The Waterford footballers suffered their fourth league defeat in a row on Saturday night as Wexford emerged victorious by 2-12 to 1-6 at the SETU Arena.
Ephie Fitzgerald's side finished with fourteen men as Conor Murray received a straight red card while they also lost captain Dermot Ryan during the second half to a black card
Mark Rossiter shot 1-3 as Wexford made it back to back wins. Brian Molloy also billowed the net for the purple and gold while Eoghan Nolan knocked over three points from play.
The Déise started brightly as Darragh Corcoran buried the ball to the bottom corner of the Wexford net in the seventh minute. Waterford's first goal of the 2023 NFL. Conor Murray and Jason Curry left them 1-2 to 0-3 in front after 17 minutes.
Mark Rossiter then finished a Wexford counter attack to the cobwebs on 20 minutes. Brian Lynch levelled but Eoghan Nolan and Dylan Furlong gave the visitors a 1-5 to 1-3 half time advantage.
Nolan nailed two beauties at the start of the second period. The home side lost captain Dermot Ryan to a black card and Wexford capitalised. John Tubritt and Cian Hughes set up Brian Molloy for a goal on 50 minutes. Rossiter added three points to his tally.
Waterford goalkeeper Aaron Beresford denied both Molloy and Richie Waters. Jason Curry and John Devine kicked consolation points for the hosts before Murray's late red.
Scorers for Wexford: M Rossiter 1-3 (2fs), B Molloy 1-0, E Nolan 0-3, D Brooks (f), D Furlong, G Malone, S Nolan, J Tubritt, C Kinsella 0-1 each.
Scorers for Waterford: D Corcoran 1-0, J Curry 0-3 (2fs), C Murray, B Lynch, J Devine 0-1 each.
Wexford: D Brooks; B Cushe, P Hughes, M Furlong; G Malone, B Molloy, D Furlong; N Hughes, E Nolan; D Lyons, S Nolan, C Carty; K O'Grady, J Tubritt, M Rossiter.
Subs: C Hughes for Lyons (HT), J Rossiter for Furlong (53), C Kinsella for O'Grady (61), R Waters for Carty (66).
Waterford: A Beresford; R Browne, C O Cuirrin, L Fennell; D Ryan, D O Cathasaigh, J O'Sullivan; B Looby, K Sheehan; M Curry, D Fitzgerald, J Curry; C Murray, B Lynch, D Corcoran.
Subs: C Maguire for Sheehan (16), J Devine for Fitzgerald (HT), B Hynes for Lynch (53), M Cummins for O Cathasaigh (67), N McSweeney for J Curry (70).
Referee: A Nolan (Wicklow)
