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At the end of a dramatic weekend at the bottom of the SSE Airtricity Premier Division, Galway United got a heroic draw in Dalymount Park. That they still lost some ground in their bid to beat the drop gives a good indication of the nature of the competition they face.

After Survival Saturday, it is as you were at the base of the Premier Division.

The league has dubbed it 'Survival Saturday'. There is a significant amount of football to be played before the end of October, however the stakes are starting to pile up.

At times, Galway United were taught a lesson last Friday night against Bohs. Tomorrow night, they face a similarly difficult assignment.

Galway United travel to the south-east tomorrow night, to take on a struggling Waterford who remain winless after 11 games.

Few would have had this pegged as a top half of the table tie, even early in the second half of the season.

Jimmy Keohane's ruthless first-half strike sealed Galway United's first win of the season against Sligo Rovers in the 100th Connacht Derby.

Galway United travelled to Tolka Park last week in hope rather than expectation. The performance and the result look to have ignited their campaign.

At various points this season, both teams will have considered themselves clear of the sort of scenario that presents itself to the sides on Saturday in RSC.

For a couple of seasons in the First Division, games between Galway United and Cork City came to define the campaigns of each side. Though the landscape has shifted since, tomorrow night’s game is another chapter in a rivalry laced with significance.