United's season finally lights up

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Date Published: 30-Oct-2007

WES Charles lit up a darkened Terryland Park on Friday night, scoring the goal that means Galway United are all but safe from automatic relegation and need just a point from Waterford next Friday to ensure their Premier Division survival.On the night when a 40-minute floodlight failure looked like givingreferee Declan Hanney no option but to abandon the game, United had two heroes — electrician Eric Connolly, who managed to restore power to all but one pylon; and the United captain, who struck three minutes after play resumed to send United up to the lofty position of 8th.The win sees United sitting six points ahead of Longford Town and three ahead of Waterford, with a vastly superior goal differenced to both. A win or a draw in the RSC next Friday is all United need to attain the stated goal of survival this season, though defeat will leave them facing a nail-biting clash with UCD in Terryland on November 9.United have won……

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