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Sat 11 Nov 2007Waterford head for the play-offsLeague of Ireland championship Premier Division/Shamrock Rovers 0 Waterford Utd 0:A year after leaving the place with a championship medal in his pocket, the clean sheet Dean Delaney kept at Tolka Park last night helped Waterford United to keep their noses just in front of Longford and avoid automatic relegation to the first division.The lack of a goal at the other end, though, combined with the results at Bray and Galway, means that Gareth Cronin's men are bound for the play-offs for the sixth time.