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Villa go four points clear at the top

Villa go four points clear at the top

Villa extended their lead at the top of the Waterford Premier League, beating Ferrybank 4-1 at Connors Park on Saturday night.

The visitors took the lead after ten minutes through David Walsh, but it would be the last time they were ahead.

Alex Phelan equalised before halftime and would go on to score again in injury time to take the lead at the break.

Conor Whittle made it 3-1 inside the final ten minutes, with Phelan bagging his hat trick in the 90th to make it 4-1.

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Conor Coad's side now have a four-point cushion from second-placed Tramore who were in action on Sunday.

Leigh Quilty's Seagulls hammered Ballinroad away from home six goals to one. Lee Kavanagh, Sam Sheppard, Charlie Binions and Zach Shanahan all scored with Tom Carney netting twice.

Elsewhere, on Sunday, Hibernians came from behind to beat Waterford Crystal 3-2.

Andrew Power opened the scoring for Crystal from the penalty spot inside ten minutes with Jake Mooney doubling their advantage before the break.

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The home side pulled one back before heading to the changing rooms with David Cooley finding the back of the net

Neither side could convert for the majority of the second half until 18-year-old hero Ben Walshe popped up in the 90th minute to level the game for Hibs, before going on to score again deep into injury time to win 3-2.

On Friday night, Ross Battye was on target twice for Bohemians in a 2-0 win over Portlaw.

After all the weekend action, the table is as follows:

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