blaney (McElroy 45), Stewart, Fitzgerald, Quirk, Meekison (Hakiki 57), O’Kane, Harkin (Patton 57) (McHugh 81), Traore.

Source: Irish Examiner February 21, 2026 10:00 UTC