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Waterford seal FAI Cup semi-final spot

Waterford seal FAI Cup semi-final spot

Danny Searle's Waterford beat Dundalk 3-2 at home in a highly-entertaining encounter at the RSC.

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Dundalk struck first through Paul Doyle, before Shane Griffin and Darragh Power gave the home side a deserved lead before half-time.

Phoenix Patterson made it 3-1 with a goal for the FAI history books. A sensational strike from the edge of the box had fans on cloud nine.

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Keith Ward scored an injury time consolation goal for a Dundalk side who are absent from a semi-final draw for the first time in eight seasons.

Elsewhere, Treaty United booked their place in the semi-finals after a 4-1 win against UCD at Markets Field in Limerick.

Enda Curran scored a hat-trick for the home side while Willie Armshaw topped things off to make it 4-0, before UCD pulled one back late on.

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The other two quarter-finals see Derry City take on Shamrock Rovers, while Shelbourne face Bohemians - both kicking off on Sunday.

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