Derry City took the lead on 14 minutes, the ball fell into Kieran Harkin and the youngster gave Mathew Connor no chance with a stunning effort.
Waterford FC got back on level terms with a penalty spot on 59 minutes after Bastien Hery was fouled and Shane Duggan sent Peter Cherry the wrong way.
Disaster struck for Waterford FC when Damien Delaney sliced the ball into his own net and that gave Derry the advantage and what looked like another OG shortly afterwards made
it 3-1. A strike on 87 minutes from Cory Galvin gave Waterford an outside chance of taking a point. His 35 yard shot gave the goalkeeper no chance, however it was not to be for Waterford.
The final score Derry City 3 Waterford FC 2
Manager Alan Reynolds said he felt they were unlucky last night.
He said they now look forward to Friday night when they face Bohemians who are top of the league after beating Shamrock Rovers.
The Blues boss said Bohs are a team that are on the same budget so they will see what it is about. "There's plenty of football to go so we will dust
ourselves down and get ready for them"