United end Terryland famine

THE 19th century English poet Violet Fane was right all along, all things really do come to those who wait, it’s just no one thought the wait would be this long. Galway United finally won at home for the first time all season, and in the process buried a 13-year run without a win over Cork City, to give their survival chances a massive shot in the arm on Friday night.The weekend’s results mean the battle to avoid relegation is tighter than a profit margin in these recessionary times, with UCD and Cobh Ramblers also recording wins, while Finn Harps lost, but with United having a game in hand on those other three clubs, plus what looks on paper to be an easier run-in, Jeff Kenna’s side might just have timed their run to perfection to maintain their presence in the top flight.United’s player of the season thus far, Jay O’Shea, marked his call-up to the national U21 and U23 sides with a brace that came either side of Ciaran Foley’s first league goal of the season as United not only ended a 13-game run without a win at home, but an equally unbelievable wait to record a win over Cork City.In true United style, they did it the hard way after being reduced to 10 men in the 75th minute when Jonathan Keane was sent off for picking up two yellow cards. Cue a real backs-to- the-wall effort as City — who, to be fair, were under strength and were coming off the back of an FAI Cup game that went to extra time the previous Tuesday - threw everything at United to salvage a point.They did manage to pull a goal back, sending serious shivers down the spines of the 1,400-plus crowd, but ....