The game started brightly as the Glens had most of the possession creating chances for Glentoran debutant Andrew Waterworth and Michael Halliday in attack.  Unfortunately these chances could not be capitalised on as Derry City gained momentum midway through the first half.

A Johnny Black foul on the edge of the Glentoran penalty area led to the first goal as Ruaidhri Higgins placed his direct free kick into the top corner of Elliot Morris's net.

From this point the Glens struggled to get into the game, but were not ruled out of the game.  Alan McDonald made a tactical change after half time, bringing Daryl Fordyce into play, replacing Kyle Neill.  This appeared to strengthen the midfield, but was not enough to take the Glens to victory.

The second half saw Glentoran attempting to hold on to possession and form a more flowing style of play, however again this could not be capitalised on.

The final goal ended the game on 85 minutes as Mark Farren pounced upon a spilled ball in the Glentoran goal mouth to tap in. This confirmed the result with only 5 minutes left as neither team had any goal scoring opportunities before referee Ian Stokes blew the finals whistle.

His round trip from Enniskillen, some 170 miles or so, is not a problem to this genial guy, when even a home match has to be considered as an 'away' match.  Fact is that Sean can often be found at a Glens reserve team fixture midweek!

While overseas you can be sure that Sean will be surfing the waves, and the web for all things Glentoran. Sean has our best wishes for a successful journey and it is no surprise that he is timing his return for the serious 'business end' of the season. We look forward to his return to the Oval.

The girls were grateful for all the support they received from the fans at the Oval and appreciate their generosity.

The GBU ladies were collecting yesterday for their upcoming European trip to Croatia at The Oval and at Connswater Shopping Centre.

The Halfers draw was made by Sean Ward who drew ticket number 1519.  Victor and Joshua won £430 before donating £100 to Glentoran Belfast United.

The Glens began slowly and had some difficultly finding their stride.  This was only confounded by an early goal by Francis Murphy on 4 minutes.

It took some time, but Glentoran began to play more to their strengths and a goal looked on the cards.  This time it was Gary Hamilton who stepped up to fire home after the ball fell to him in the penalty area.

At 1-1 the game looked as if it was running out of time, and the sending off of Jamie McGovern for an off the ball incident it seemed as if the game would finish a draw.

This was not to be. Being reduced to 10 men and the introduction of Dean Fitzgerald and Darren Boyce seemed to galvanize the Glentoran team and forced them to play a more passing style.

It was from here that Colin Nixon found himself covering the right wing position where he drilled the ball hard from a tight angle on the right.  Through a mass of players the ball somehow managed to hit the back of the net, sealing victory for the Glens in the 94th minute.

Waterworth is now in his second spell at The Oval after signing with Glentoran at age 17.  He then had a stint at Ards, but made a name for himself at Lisburn Distillery garnering much attention from the rest of the league.  Andrew secured a move to Hamilton Academicals, but now returns home with a desire for first team football in the rejuvenated JJB Sports Premiership.

Glentoran.com and Forza TV are pleased to present coverage of the signing and an interview with Andrew from today at The Oval.